The 150 Best Players in NFL History Part 4

Part 3 is here.

We’re up to the top 180 players ever for total value as we try to find the 150 best players of all time; the numbers here are approximate value, games, value/game.

180. Jeff Saturday C  126 211 .597

The total value puts him just ahead of Howie.

179. Sam Mills ILB 126 181 .696

He beats Harry Carson

178. Steve McNair QB 126 161 .783

Between Alworth and Taylor goes Air McNair.

177. Larry Little G 126 183 .689

Just below Mills

176. Dan Hampton DE 126 157 .803

A tick ahead of Fortunato. 

175. Forrest Gregg T 126 193 .653

In between Pace and Jones.

174. Roger Staubach QB 127 131 .969

Total value makes Staubach your new overall number one.

173. Richie Petitbon S 127 179 .709

Just ahead of Meador

172. Lemar Parrish CB 127 166 .765

Just ahead of Charley Taylor

171. Steve McMichael DT 127 213 .596

Right ahead of Saturday.

170. Lou Groza K/T 127 268 .474

Right below Faneca

169. Bill Bergey ILB 127 159 .799

Just ahead of Hampton

168. Michael Irvin WR 128 159 .805

Where does the Playmaker wind up? Right above Willie Lanier.

167. Curtis Martin RB 128 168 .762

Right ahead of Parrish.

166. Jackie Slater T 129 259 .498

Just ahead of Alderman

165. Jack Pardee OLB 129 196 .658

Right below Little.

164. Art Monk WR 129 224 .576

Right ahead of Mongo

163. James Farrior ILB 130 230 .565

Right below Mongo.

162. Jim Kelly QB 130 160 .813

Just below Ricky Watters.

161. Jim Tyrer T 130 194 .670

Just ahead of Meador.

160 players left in our quest for the top 150.  Here’s the current list.

 

1.       Roger Staubach

2.       Bobby Boyd

3.       Dick Butkus

4.       Jim Taylor

5.       Ricky Watters

6.       Jim Kelly

7.       Maxie Baughan

8.       Michael Irvin

9.       Willie Lanier

10.   Jim Parker

11.   Bill Bergey

12.   Dan Hampton

13.   Joe Fortunato

14.   Lance Alworth

15.   Steve McNair

16.   Curtis Martin

17.   Lemar Parrish

18.   Charley Taylor

19.   Lenny Moore

20.   Antonio Gates

21.   Richie Petitbon

22.   Jim Tyrer

23.   Eddie Meador

24.   Rich Gannon

25.   Tiki Barber

26.   Sam Mills

27.   Larry Little

28.   Jack Pardee

29.   Harry Carson

30.   Torry Holt

31.   Dave Robinson

32.   Troy Aikman

33.   Lance Briggs

34.   Rod Smith

35.   Richmond Webb

36.   Ralph Neely

37.   Larry Wilson

38.   Warrick Dunn

39.   Orlando Pace

40.   Forrest Gregg

41.   Walter Jones

42.   John Riggins

43.   Phil Simms

44.   Erich Barnes

45.   Wayne Walker

46.   Wilber Marshall

47.   Jimmy Smith

48.   Art Monk

49.   Steve McMichael

50.   James Farrior

51.   Jeff Saturday

52.   Howie Long

53.   Ken Stabler

54.   Roger Wehrli

55.   Roy Winston

56.   Dick Schafrath

57.   Charlie Cowan

58.   Gene Hickerson

59.   Pat Swilling

60.   Jackie Smith

61.   Richard Dent

62.   Mark Brunell

63.   Harold Jackson

64.   Cornelius Bennett

65.   Pat Fischer

66.   Fred Biletnikoff

67.   Lyle Alzado

68.   Jackie Slater

69.   Grady Alderman

70.   Darren Sharper

71.   Ted Washington

72.   Bryant Young

73.   Kevin Mawae

74.   Steve Wisniewski

75.   Alan Faneca

76.   Lou Groza

77.   Kevin Carter

78.   Eugene Robinson

79.   Bill Romanowski

80.   Kevin Greene