"Jake Long isn't just a former No. 1 overall pick, a three-time Pro Bowler, a team captain, and the highest paid offensive tackle in the NFL.

Now the Miami Dolphins' franchise left tackle can boast that he's rated one of the NFL's top 30 players by his peers, and was voted the top rated offensive lineman in the NFL.

Think of him as the prom king for the Big Uglies.

Long, a former University of Michigan standout, will be featured this Sunday on the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2011, a ranking which was determined by his peers in the league.

I've been informed Long is somewhere between number 21-30. We'll learn his exact spot when the show airs Sunday night at 8 p.m. on the NFL Network.

I'm REALLY curious to see who his presenter will be. Will it be a teammate, or a opponent who he's faced regularly?

Long is the top rated of the 13 offensive linemen selected for the top 100. Also on the list was Packers tackle Chad Clifton (99), Panthers tackle Jordan Gross (87), Jets tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson (79), Browns tackle Joe Thomas (43), and Saints tackle Jahri Evans (34).

Long is the third and final Dolphins to be rated in the NFL Network's top 100 player rating."