100 #DaysToFootball!

The 2017 NFL season will kickoff on Thursday, September 7, exactly 100 days from today. To help count down to the action, I am endeavoring to create a list of the top 5 players to ever wear each jersey number; I will include lists each day, from 99 to 1.* Check back each day from now until September for a new list!

Regrettably, no NFL mascots made it into the countdown. (Christian Petersen/Getty)

*Each list will be based on contributions from players who wore each jersey number, but only while each player wore said number. For example, were these lists based on basketball players Kobe Bryant would likely hold a spot in both the 24 and 8 groups; however, Bryant's accomplishments while wearing number 24 would not count toward his position on the number 8 list and vice versa.