The numbers are approximate value, games, and value per
game.
220. Darren Sharper S 120 205 .585
That puts Sharper right above BY; 16th 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
