2014 NFLPI Jersey Sales

[DanoooME]

They released the list of the top 50 sellers of NFL player jerseys.  Russell Wilson was #1 beating out Peyton Manning.  There are some oddities on the list.  Eli is 8th, which is odd considering a) he's sucked lately and b) he's been around long enough that everyone that wanted a jersey of his should already have had it.  There should be a corresponding list of jerseys destroyed, as Ray Rice and Trent Richardson probably would be among the top of that list.
 
NFLPI Top 50 Player Sales Rankings 
1. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
2. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
3. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers
4. Robert Griffin III, Wash. Redskins
5. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
6. Tom Brady, New England Patriots
7. Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks
8. Eli Manning, New York Giants

9. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts
10. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
11. J.J. Watt, Houston Texans
12. Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks
13. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
14. Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers
15. Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys
16. Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers
17. Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
18. Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
19. Arian Foster, Houston Texans
20. Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions
21. Victor Cruz, New York Giants
22. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
23. Wes Welker, Denver Broncos
24. Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins

25. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles
26. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers
27. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
28. Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens
29. DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys
30. Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys
31. Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears
32. Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers
33. Darren McFadden, Oakland Raiders
34. Austin Miles, Dallas Cowboys
35. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
36. Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears
37. Trent Richardson, Indianapolis Colts
38. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans
39. A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals
40. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs

41. Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints
42. Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers
43. Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers
44. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
45. Von Miller, Denver Broncos
46. Eric Decker, Denver Broncos
47. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
48. Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons
49. Matt Forte, Chicago Bears
 
50. Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers

 

[mauf]

That list reads like an 8-year old football fan's letter to Santa. (My son has four of the top six; his Wilson shirt is his favorite.)

I'm surprised that Witten outsells Romo, and that Foster is still in the top 20.

 

[mpx42]

I see people in public wearing Wilson jerseys every day out here, even in April, so that's not particularly surprising.
 
As for Eli, lots of people visiting NY from foreign countries like to buy jerseys. Most available one in Manhattan: the QB of the Giants. Also, the QB of New York's football team is probably just going to sell a ton of jerseys no matter what.
 
Don't see any Jets...

 

[Dan to Theo to Ben]

people really like QB's (9 of top 10) but dislike WR's (Megatron top WR at #20)