Peyton Manning’s No. 18 jersey was the fourth most popular on NFLShop.com. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
The NFL on Monday released the top 25 player jerseys from April 1 – July 17, 2014, and a guy who has yet to play in a pro game beat out the veterans for the top spot.
Johnny Manziel, the 22nd overall pick by the Browns, has the most sold jerseys on NFLShop.com in the last 3 1/2 months, while Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Broncos quarterback round out the top four.
Manning is the only Bronco on the list, but joins a group with 12 other quarterbacks.
Manziel is joined by fellow rookies Michael Sam (No. 6) of St. Louis, Teddy Bridgewater (No. 13) of Minnesota, Jadeveon Clowney (No. 16) of Houston and Blake Bortles (No. 18) of Jacksonville.
The complete top 25:
1. Johnny Manziel, QB, Cleveland Browns
2. Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahwks
3. Colin Kaepernick, QB, San Francisco 49ers
4. Peyton Manning, QB, Denver Broncos
5. Richard Sherman, CB, Seattle Seahwks
6. Michael Sam, DE, St. Louis Rams
7. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
8. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints
9. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
10. 12th Fan, Seattle Seahawks
11. Marshawn Lynch, RB, Seattle Seahawks
12. LeSean McCoy, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
13. Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Minnesota Vikings
14. Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings
15. Dez Bryant, WR, Dallas Cowboys
16. Jadeveon Clowney, LB, Houston Texans
17. Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins
18. Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
19. Ryan Tannehill, QB, Miami Dolphins
20. Earl Thomas III, S, Seattle Seahawks
21. J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans
22. Patrick Willis, LB, San Francisco 49ers
23. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
24. Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit Lions
25. Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts
