#09 Rob Gronkowski (TE, Patriots) | Top 100 Players of 2016

Rob Gronkowski, Tight End for the New England Patriots. He lands at #09 on our list of the Top 100 Players of 2016. Subscribe to NFL: j.mp/1L0bVBu
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[@TryPuttingItInRice]

"It's not the defenders fault. He didn't get beat right there, he got beat at birth." Damn, Mercedes.

[@thatonebaconstrip6350]

how do you make a Lenny face?

[@rossb2695]

+Erik Gjelsvik just google Lenny face

[@thatonebaconstrip6350]

K

[@joelnshimirimana]

"He got beat at birth" 😂

[@everythingfootball8439]

Football vids here

[@MariusMurabito]

"It's not the defenders fault. He didn't get beat there, he was beat at birth" Perfect description of defending Gronkowski

[@carterfrisque8349]

did you know he’s on the bucs now

[@calebtownsend1967]

@@carterfrisque8349 WAIT WHAT????!!!

[@carterfrisque8349]

@@calebtownsend1967 IKR!!! it’s insane

[@JustBlaque]

As much as I don't like the Patriots. You can't dislike Gronk

[@JP-vn3uw]

Same. I'm a huge Ravens fan and I can't stand the patriots. One of the things I hate the most but I still can't dislike Gronk

[@ILoveuQ]

fr

[@JamesSmith-uc8nt]

But I hate him because he is a Patriot

[@pockit5107]

I don't actually dislike any of the Patriots. I just hate their fans.

[@mattfinan8511]

+PastLifeVillain haha Jason Witten? for real? hold this major L.

[@dmtj2834]

Dang even the nflers know about the aggressive catch

[@keving199825]

nflers? 😂

[@BigDr0p1]

+Kevin Gonzalez NFL players?

[@bashrap3227]

lol

[@maddenmobilegladiator6577]

yep it is too op obj and calvin catch it everytime

[@MegaAbomb]

+Ace “Ace27” Gaming he knows what NFL players are, he's making fun of the other guy saying "nflers" you idiot

[@yaboirobgronkowski8448]

Lol I'm higher than Odell overrated ass even though I was injured. WWWWWWWWWWWWWW

[@TheElite121]

Belichick probably payed off the players to vote for you lol

[@MisterJay0623]

He's at least top 5 tbh

[@PastLifeVillian]

Obviously not.

[@ItsHDFrostyv2]

its people voted..

[@ItsHDFrostyv2]

Pastlifevillain is anti patriot on every vid lol, he is just ignorant

[@MisterJay0623]

***** I'm one as well but I have respect for some players

[@bretthulett1985]

+Frost It's player voted

[@vikings-pistons]

Dude is holding Y on a ps4 controller huh? weird

[@KasanovaKee325]

I refer to triangle as Y sometimes

[@miapodoeschivo5636]

no one does

[@MatDaBoss]

+Kyshaun Latrey I do too

[@smoke8643]

That's because that clip is from hard knocks when he was playing against Odell.

[@beastmode218]

+The Don That was a great match up

[@Mike24Williams]

No way 9 top 5

[@richard-kk6ww]

ikr at least top 5 imo

[@malishaguerrier]

I felt so disrespected when I saw that

[@RylzMunkister]

+Malisha Guerrier Are you Gronk himself? haha

[@malishaguerrier]

shoot I wish but that's my favorite player so i felt disrespected

[@RylzMunkister]

+Malisha Guerrier mmmmmmmmmmmmmm no

[@chickenpermission9964]

Most underrated part of robs game is his concentration. A lot of his tds come from jumping away from the coverer.

[@sidneyboakye4662]

2:12 "It's not even the defenders fault. He didn't get beat right there, he got beat at birth." I love it.

[@DJTLakeShowLife]

He's a glitch on Madden

[@coreywilliam8474]

No aggressive catch is a glitch...U can he a silver card wr and it would still moss a golden ticket CB

[@richard-kk6ww]

+Corey William nah more like He could be a bronze player and still moss a GT CB, and S

[@613and802]

He's a glitch on Sunday

[@Mike24Williams]

+Terram Lucida Tela Concilium lol true

[@thatonebaconstrip6350]

in real life, Gronkowski ≥ Rivera, in Madden, Rivera ≥ Gronkowski

[@hallwaywarrior5286]

YO SOY FIESTA!

[@fireerik]

Yessss

[@alexsteward2497]

When the pats go against the Texans they should put jj on Gronk

[@jrthehunter4309]

wouldn't be surprised

[@cellodabest]

That's a mismatch lmao

[@danieljosiahcollins4791]

And Jj would get exposed

[@richard-kk6ww]

I feel like JJ would be too slow to keep up LOL.. and he'd get mossed so

[@CoDWiiPS3Gameplay]

Bro Gronk would toast JJ lol

[@upt7237]

Gronk is already the greatest TE in NFL history

[@_ChrisRobinson]

Not yet but he's real close

[@HandsomeHustler]

+Chris Robinson just face it bro, he is

[@_ChrisRobinson]

Tyron Mitchell He's been injured too many times to officially make that claim

[@QuesoTornado]

too soon. 2 more seasons

[@satsunada]

Tony Gonzalez is still WAAAY up there ahead of him. It'll take another 5-6 years and I'm not sure Gronk has that in him.

[@knightflyte]

2 great lines: 1) The defender didn't get beat there. He got beat at birth. 2) While a gang of gangreen players are trying to take Gronk down the announcer says, "It takes a village." AWESOME!

[@Joshuac6124]

knightflyte i like "what body control, by the 6 ft 7 FREAK"

[@unholydiver1095]

Outside of the NFL, he is very underrated, and Edelman too. Hate it when people say Brady plays without help. That is disrespectful to both Gronk and Edelman. Proves how valuable they are. It was also emphasized last season in the Eagles game

[@stealthiscool]

Gronk wouldn't have stopped our special teams shitting the bed

[@kanyewests6676]

Edelmen is like Antonio Brown his QB is just making him look better then he is whether he is good or not. But yeah the fact that Brady is above Gronk is bullshit

[@matthewbrown5464]

It's disrespectful to Gronk, Edelman, Amendola, Blount, White, and Lewis and pretty much everyone else on the team

[@unholydiver1095]

stealthiscool He would've given Brady someone to throw it to and probably avoid that 99 yard pick six! Brady didn't get anything done until the very end. And also, the Eagles were a shitty team last season

[@Prettycookies3245]

+OldSchoolLimp a playoff win and leading his team to the afc champ where he almost won despite getting hit 20 times isn't doing anything? lol bye

[@nunu5245]

Okay so he has a ring,led the league in tds between wr's and tight ends(17 in 2011)most td catches in nfl history,most athletic tight end ever,excellent hands and route running,cannot be single covered,taller stronger and faster than most defenders. Guess that's why they target his knees so much. He could even greater without those injuries. Will end up being the best tight end but I'm waiting for a hater to comment saying he's actually overrated somehow..

[@boneshow00]

way too low hes top 5

[@richard-kk6ww]

ikr

[@albertgarcia5415]

The only beast mode was Marshawn Lynch.

[@liammoore7485]

W

[@noraalgwahery2667]

W

[@mohamedbarry1673]

W

[@brandonabeykoon2951]

W

[@alfootball9381]

W

[@omaroba1490]

He is like Frankenstein playing football, a beast.

[@GameTutzTV]

Charles James says he throws it up to Gronk and holds Y...but hes playing with a PS4 controller.

[@jaydee3134]

The ultimate tight end, size of an O lineman, speed of a receiver, rout runner of a great athlete and hands with glue on them. Just a bad bad boy

[@1mizfits]

Fake gamer. On PS4 it's hold down triangle

[@moisejoassaint4185]

lol

[@ericanthony402]

Changed the tight end position!

[@yaboitombrady1175]

Glad to see my boy here. But tbh I'm waiting for my spot on the list

[@jpogigtxcr1778]

3:51 I thought gronk will go juggernaut on him, then he step on the brakes for a gentle hug.

[@JamesSmith-uc8nt]

He simply IS the best TE in the NFL. No matter how much he put me at the edge of my seat when playing my Broncos nor how many times I hear his name he is just too savage

[@djsmigs]

Gronk saying let’s do this dawg to Robert Kraft is hilarious

[@bourassacoralie1348]

He is better than julio Jones

[@jrpineda33]

julio had 700 more yards then gronk

[@greyk610]

Julio Jones is a Wide Receiver?

[@highjhfhj720]

+Spongeboob because gronk blocks a lot more than a WR cause he's a TE. The top TE will never have more yards than the top WR

[@jrpineda33]

+High jhfhj yea thats true , im not taking anything away from gronk he's a beast but, julio deserves to be ranked higher.

[@greyk610]

Spongeboob No he doesn't man..

[@CowboysCreed]

The 2016 NFL season is goated

[@jason.mp3]

Are you kidding me? No Tim Negrow?

[@YER3721]

RIGHT SMH TIM BETTER BE NUMBER ONE OR THE NFL IS RIGGED

[@notabiasedsteelersfan6859]

TIM TEGOAT

[@richard-kk6ww]

+Josh Weems LMAO

[@EnzoWhy]

lol tim's a beast. He can even play righty one season then play lefty the next. It's as if he was a created player in madden. It's crazy!!

[@greyk610]

He should have been top 5 EASY. I feel like the NFL has something against tight ends..

[@bretthulett1985]

They must have something against the Falcons as well. Julio deserved the #4 spot more than Antonio.

[@ShaunhanM]

Say that when Julio gets 375 catches in 3 years, the dude is hurt 1/3rd the time, AB hold RECORS for consistence. And he has stupily awesome games as well

[@bretthulett1985]

shaunhan murray Like Julio's 189 yards and 2 TDs? Julio > Antonio

[@ShaunhanM]

+Brett Hulett hw about 198 yards and 2tds on the Broncos, on a corner who hadn't allowed a td in 2 years or maybe 285 yards vs th Browns or maybe u would prefer his game vs the Raiders?

[@ShaunhanM]

Julio Jones faced the worst defense of all time twice (Saints) and the Bucs and had his qb all year

[@andrelatulippe1142]

TOM BRADY SHOULD BE #1

[@AbovetheAgAme]

That's the MOST bs. Why is Cam #1!?

[@greyk610]

I'm happy with him at #2. I mean, you can't deny the fact that Newton had an unbelievable season.. And normally when a guy wins MVP, he'll get #1.

[@vedantshah9480]

JJ Watt should get it every year since no one has actually found a way to stop him. The answer to Tom Brady and Cam is a great pass rush with really athletic linebackers so Cam can't run and Brady can't throw it away. For Odell or AB put a more physical receiver on him. For Julio, double coverage works pretty well at times. For Gronk, you need a combination of Earl Thomas + Bam Bam Kam. For Adrian Peterson, 8 man fronts holds him back reasonably well. As far as JJ Watt goes I have seen him push through between the LT and LG, knock over the fullback, and get the forced fumble.

[@tyleredge-partington6413]

Of cheating? Absolutely

[@greyk610]

Tyler Edge-Partington Nah, I think ether Elway, Manning or Bradshaw have Brady beat.. I'd put Manning at #1 for using HGH to perform better. Elway at #2 for paying players off during the Salary cap in order to win their first two Super Bowls. And Bradshaw at #3 for pumping Steriods his entire career.. And then possibly Rogers at #4 for overinflating footballs. Essentially the same thing Brady was accused for, but everyone knows that Aaron did it. Because he admitted to it obviously... Montana can be in here, although he only admitted to bending the rules in that interview last summer.. He never said exactly what he did.

[@lianneroderick3018]

18th best tight end ever hands down

[@christophercrane2323]

I'm not going to lie. I think Gronk is the best player on the Patriots as of right now.

[@Miller2h41]

Greatness (#12) + Greatness (#87) = Legendary. Add in Martellus Bennett and you have to decide which poison you want, the one that kills you fast or the one that kills you slowly because in the end, its poison.

[@whowouldveknew79]

should be top 5 biggest matchup nightmare since randy moss blasphemy

[@PastLifeVillian]

Nope. Byron Jones held him to 40 yards.

[@gamerocker2020]

+PastLifeVillain so 1 game takes away everything you have accomplished?

[@the7A7dude]

Bobby Wagner picked him off in SB 49

[@gamerocker2020]

+Ashlin Mills picked gronk off?and are u a seahawks fan?

[@whowouldveknew79]

+PastLifeVillain cmon man but i know u didnt type that with a straight face

[@Evolve_-]

Love this dude on and off the field. My 4th favorite player. I still don't see why he isn't recognized as the goat yet. Maybe its because he hasn't played long enough

[@alexsosna7180]

"Beat at birth" yeah that explains it

[@matthewzisk8253]

Best tight end ever

[@alexreid3516]

that route at 4:16

[@lrdmcd914]

Tony G and Antonio G are the reason Tight Ends are being Paid. I Love Gronk & Brady, Hate The Pats, but Never Call Gronk Beast Mode. Ever!

[@anthonyburdick1388]

gronk is a beast so what else do you call him?

[@lrdmcd914]

Anthony Birdcock You can call him a Beast, but Beastmode is M.Lynch.. I is call him Gronk...

[@anthonyburdick1388]

Andre Moxey ok

[@maxnowroozi5304]

Gronk is Beast Mode 2.0! Get over it!

[@geauxlight2043]

*Patriot haters* "Tom only gets all his yards and tds cuz of Gronk"..... "But Gronk only gets all of his yards and tds cuz of tom"

[@adamski7038]

I like that guy. Thats a monster

[@arthurrotter694]

The makes that ball look so small

[@javiervasquez1903]

Gronk is such an amazing player. i thank the heavens everyday we drafted him even though he was viewed as a gamble due to injuries at AZ State. he is the best tight end ever hands down. im just mad we traded our first round pick in the draft and dallas used to get Dez! the pats could've had Dez and Gronk, just imagine

[@xtormentor-1546]

The Juggernaut! Simply Unstoppable.

[@PastLifeVillian]

But injuries stop him all the time tho? And so did Byron Jones.

[@kobethaboat6075]

I don't see why you'd say that, he didn't say he wasn't unstoppable he said he gets injured a lot someone is way to defensive over opinions.

[@Prettycookies3245]

+PastLifeVillain lmao that's why he comes back from injuries every single time like he was never hurt in the first place? yet another L for u

[@jacksonpreece8164]

Holding Y, he knows about the aggressive catch bullshit

[@gavinhall1991]

Beast Mode= Marshawn. OPI Mode= Gronkowski

[@tempestjay7865]

Bruh your like 10...

[@ct1904]

+Patriots/Forza Fan so are 90% of patriots fans

[@_ProTrax]

You beat them twice last year and I still see more Broncos fans hating on the Pats than anyone else lmao

[@Prettycookies3245]

broncos fans are all idiots

[@gavinhall1991]

+Patriots/Forza Fan 13* Just really short.

[@harryroy4886]

if I had a dollar for Everytime they mentioned gronks height i would be a millionaire

[@dannyfonseca07]

No one but lynch is beast mode

[@richard-kk6ww]

yes that's why we should say Gronk Mode #GronkMode

[@matthewbrown5464]

I guess that's why we beat you guys in SB49 right?

[@dannyfonseca07]

Matt Brown what does that have to do with what I said I said lynch is beast mode not rob

[@dannyfonseca07]

Matt Brown and your point is you lost to the Giants twice

[@matthewbrown5464]

danny fonseca Lynch allowed Dante Hightower to tackle him with a shoulder nudge in what could've been the game winning drive of SB49 with 2 minutes left on the clock. Gronk deserves his own title. He's Gronk Mode

[@masonyeahyeah4784]

homie really just said he holds y but he on playstation

[@godkongsnake4092]

Madden curse gonna get him next year

[@navorrobowman53hunnitgoatw77]

L clay is ass now

[@yaboirobgronkowski8448]

Curses aren't real. I'll be fine

[@godkongsnake4092]

***** It hasn't. yet

[@krb0123]

you realize calvin johnson broke the single season receiving yards record the year after being on the madden cover right? the curse was broken long ago

[@TheElite121]

+Logan Whisman the madden curse makes the cover player have a bad season OR get injured OR have their team do bad. Calvin broke the record but the Lions were awful that season. Odell did amazing but the Giants went 6-10

[@DrNuggetFTW]

GOAT, I don't care what you say. Tony G couldn't block and his stats are nothing compared to Gronk in terms of non-volumistic stats.

[@kvtbreezy3443]

Who’s here after Gronk made the NFL Top 100 All-Time TEAM? 🔥 Love this guyy!!

[@kane1663]

WAYYYY Better than brown and BECKHAM AND JULIO

[@ChrisBryanTisSkinny]

Gronk should be higher. They don't even show him blocking. Approaching the best tight end ever and he's what 6 years into his career.

[@fewbananas6762]

THATS MORE LIKE IT NFL

[@matthewmiller7207]

I'd say Gronk is my favorite player on the Pats, even though Ravens are my team. Dude's a beast.

[@justsaying605]

Gronk is the reason George Kittle got # 29 on the list this year... TE's have Gronk to thank

[@carsonhays3160]

I like how the first play, he ran out of bounds and it was pass interference, which both aren't legal, but it didn't get called cuz it's Gronk

[@jameek6453]

Gronk had the most offensive PI calls... and the vast majority were complete BS. But you, anything to fit your agenda

[@YER3721]

He wasn't out of bounds dumb ass lmao

[@reckonballbradley5144]

he never stepped out of bounds if you watched the reply against the broncos he stayed in bounds the whole time it just looked as if he was out..

[@Prettycookies3245]

there's plenty of times when there is illegal pass interference by the defense that never gets called either

[@moheganson]

"HEY That's why you the best Dawg, that's why you the best!" Lafell LOL @ 1:45

[@Suhcamara]

Randy Moss/Jerry Rice of TE's

[@mattaeweavs6056]

Gronk can't catch anything except for fades in the end zone lol.... at least without pushing off

[@darraghmcdonald9719]

L. That's why you have no likes

[@zachgilbert3815]

0/10 wouldn't troll again

[@tylermclellan9430]

That's not very true...

[@CoDWiiPS3Gameplay]

Major L

[@gizers_xx3933]

I though rob would be UNDER 9 i mean hes on the new cover

[@hammanholden9297]

but we all gotta remember greg olsen this year had more receptions and yards than anyone in the postseason

[@112steinway]

I am a diehard Patriots fan. I love what Gronkowski is doing for the team and I love watching him play. That being said, I feel sorry for him because of the way he plays. He goes so hard and so fast and he's so big that the defenders have to slam into him that much harder because of his size which means he gets hurt a lot. He's doing well now but in fifteen or twenty years he's going to be so crippled and in so much pain that he probably won't be able to walk right.

[@chaserussom7800]

You guys know what I just realized last year marshawn was number 9 and Gronk is number 9 and they are both BEASTS!

[@themuchdingdong]

the goat

[@connorhein5532]

Gronkowski is one of two patriot players I really like. Him and mccourty are awesome.

[@malishaguerrier]

I feel so disrespected how is Julio better than Gronk

[@arthurruge6636]

“6’7” freak” wtf is wrong with u u call my boy a freak

[@yaboyrah165]

"He wasn't just beat right there, he was beat at birth" 😂😂😂

[@peterlancaster1583]

"throw it up, and im just holding Y"...Bro youre holding a PS4 controller

[@srajguru87]

Gronk and AP should switch

[@ShaunhanM]

And then switch back

[@solomonkessington8136]

Gronk is one of few players who are easily the best at their position. Gronk is EASILY the best TE in the league. Has potential to be the greatest TE to ever play.

[@raimondmccormick7905]

I think he should be on number 4-5

[@Kerve.]

Hands down the best TE in the NFL right now! anyone who disagrees must really hate the Patriots

[@SourResistance]

Top 5

[@adrianmartinez263]

I like gronk, but there will forever be just one beast mode in the nfl...

[@andrecabalde3135]

Didnt know jordan peele played football

[@TheArcticRabbit]

"I'm just holding Y" *holds triangle

[@AshwinRaju]

nfl confuses me: fining von miller for his dance but using it in a video to make $ and using ps4 when they sponsored by xbox

[@multipass23]

I'm just holding "Y" (holding PS4 controller)

[@moheganson]

Best offensive weapon in NFL. I would take him over Julio Jones, Beckham, AJ Green, can't think of anyone I would take over him from an offensive standpoint- production and importance to team... Maybe Antonio Brown, but that's it.

[@henryg1348]

The best tight end in the NFL until the bills get LeBron. Just kidding. No way that man could survive in the NFL if a light slap from his own teammate sends him 15 yards backwards

[@TacoDaniel12]

It's pretty weird how they ranked Gronk as the 2nd best non-quarterback but they ranked him 9th. Shouldn't he be 4th if J.J was 3rd and Watt is the best non-quarterback?

[@HAZZTHASWIFT]

see Gronk dances and has fun in the game and no one seems to care, but when Cam Newton does it it's a problem, and he's cocky! it's football people! They're suppose to have fun. especially when they get the job done!

[@jstan5024]

the way u stop him is sick tj ward on him look it up

[@shubisharanraghavan2296]

GronkMode I play with Russell Wilson in Madden. All I gotta do is chuck it to gronk, he gonna catch it, and he gonna run. He is the BEST TE in the NFL

[@danielklarnetnachbar863]

He should Be top 5

[@nigga851]

Theres only one Beast Mode- Marshawn Lynch

[@MrTater14]

Adrian Peterson is beast mode

[@nigga851]

LMAO thats why the Seahawks stuffed his ass to less than 50 yards in a combined 2 games

[@MrTater14]

nigga851 doesn't matter that's 2 games of the many Adrian has destroyed teams in

[@nigga851]

LMAO one of them was a playoff game. AP held under 50 yards wildcard round game. That would never happen to the REAL Beast Mode Marshawn in the playoffs.

[@adriankelleher9276]

Should be lower on the list, better than Kuechly, Kuechly shouldn't even be in the top 10 ahead of Mack or Von Miller! Gronk should be at least 7 or below

[@adrianpeterson2641]

Good plays but should have better cover players against Gronkowski. Gronkowski should get number 10 on top 100.

[@97ejohnson]

Charles james gave a good ass madden tip at the begging. If you throw it up to him in triple coverage in madden it works 9/10

[@jayh5545]

Beast mode?

[@TCT24]

I hate when people say he isn't a huge asset in the Patriots offense. That's their 1st down machine right there and it definitely showed in Super Bowl 51.

[@collom]

He's a glitch. I'm just holdin Y and it's like a super spectacular catch. *Holding PS4 controller*

[@tpchris2573]

Charles James II disgracing Madden players everywhere.. "all i have to do is hold Y" *playing on PS4*

[@CallofDutycommentate]

Fact: Gronk is the only TE rated higher than 10 now. Before this year no one TE had broken past 10 in the 6 seasons of the list.