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The 150 Best Players in NFL History, Part 8

Saturday, June 1, 2013


Part 7 is here.


100 players left to go; I’ll break this last section into ten pieces, so this is the last 10 before we start seeing players removed from the bottom of the list as it never gets above 150. 

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

100. John Brodie 140 201 .697 – between Bledsoe and Houston; currently 38th overall.

99. James Lofton 141 233 .605-between Dawkins and McDaniel; currently 60th overall.

98. Reggie Wayne 142 189 .751-between Dorsett and Jim Taylor; currently 21st overall

97. Vinny Testaverde 142 233 .609 –between Parrish and Krieg; currently 55th overall.

96. Clay Matthews 142 278 .511-between Ralph Neely and Larry Wilson; currently 91st overall.

95. Sam Huff 142 168 .845-between Edge and Henry Jordan; currently 5th overall.

94. Chuck Howley 142 180 .789-between Warfield and McNabb; currently 13th overall.

93. Marcus Allen 142 222 .640-between Hampton and Cornell Green; currently 48th overall.

92. Willie Davis 143 162 .883-between Lary and Van Brocklin; currently 3rd overall.

91. Alex Karras 143 161 .888-betweeb Lary and Davis; currently 3rd overall – Detroit Lions in the top 3 spots overall. 

90 left.  The top 60 here will be in the final 150; the bottom 90 are in jeopardy.


1.       Lem Barney

2.       Yale Lary

3.       Alex Karras

4.       Willie Davis

5.       Norm Van Brocklin

6.       Edgerrin James

7.       Sam Huff

8.       Henry Jordan

9.       Johnny Robinson

10.   Night Train Lane

11.   Roger Staubach

12.   Rosey Brown

13.   Bob Griese

14.   Paul Warfield

15.   Chuck Howley

16.   Donovan McNabb

17.   Mel Renfro

18.   Terry Bradshaw

19.   Bobby Boyd

20.   Dick Butkus

21.   Ed Reed

22.   Randall Cunningham

23.   Raymond Berry

24.   Tony Dorsett

25.   Reggie Wayne

26.   Jim Taylor

27.   Mike Haynes

28.   Bobby Layne

29.   Buck Buchanan

30.   Ricky Watters

31.   Franco Harris

32.   Jim Kelly

33.   Thurman Thomas

34.   John Hannah

35.   Willie Wood

36.   Lee Roy Jordan

37.   Maxie Baughan

38.   Derrick Thomas

39.   Michael Irvin

40.   Willie Lanier

41.   Steve Largent

42.   Ken Houston

43.   John Brodie

44.   Drew Bledsoe

45.   Deacon Jones

46.   Boomer Esiason

47.   Jim Parker

48.   Bill Bergey

49.   Dan Hampton

50.   Marcus Allen

51.   Cornell Green

52.   Joe Fortunato

53.   Lance Alworth

54.   YA Tittle

55.   Steve McNair

56.   Curtis Martin

57.   Russ Washington

58.   Jim Hart

59.   Lemar Parrish

60.   Vinny Testaverde

61.   Dave Krieg

62.   Willie Roaf

63.   Roman Gabriel

64.   Charley Taylor

65.   Don Maynard

66.   Randall McDaniel

67.   James Lofton

68.   Brian Dawkins

69.   Gary Zimmerman

70.   Aeneas Williams

71.   Charles Woodson

72.   Isaac Bruce

73.   Bart Starr

74.   Art Shell

75.   Ken Riley

76.   Lenny Moore

77.   Antonio Gates

78.   Richie Petitbon

79.   Jim Tyrer

80.   Eddie Meador

81.   Shannon Sharpe

82.   Rich Gannon

83.   Tiki Barber

84.   Sam Mills

85.   Larry Little

86.   Jack Pardee

87.   Harry Carson

88.   Torry Holt

89.   Dave Robinson

90.   Troy Aikman

91.   Lance Briggs

92.   Rod Smith

93.   Eric Allen

94.   Richmond Webb

95.   Ralph Neely

96.   Clay Matthews

97.   Larry Wilson

98.   Warrick Dunn

99.   Orlando Pace

100.                        Forrest Gregg

101.                        Walter Jones

102.                        John Randle

103.                        John Riggins

104.                        Phil Simms

105.                        Too Tall Jones

106.                        Cris Carter

107.                        Will Shields

108.                        Lomas Brown

109.                        Erich Barnes

110.                        Henry Ellard

111.                        Hardy Nickerson

112.                        Charlie Joiner

113.                        London Fletcher

114.                        Wayne Walker

115.                        Wilber Marshall

116.                        Jimmy Smith

117.                        Andre Reed

118.                        Art Monk

119.                        Steve McMichael

120.                        James Farrior

121.                        Jeff Saturday

122.                        Howie Long

123.                        Ken Stabler

124.                        Roger Wehrli

125.                        Roy Winston

126.                        Dick Schafrath

127.                        Charlie Cowan

128.                        Gene Hickerson

129.                        Pat Swilling

130.                        Jackie Smith

131.                        Richard Dent

132.                        Mark Brunell

133.                        Harold Jackson

134.                        Cornelius Bennett

135.                        Pat Fischer

136.                        Fred Biletnikoff

137.                        Lyle Alzado

138.                        Jackie Slater

139.                        Grady Alderman

140.                        Darren Sharper

141.                        Ted Washington

142.                        Bryant Young

143.                        Kevin Mawae

144.                        Steve Wisniewski

145.                        Alan Faneca

146.                        Lou Groza

147.                        Kevin Carter

148.                        Eugene Robinson

149.                        Bill Romanowski

150.                        Kevin Greene

 

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The 150 Best Players in NFL History, Part 7

Part 6 is here.


Halfway through counting down the top 240 players for career value, adding in the value/game, to develop a final list of the 150 greatest football players ever.

120. Mike Haynes  CB 137 177 .774

Right below Jim Taylor

119. Tony Dorsett  RB 137 173 .792

Right behind Ray Berry

118. Isaac Bruce WR 137 223 .614

Right behind Charles Woodson

117. Rosey Brown T 137 162 .846

Right below Roger Staubach

116. Drew Bledsoe QB 137 194 .706

Right below Willie Lanier

115. Donovan McNabb QB 138 167 .826

Right below Paul Warfield

114. Dave Krieg QB 138 213 .649

Right below Lemar Parish

113. Buck Buchanan DT 138 182 .758

Right below Haynes

112. Lomas Brown T 138 263 .525

Right below Will Shields

111. Terry Bradshaw QB 138 168 .821

Right below McNabb

110. YA Tittle QB 139 203 .685

Right below Lance Alworth

109. Randall McDaniel G 139 222 .626

Right below Don Maynard.

108. Bobby Layne QB 139 175 .794

Right below Mike Haynes

107. Ken Houston S 139 196 .709

Right below Willie Lanier

106. Bob Griese QB 139 161 .863

Right below Rosey Brown

105. Brian Dawkins S 139 224 .621

Right below McDaniel

104. Johnny Robinson S 140 164 .854

Right below Edge.

103. Mel Renfro CB 140 174 .805

Right below McNabb

102. Steve Largent WR 140 200 700

Right below Willie Lanier

101. Henry Jordan DT 140 163 .859

Right below Edge

We’ve now ranked 140 players in our effort to get to a top 150 of all time.  There are 100 players left, the 100 with the most approximate value in their careers.

Here’s the current list.

 

1.       Lem Barney

2.       Yale Lary

3.       Norm Van Brocklin

4.       Edgerrin James

5.       Henry Jordan

6.       Johnny Robinson

7.       Night Train Lane

8.       Roger Staubach

9.       Rosey Brown

10.   Bob Griese

11.   Paul Warfield

12.   Donovan McNabb

13.   Mel Renfro

14.   Terry Bradshaw

15.   Bobby Boyd

16.   Dick Butkus

17.   Ed Reed

18.   Randall Cunningham

19.   Raymond Berry

20.   Tony Dorsett

21.   Jim Taylor

22.   Mike Haynes

23.   Bobby Layne

24.   Buck Buchanan

25.   Ricky Watters

26.   Franco Harris

27.   Jim Kelly

28.   Thurman Thomas

29.   John Hannah

30.   Willie Wood

31.   Lee Roy Jordan

32.   Maxie Baughan

33.   Derrick Thomas

34.   Michael Irvin

35.   Willie Lanier

36.   Steve Largent

37.   Ken Houston

38.   Drew Bledsoe

39.   Deacon Jones

40.   Boomer Esiason

41.   Jim Parker

42.   Bill Bergey

43.   Dan Hampton

44.   Cornell Green

45.   Joe Fortunato

46.   Lance Alworth

47.   YA Tittle

48.   Steve McNair

49.   Curtis Martin

50.   Russ Washington

51.   Jim Hart

52.   Lemar Parrish

53.   Dave Krieg

54.   Willie Roaf

55.   Roman Gabriel

56.   Charley Taylor

57.   Don Maynard

58.   Randall McDaniel

59.   Brian Dawkins

60.   Gary Zimmerman

61.   Aeneas Williams

62.   Charles Woodson

63.   Isaac Bruce

64.   Bart Starr

65.   Art Shell

66.   Ken Riley

67.   Lenny Moore

68.   Antonio Gates

69.   Richie Petitbon

70.   Jim Tyrer

71.   Eddie Meador

72.   Shannon Sharpe

73.   Rich Gannon

74.   Tiki Barber

75.   Sam Mills

76.   Larry Little

77.   Jack Pardee

78.   Harry Carson

79.   Torry Holt

80.   Dave Robinson

81.   Troy Aikman

82.   Lance Briggs

83.   Rod Smith

84.   Eric Allen

85.   Richmond Webb

86.   Ralph Neely

87.   Larry Wilson

88.   Warrick Dunn

89.   Orlando Pace

90.   Forrest Gregg

91.   Walter Jones

92.   John Randle

93.   John Riggins

94.   Phil Simms

95.   Too Tall Jones

96.   Cris Carter

97.   Will Shields

98.   Lomas Brown

99.   Erich Barnes

100.                        Henry Ellard

101.                        Hardy Nickerson

102.                        Charlie Joiner

103.                        London Fletcher

104.                        Wayne Walker

105.                        Wilber Marshall

106.                        Jimmy Smith

107.                        Andre Reed

108.                        Art Monk

109.                        Steve McMichael

110.                        James Farrior

111.                        Jeff Saturday

112.                        Howie Long

113.                        Ken Stabler

114.                        Roger Wehrli

115.                        Roy Winston

116.                        Dick Schafrath

117.                        Charlie Cowan

118.                        Gene Hickerson

119.                        Pat Swilling

120.                        Jackie Smith

121.                        Richard Dent

122.                        Mark Brunell

123.                        Harold Jackson

124.                        Cornelius Bennett

125.                        Pat Fischer

126.                        Fred Biletnikoff

127.                        Lyle Alzado

128.                        Jackie Slater

129.                        Grady Alderman

130.                        Darren Sharper

131.                        Ted Washington

132.                        Bryant Young

133.                        Kevin Mawae

134.                        Steve Wisniewski

135.                        Alan Faneca

136.                        Lou Groza

137.                        Kevin Carter

138.                        Eugene Robinson

139.                        Bill Romanowski

140.                        Kevin Greene

 

 

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