The 150 Best Players in NFL History, Part 11

Part 10 is here.

70 left.  Building the 150 best football players ever.  Numbers here are approximate value, games, value/game.

70. Darrell Green 149 295 .505, between Aeneas Williams and Charles Woodson, currently #91 overall, eliminates Jackie Smith from the list

69. Bobby Bell 149 168 .887, between Jack Lambert and Herb Adderly, currently #2 overall, eliminates Pat Swilling from the list

68. Joe Schmidt 151 155 .974, only 67 players left….and we have a new #1. Eliminates Gene Hickerson

67. Ernie Stautner 151 173 .873, between Jack Lambert and Bobby Bell, currently #3 overall, eliminates Charlie Cowan from the list

66. Emlen Tunnell 151 167 .904, between Jack Lambert and Ernie Stautner, currently #3 overall, eliminated Dick Schafrath

65. Barry Sanders 152 153 .993, Schmidt’s run at the top was short lived – we have a new #1. Eliminates Roy Winston

64. Ron McDole 152 240 .633, between Gene Upshaw and Mike Haynes, currently #46 overall, eliminated Roger Wehrli

63. Gino Marchetti 152 161 .944, between Joe Schmidt and Jack Lambert, currently #3 overall, eliminated Kenny Stabler

62. Champ Bailey 153 210 .729, between Henry Jordan and Johnny Robinson, currently #23 overall, eliminated Howie Long – how many people know Champ Bailey was this much better than Howie Long?

61. Brian Urlacher 153 182 .841, between Bobby Bell and Herb Adderly, currently #8 overall, eliminates Jeff Saturday.  Urlacher was better than Butkus. 

Only 60 left.  That means the current Top 90 is guaranteed a spot on the final list.

 

1.       Barry Sanders

2.       Joe Schmidt

3.       Gino Marchetti

4.       Jack Lambert

5.       Emlen Tunnell

6.       Ernie Stautner

7.       Bobby Bell

8.       Brian Urlacher

9.       Herb Adderly

10.   Lem Barney

11.   Yale Lary

12.   Isiah Robertson

13.   Alex Karras

14.   Zach Thomas

15.   Julius Peppers

16.   Willie Davis

17.   Norm Van Brocklin

18.   Chris Hanburger

19.   Edgerrin James

20.   Larry Grantham

21.   Deion Sanders

22.   Sam Huff

23.   Henry Jordan

24.   Champ Bailey

25.   Johnny Robinson

26.   Night Train Lane

27.   Warren Sapp

28.   Roger Staubach

29.   Rosey Brown

30.   Bob Griese

31.   Ray Nitschke

32.   Paul Warfield

33.   Chuck Howley

34.   Donovan McNabb

35.   Mel Blount

36.   Mel Renfro

37.   Terry Bradshaw

38.   Bobby Boyd

39.   Dick Butkus

40.   Ed Reed

41.   Randall Cunningham

42.   Raymond Berry

43.   Tony Dorsett

44.   Reggie Wayne

45.   Jim Otto

46.   Jim Taylor

47.   Len Dawson

48.   Gene Upshaw

49.   Ron McDole

50.   Mike Haynes

51.   Bobby Layne

52.   Buck Buchanan

53.   Ricky Watters

54.   Franco Harris

55.   Jim Kelly

56.   Thurman Thomas

57.   John Hannah

58.   Willie Wood

59.   Lee Roy Jordan

60.   Maxie Baughan

61.   Derrick Thomas

62.   Michael Irvin

63.   Willie Lanier

64.   Steve Largent

65.   Sonny Jurgensen

66.   Ken Houston

67.   John Hadl

68.   John Brodie

69.   Mick Tingelhoff

70.   Drew Bledsoe

71.   Deacon Jones

72.   Boomer Esiason

73.   Jim Parker

74.   Bill Bergey

75.   Dan Hampton

76.   Marcus Allen

77.   Cornell Green

78.   Joe Fortunato

79.   Lance Alworth

80.   YA Tittle

81.   Steve McNair

82.   Curtis Martin

83.   Russ Washington

84.   Jim Hart

85.   Lemar Parrish

86.   Vinny Testaverde

87.   Dave Krieg

88.   Willie Roaf

89.   Roman Gabriel

90.   Charley Taylor

91.   Don Maynard

92.   Randall McDaniel

93.   Tim Brown

94.   Mike Webster

95.   Mike Kenn

96.   James Lofton

97.   Brian Dawkins

98.   Gary Zimmerman

99.   Aeneas Williams

100.                        Darrell Green

101.                        Charles Woodson

102.                        Isaac Bruce

103.                        Bart Starr

104.                        Art Shell

105.                        Ken Riley

106.                        Lenny Moore

107.                        Antonio Gates

108.                        Richie Petitbon

109.                        Jim Tyrer

110.                        Eddie Meador

111.                        Shannon Sharpe

112.                        Rich Gannon

113.                        Tiki Barber

114.                        Sam Mills

115.                        Larry Little

116.                        Jack Pardee

117.                        Harry Carson

118.                        Torry Holt

119.                        Dave Robinson

120.                        Troy Aikman

121.                        Lance Briggs

122.                        Rod Smith

123.                        Eric Allen

124.                        Richmond Webb

125.                        Ralph Neely

126.                        Clay Matthews

127.                        Larry Wilson

128.                        Warrick Dunn

129.                        Orlando Pace

130.                        Forrest Gregg

131.                        Walter Jones

132.                        John Randle

133.                        John Riggins

134.                        Phil Simms

135.                        Too Tall Jones

136.                        Cris Carter

137.                        Will Shields

138.                        Lomas Brown

139.                        Erich Barnes

140.                        Henry Ellard

141.                        Hardy Nickerson

142.                        Charlie Joiner

143.                        London Fletcher

144.                        Wayne Walker

145.                        Wilber Marshall

146.                        Jimmy Smith

147.                        Andre Reed

148.                        Art Monk

149.                        Steve McMichael

150.                        James Farrior

 

The 150 Best Players in NFL History, Part 10

Part 9 is here.

80 left.  The drive for the top 150 of all time. 

Approximate value, games, value/game are the numbers.

80. Herb Adderly 146 164 .890, between Jack Lambert and Lem Barney, currently #2 overall, knocks Darren Sharper off the list.

79. Mel Blount 147 200 .735, between Donovan McNabb and Mel Renfro (back to back Mels), currently #23 overall, knocks Grady Alderman off the list.

78. Len Dawson 147 211 .697, between Jim Taylor and Mike Haynes, currently #34 overall, knocks Jackie Slater off the list.

77. Jim Otto 147 210 .700, between Reggie Wayne and Jim Taylor, currently #33 overall, knocks Lyle Alzado off the list

76. Mick Tingelhoff 147 240 .613, between John Brodie and Drew Bledsoe, currently #55 overall, knocks Fred Biletnikoff off the list

75. Deion Sanders 148 188 .787, between Larry Grantham and Sam Huff, currently #12 overall, knocks Pat Fischer off the list

74. Gene Upshaw 148 217 .682, between Len Dawson and Mike Haynes, currently #37 overall, knocks Cornelius Bennett off the list

73.  Zach Thomas 149 184 .810, between Alex Karras and Julius Peppers, currently #7 overall, knocks Harold Jackson off the list

72. Warren Sapp 149 198 .753, between Night Train Lane and Roger Staubach, currently #18 overall, knocks Mark Brunell off the list

71. Chris Hanburger 149 187 .797, between Norm Van Brocklin and Edgerrin James, currently #11 overall, knocks off Richard Dent

70 players left.  That means the current top 80 is going to make the final 150 of all time. 

 

1.       Jack Lambert

2.       Herb Adderly

3.       Lem Barney

4.       Yale Lary

5.       Isiah Robertson

6.       Alex Karras

7.       Zach Thomas

8.       Julius Peppers

9.       Willie Davis

10.   Norm Van Brocklin

11.   Chris Hanburger

12.   Edgerrin James

13.   Larry Grantham

14.   Deion Sanders

15.   Sam Huff

16.   Henry Jordan

17.   Johnny Robinson

18.   Night Train Lane

19.   Warren Sapp

20.   Roger Staubach

21.   Rosey Brown

22.   Bob Griese

23.   Ray Nitschke

24.   Paul Warfield

25.   Chuck Howley

26.   Donovan McNabb

27.   Mel Blount

28.   Mel Renfro

29.   Terry Bradshaw

30.   Bobby Boyd

31.   Dick Butkus

32.   Ed Reed

33.   Randall Cunningham

34.   Raymond Berry

35.   Tony Dorsett

36.   Reggie Wayne

37.   Jim Otto

38.   Jim Taylor

39.   Len Dawson

40.   Gene Upshaw

41.   Mike Haynes

42.   Bobby Layne

43.   Buck Buchanan

44.   Ricky Watters

45.   Franco Harris

46.   Jim Kelly

47.   Thurman Thomas

48.   John Hannah

49.   Willie Wood

50.   Lee Roy Jordan

51.   Maxie Baughan

52.   Derrick Thomas

53.   Michael Irvin

54.   Willie Lanier

55.   Steve Largent

56.   Sonny Jurgensen

57.   Ken Houston

58.   John Hadl

59.   John Brodie

60.   Mick Tingelhoff

61.   Drew Bledsoe

62.   Deacon Jones

63.   Boomer Esiason

64.   Jim Parker

65.   Bill Bergey

66.   Dan Hampton

67.   Marcus Allen

68.   Cornell Green

69.   Joe Fortunato

70.   Lance Alworth

71.   YA Tittle

72.   Steve McNair

73.   Curtis Martin

74.   Russ Washington

75.   Jim Hart

76.   Lemar Parrish

77.   Vinny Testaverde

78.   Dave Krieg

79.   Willie Roaf

80.   Roman Gabriel

81.   Charley Taylor

82.   Don Maynard

83.   Randall McDaniel

84.   Tim Brown

85.   Mike Webster

86.   Mike Kenn

87.   James Lofton

88.   Brian Dawkins

89.   Gary Zimmerman

90.   Aeneas Williams

91.   Charles Woodson

92.   Isaac Bruce

93.   Bart Starr

94.   Art Shell

95.   Ken Riley

96.   Lenny Moore

97.   Antonio Gates

98.   Richie Petitbon

99.   Jim Tyrer

100.                        Eddie Meador

101.                        Shannon Sharpe

102.                        Rich Gannon

103.                        Tiki Barber

104.                        Sam Mills

105.                        Larry Little

106.                        Jack Pardee

107.                        Harry Carson

108.                        Torry Holt

109.                        Dave Robinson

110.                        Troy Aikman

111.                        Lance Briggs

112.                        Rod Smith

113.                        Eric Allen

114.                        Richmond Webb

115.                        Ralph Neely

116.                        Clay Matthews

117.                        Larry Wilson

118.                        Warrick Dunn

119.                        Orlando Pace

120.                        Forrest Gregg

121.                        Walter Jones

122.                        John Randle

123.                        John Riggins

124.                        Phil Simms

125.                        Too Tall Jones

126.                        Cris Carter

127.                        Will Shields

128.                        Lomas Brown

129.                        Erich Barnes

130.                        Henry Ellard

131.                        Hardy Nickerson

132.                        Charlie Joiner

133.                        London Fletcher

134.                        Wayne Walker

135.                        Wilber Marshall

136.                        Jimmy Smith

137.                        Andre Reed

138.                        Art Monk

139.                        Steve McMichael

140.                        James Farrior

141.                        Jeff Saturday

142.                        Howie Long

143.                        Ken Stabler

144.                        Roger Wehrli

145.                        Roy Winston

146.                        Dick Schafrath

147.                        Charlie Cowan

148.                        Gene Hickerson

149.                        Pat Swilling

150.                        Jackie Smith