The 150 Best Players in NFL History Part 2

Part 1 is here.

The numbers are approximate value, games, and value per game.

220. Darren Sharper S 120 205 .585

That puts Sharper right above BY; 16^th overall.

219. Orlando Pace T 120 170 .706

The total value pops him above Simms.

218. Wilber Marshall OLB 120 179 .670

Right ahead of Jimmy Smith

217. Rich Gannon QB 120 157 .764

Look at the value/game on Gannon.  He’s right ahead of Barber.

216. Dick Butkus ILB 120 119 1.008

Our first player to crack 1; Butkus cruises into number one.

215. Mark Brunell QB 120 193 .622

Just below Swilling

214. Erich Barnes CB 120 177 .678

Just ahead of Marshall.

213. Grady Alderman T 120 204 .588

Right ahead of Sharper

212. Roy Winston OLB 121 191 .634

His career value gets him above Schafrath

211. Larry Wilson S 121 169 .716

Right below Briggs, despite the career value advantage.

210. Bill Romanowski OLB 121 243 .498

Lowest value/game yet, career value gets him above Greene.

209. John Riggins RB 121 175 .691

Right below Pace.

208. Bobby Boyd CB 121 121 1.000

Dead at 1, that puts Boyd first overall.

207. Troy Aikman QB 121 165 .733

Gets ahead of Briggs but no further.

206. Roger Wehrli CB 122 193 .632

Doesn’t quite clear Stabler. 

205. Jim Taylor RB 122 132 .924

Third overall. 

204. Eddie Meador S 122 163 .748

Right ahead of Gannon.

203. Ralph Neely T 122 172 .709

Just behind Briggs

202. Walter Jones T  122 180 .678

Right below Pace

201. Cornelius Bennett OLB 122 206 .592

Total value gets him ahead of Biletnikoff

That knocks off the first 40 as we count down the top 240 in overall value to find the best 150 players ever.

 

1.       Bobby Boyd

2.       Dick Butkus

3.       Jim Taylor

4.       Jim Parker

5.       Lance Alworth

6.       Lenny Moore

7.       Antonio Gates

8.       Eddie Meador

9.       Rich Gannon

10.   Tiki Barber

11.   Dave Robinson

12.   Troy Aikman

13.   Lance Briggs

14.   Ralph Neely

15.   Larry Wilson

16.   Orlando Pace

17.   Walter Jones

18.   John Riggins

19.   Phil Simms

20.   Erich Barnes

21.   Wilber Marshall

22.   Jimmy Smith

23.   Howie Long

24.   Ken Stabler

25.   Roger Wehrli

26.   Roy Winston

27.   Dick Schafrath

28.   Pat Swilling

29.   Mark Brunell

30.   Cornelius Bennett

31.   Fred Biletnikoff

32.   Lyle Alzado

33.   Grady Alderman

34.   Darren Sharper

35.   Bryant Young

36.   Steve Wisniewski

37.   Alan Faneca

38.   Kevin Carter

39.   Bill Romanowski

40.   Kevin Greene