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  MVP: Patrick Mahomes Mahomes is the 3-time reigning MVP and coming off another AFC Championship. Very much worthy of the "100" ranking in the Deep Dive series. RING SIZE: Jordan Spriggs, Mac Jones Any questions about the greatness of Jordan Spriggs or Mac Jones? Just check their right hands and zoom in on the fourth finger. Packers sit at an easy #1 in the Deep Dives and the Rams are instant super bowl contenders after a hefty $280 million investment in Michael McCorkle Jones.  ASCENDING ELITE: Josh Allen, Declan Delaney, Dee Williams Allen is quickly becoming the Dan Marino of this generation, with the immense physical talent and a championship window that may be closing.  Declan and Dee have performed in the playoffs, and serious money is coming in on both teams' Super Bowl Futures bets this preseason.  2024 BREAKOUTS: Daniel Lederman, Trevor Lawrence, Darius Mackey Casey Carson. Kolby Parson. Jonathan Chamblin, Quintez Cephus. T.J. Hockenson. Saquon Barkley. Jakobi M

 The next list pertains to who is expected to really take another step - or multiple steps - in this upcoming HFL season. 25. Jahron Brathwaite - CB/Cowboys It's not a great cornerback group in Dallas, but it's a number of guys that are of similar caliber that all have to battle each other to earn snaps. Brathwaite being the youngest of the group with the highest upside.  24. Henry Tatum - IDL/Colts The Colts are patiently bringing Tatum along to fill the vacated Grover Stewart role next to DeForrest Buckner.  23. Damarious Beckum - S/Washington Football Team The converted cornerback and former 8th overall pick showed tremendous improvement last year, after his position change. Another leap could help form one of the most dynamic and versatile Safety combinations in the league. 22. Brendan Rusnak - OG/Chiefs The young buck on the Kansas City line has a tremendous opportunity to learn technique from Creed Humphrey. 21. Sirius Maya - CB/Raiders Just like the Cowboys, you have sim

Beginning a new annual tradition here: the countdown of the Top 100 players in the HFL, as we head into the 2025 season. The list is hard to quantify players as a whole, obviously, so multiple factors are taken into consideration. Simulation performance, plus stats, plus performance in nationally televised games, plus track record from seasons prior to 2024, plus awards, a player's ability to perform his role, and a player's impact on his team and its offensive/defensive unit are all taken into consideration to come up with one composite ranking. Any individual player's performance is defined by more than just one singular stat so, around here, we look at the game deeper than just " so-and-so had more yards/interceptions/sacks/etc. than so-and-so ".  100. Latham Gringlas - EDGE/Lions A lot was expected of former first rounder Sheldon Dinkelberg in Detroit, but it's the man on the opposite side of the line that has established himself as one of the anchors of