Geno Smith Earns Spot in NFL's Top 100 Players

The former WVU star is viewed as one of the NFL's best.

The underdog story just keeps getting better. Who would have thought that Geno Smith, a career backup who some thought was in the final years of his career, would be viewed as a top-100 player in the NFL?

Well, it's happened. Smith was tabbed the 72nd-best player in the league, as voted on by his peers.

After finally getting his second chance to be a starter in the league, he proved that he has a lot left in the tank and probably should have been awarded that second chance a long time ago. Smith threw for a franchise record 4,282 yards and 30 touchdowns to go along with an NFL-best 69.8% completion percentage.

This offseason, there was some chatter that the Seahawks would draft a quarterback with one of their two first round selections, but they took a corner and receiver instead. Seattle showed their commitment to Geno by awarding him the keys to the franchise for the foreseeable future with a three-year deal worth up to $105 million.

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