This is a pretty simple project; career regular season value only as reflected in the Approximate Value metric (no peak, no playoffs, no adjustments, no rate stats, it's super basic). AV started in 1960, so for the pre 60s players I looked to the Hall of Fame, that's it. Not complicated.
It's a roster, not a ranking, so I'm not taking 5 quarterbacks, I'm filling out positions. Also, I don't have starters, I don't really think this type of ranking facilitates that so well - at some point, I'll cut out the middle part and choose starters solely based on top seasonal performances (maybe)
25 offense, 25 defense. Kicker. Punter. I didn't pick a 53rd person for the roster, figuring that needs to be a long snapper or some other type of special teams specialist.
Okay - I'm doing starters, they're in bold, based on their top seasons. And...I'm fudging a tick on the straight AV ranking, using some All Pro nods as leavening
This is all through 2023.
QB
C.Newton 2015
J.Delhomme
S.Beuerlein
RB
D.Williams
J.Stewart
C.McCaffrey 2019
D.Foster
T.Biakabatuka
WR
S.Smith 2005
M.Muhammad 2004
DJ Moore
M.Carrier
TE
G.Olsen 2015
W.Walls 1999
C
R.Kalil 2013
F.Garcia
J.Mitchell
G
T.Wharton
T.Turner 2015
A.Norwell 2017
M.Campbell
T
J.Gross 2008
T.Moton
B.Bell
C.Terry 1999
DE
J.Peppers 2006
M.Rucker
C.Johnson
B.Burns
M.Addison
DT
K.Jenkins 2002
K.Short 2015
B.Buckner
S.Lotulelei
OLB
T.Davis 2015
S.Thompson
K.Greene 1996
L.Lathon
ILB
L.Kuechly 2013
J.Beason
S.Mills 1996
D.Morgan
CB
C.Gamble 2005
E.Davis 1996
K.Lucas
D.Jackson
S
M.Minter
J.Chinn 2020
C.Godfrey
D.Grant 2003
PK
J.Kasay 1996
P
J.Baker 2006
