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The 150 Best Players in NFL History Part 6

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Part 5 is here.


The 140 players with the most approximate value in NFL history are left.  By combining that total with value/game, we’re trying to create a list of the top 150 players ever. The numbers are approximate value, games value/game. 

140. Cornell Green CB 133 182 .731

Just below Hampton. 

139. London Fletcher ILB 133 240 .544

We got active players.  Fletcher comes in just ahead of Wayne Walker. 

138. Charles Woodson CB 134 206 .650

Between Zimmerman and Starr.

137. Norm Van Brocklin QB/P 134 140 .957

That’s a helluva score.  That’s going to make NVB #2 overall. 

136. Ed Reed S 134 160 .838

Between Butkus and Berry. 

135. Franco Harris RB 134 173 .775

Just ahead of Jim Kelly and behind Watters.

134. Randall Cunningham QB 134 161 .832

Right below Reed. 

133. Cris Carter WR 135 234 .577

Right ahead of Shields. 

132. Boomer Esiason QB 135 187 .722

Right ahead of Parker. 

131. Paul Warfield WR 135 157 .860

Right ahead of Boyd. 

130. Aeneas Williams CB 136 211 .645

Between Zimmerman and Woodson.

129. Russ Washington T 136 200 .680

Between Martin and Parrish. 

128. Thurman Thomas RB 136 182 .747

Entirely coincidentally, Thomas is right behind Jim Kelly. 

127. Lee Roy Jordan ILB 136 186 .731

Just beats out Baughan. 

126. Deacon Jones DE 136 191 .712

Just by Boomer. 

125. Edgerrin James RB 136 148 .919

Edge is the new #3 overall. 

124. Jim Hart QB 136 201 .677

Right behind Washington

123. John Hannah G 136 183 .743

Hannah’s right behind Thurman.

122. Lem Barney CB 136 140 .971

Lem Barney beats out Yale Lary and is the new number one.

121. Night Train Lane CB 137 157 .873

Gets by Staubach.  It’s the Lions secondary, owning the top 5 of all time with 120 players left to slot.

Halfway through.  Here’s the current Top 120.

 

1.       Lem Barney

2.       Yale Lary

3.       Norm Van Brocklin

4.       Edgerrin James

5.       Night Train Lane

6.       Roger Staubach

7.       Paul Warfield

8.       Bobby Boyd

9.       Dick Butkus

10.   Ed Reed

11.   Randall Cunningham

12.   Raymond Berry

13.   Jim Taylor

14.   Ricky Watters

15.   Franco Harris

16.   Jim Kelly

17.   Thurman Thomas

18.   John Hannah

19.   Willie Wood

20.   Lee Roy Jordan

21.   Maxie Baughan

22.   Derrick Thomas

23.   Michael Irvin

24.   Willie Lanier

25.   Deacon Jones

26.   Boomer Esiason

27.   Jim Parker

28.   Bill Bergey

29.   Dan Hampton

30.   Cornell Green

31.   Joe Fortunato

32.   Lance Alworth

33.   Steve McNair

34.   Curtis Martin

35.   Russ Washington

36.   Jim Hart

37.   Lemar Parrish

38.   Willie Roaf

39.   Roman Gabriel

40.   Charley Taylor

41.   Don Maynard

42.   Gary Zimmerman

43.   Aeneas Williams

44.   Charles Woodson

45.   Bart Starr

46.   Art Shell

47.   Ken Riley

48.   Lenny Moore

49.   Antonio Gates

50.   Richie Petitbon

51.   Jim Tyrer

52.   Eddie Meador

53.   Shannon Sharpe

54.   Rich Gannon

55.   Tiki Barber

56.   Sam Mills

57.   Larry Little

58.   Jack Pardee

59.   Harry Carson

60.   Torry Holt

61.   Dave Robinson

62.   Troy Aikman

63.   Lance Briggs

64.   Rod Smith

65.   Eric Allen

66.   Richmond Webb

67.   Ralph Neely

68.   Larry Wilson

69.   Warrick Dunn

70.   Orlando Pace

71.   Forrest Gregg

72.   Walter Jones

73.   John Randle

74.   John Riggins

75.   Phil Simms

76.   Too Tall Jones

77.   Cris Carter

78.   Will Shields

79.   Erich Barnes

80.   Henry Ellard

81.   Hardy Nickerson

82.   Charlie Joiner

83.   London Fletcher

84.   Wayne Walker

85.   Wilber Marshall

86.   Jimmy Smith

87.   Andre Reed

88.   Art Monk

89.   Steve McMichael

90.   James Farrior

91.   Jeff Saturday

92.   Howie Long

93.   Ken Stabler

94.   Roger Wehrli

95.   Roy Winston

96.   Dick Schafrath

97.   Charlie Cowan

98.   Gene Hickerson

99.   Pat Swilling

100.                        Jackie Smith

101.                        Richard Dent

102.                        Mark Brunell

103.                        Harold Jackson

104.                        Cornelius Bennett

105.                        Pat Fischer

106.                        Fred Biletnikoff

107.                        Lyle Alzado

108.                        Jackie Slater

109.                        Grady Alderman

110.                        Darren Sharper

111.                        Ted Washington

112.                        Bryant Young

113.                        Kevin Mawae

114.                        Steve Wisniewski

115.                        Alan Faneca

116.                        Lou Groza

117.                        Kevin Carter

118.                        Eugene Robinson

119.                        Bill Romanowski

120.                        Kevin Greene

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