Because this is what we do in June. (As of June 1, 2016.)
43: Adam Vinatieri — The legendary kicker is the only 43-year-old in the NFL.
41: Phil Dawson — The 17-year veteran made 24 of 27 field-goal attempts last season.
40: Shane Lechler — The four-time All-Pro continues to be one of the league’s best punters.
39: Tom Brady — The four-time Super Bowl champion is actually the only 39-year-old in the NFL.
38: James Harrison — The former superstar is no longer an every-down player, but he beats out kickers Shayne Graham and Sebastian Janikowski.
37: Drew Brees — The nine-time Pro Bowler remains elite under center.
36: Carson Palmer — We give him a small edge over Tony Romo, since he’s coming off a career year and Romo hardly played in 2015.
35: Eli Manning — The two-time Super Bowl MVP is actually coming off the best year of his career.
34: Ben Roethlisberger — Yes, quarterbacks age well.
33: Thomas Davis — Derrick Johnson puts up a fight here, but Davis was an All-Pro linebacker in 2015.
32: Aaron Rodgers — Hard to believe the two-time MVP is now well clear of 30.
31: Adrian Peterson — He led the league in rushing again while earning his fourth All-Pro nod in 2015.
30: Darrelle Revis — Another Pro Bowl season in which he had five interceptions. That gets him in this spot ahead of Clay Matthews.
29: Josh Sitton — The Pro Bowl left guard edges out another Pro Bowl left guard in Mike Iupati.
28: Richard Sherman — Better overall body of work than Josh Norman, but he barely holds off Geno Atkins.
27: J.J. Watt — You’d think this would be a no-brainer. After all, Watt is a three-time defensive player of the year. But consider that he beat out Rob Gronkowski, Cam Newton, Russell Wilson, Antonio Brown, Von Miller, Julio Jones and A.J. Green.
26: Muhammad Wilkerson — The rusher made the Pro Bowl with a 12-sack 2015 campaign.
25: Luke Kuechly — The three-time All-Pro is the only player not named Watt to win defensive player of the year since 2012. He beats out fellow stars Patrick Peterson, Khalil Mack and Aaron Donald.
24: Tyrann Mathieu — Anthony Barr and Devonta Freeman have bright futures, but nobody holds a candle to the versatile All-Pro defensive back.
23: Odell Beckham — He’s already become the NFL’s most feared receiver, which puts him ahead of fellow receiver DeAndre Hopkins.
22: Jameis Winston — Unsurprisingly, it’s almost a toss-up between him and the guy taken right behind him in the 2015 draft, Marcus Mariota.
21: Todd Gurley — The electric back had five 125-yard performances as a rookie.
