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NFL Top 100 players list: Sammy Watkins, Richie Incognito make the cut

A year after having five players on the list, the Bills are at two after just one reveal show

The NFL Network began its annual series profiling the 100 best players in professional football last night, and two Buffalo Bills players have already cracked the list: left guard Richie Incognito (No. 97 overall), and wide receiver Sammy Watkins (No. 96).

The best run-blocking force on an offensive line that paved the way for the NFL's No. 1-ranked rushing attack last season, Incognito was a revelation in his first season with the Bills, evolving from a veteran with a checkered past that the team was taking a flier on to a Pro Bowl left guard that the team re-signed to a three-year deal before he could test the open market in free agency. The 33-year-old will remain Buffalo's starting left guard for the foreseeable future.

Watkins ended the 2015 regular season on a tear, averaging 17.9 yards per reception and scoring eight touchdowns in the team's final 10 games. Still more than a month shy of turning 23, Watkins is easily the Bills' best player still in the early stages of his career, and while Buffalo will still be fielding a low-volume passing attack under Greg Roman, Watkins' role and effectiveness should only continue to grow in 2016.

The Bills had five players on this list a year ago - their starting four defensive linemen (three of which are still with the team), plus running back LeSean McCoy. What other Bills players have a chance at cracking the Top 100 list, in your opinion?