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.
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