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.
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QB
M.Ryan 2016
S.Bartkowski
M.Vick
RB
W.Andrews 1981
W.Dunn
J.Anderson 1998
G.Riggs
M.Turner
WR
J.Jones 2015
R.White 2010
T.Mathis
A.Jenkins
A.Rison
TE
J.Mitchell
T.Gonzalez 2012
C
J.Van Note
T.McClure
A.Mack 2016
G
J.Blalock
B.Fralic 1986
RC Thielemann 1983
T
M.Kenn 1980
B.Whitfield 1998
J.Matthews
T.Clabo
DE
C.Humphrey 1973
J.Abraham 2001
J.Zook
P.Kerney
J.Merrow
DT
J.Babineaux
G.Jarrett 2019
M.Lewis
T.Hall
OLB
G.Brezina 1969
D.Hansen
J.Williams
F.Kuykendall
ILB
J.Tuggle
K.Brooking 2002
T.Nobis 1967
B.Curry
CB
R.Lawrence 1977
S.Case 1988
B.Butler
D.Sanders 1993
S
T.Pridemore
R.Brown
T.DeCoud 2012
R.Eastering 1977
PK
M.Andersen 1995
P
J.James 1976
