The 2016 NFL season was filled with a handful of outstanding individual performances. Looking back at each season since 2006 — what we consider the “Pro Football Focus era” — these were the guys whose 2016 performances shined the brightest in respect to the past 11 years.
Top 5 quarterback season grades since 2006 (of 417 qualifying QBs)
| Season | Team | Player | PFF overall Grade |
| 2016 | NE | Tom Brady | 99. |