Only 40 players left; that means 200 have been profiled as
we look to build the definitive (definitive, he says) list of the 150 best
football players ever. The remaining 40
have the highest career value. Numbers
here – approximate value, games, value/game.
40. Mean Joe Greene 162 181 .895, between Drew Brees and
Barry Sanders, currently #2 overall, knocks off Forrest Gregg. Only 39 left and
Brees is still number 1.
39. Dan Fouts 162 181 .895, between Joe Greene and Barry
Sanders, currently #3 overall, knocks off Orlando Pace. Fouts and Greene had
identical careers.
38. Joe Montana 164 192 .854, between Barry Sanders and Joe
Schmidt, currently #5 overall, knocks off Warrick Dunn – Joe finishes below
Brees and Fouts. Joe's my favorite ever player.
37. Terrell Owens 164 219 .749, between Leo Nomellini and
Jack Youngblood, currently #15 overall, knocks off Larry Wilson
36. Chuck Bednarik 165 169 .976, with only 35 players
left…we have a new #1. Clay Matthews is off the list
35. Marshall Faulk 165 176 .938, and now a new #2. Ralph
Neely off the list.
34. Jack Ham 165 162 1.019, the first player with more than
a 1.0 per game – new overall leader. Richmond Webb is off the list
33. Warren Moon 166 208 .798, between LaDainian Tomlinson
and Marvin Harrison, currently #13 overall, Eric Allen knocked off the list
32. Walter Payton 168 190 .884, between Marshall Faulk and
Drew Brees, currently #4 on the list, Rod Smith is off the list
31. Ted Hendricks 168 215 .781, between Tomlinson and Moon,
currently #14 on the list, Lance Briggs is off the list.
30 left. Here we stand.
1.
Jack Ham
2.
Chuck Bednarik
3.
Marshall Faulk
4.
Walter Payton
5.
Drew Brees
6.
Mean Joe Greene
7.
Dan Fouts
8.
Barry Sanders
9.
Joe Montana
10.
Joe Schmidt
11.
Mike Singletary
12.
Gino Marchetti
13.
LaDainian Tomlinson
14.
Ted Hendricks
15.
Warren Moon
16.
Marvin Harrison
17.
Ken Anderson
18.
Ronnie Lott
19.
Jack Lambert
20.
Leo Nomellini
21.
Terrell Owens
22. Jack
Youngblood
23.
Emlen Tunnell
24.
Nick Buoniconti
25.
Ernie Stautner
26.
Jim Ringo
27.
Bobby Bell
28.
Brian Urlacher
29.
Randy Moss
30.
Herb Adderly
31.
Michael Strahan
32.
Lem Barney
33.
Yale Lary
34.
Isiah Robertson
35.
Alex Karras
36.
Zach Thomas
37.
Julius Peppers
38.
Jimmy Johnson
39.
Willie Davis
40.
Rickey Jackson
41.
Norm Van Brocklin
42.
Willie Brown
43.
Chris Hanburger
44.
Edgerrin James
45.
Larry Grantham
46.
Randy White
47.
Deion Sanders
48.
Sam Huff
49.
Ron Yary
50.
Henry Jordan
51.
Champ Bailey
52.
Johnny Robinson
53.
Night Train Lane
54.
Warren Sapp
55.
Roger Staubach
56.
Rosey Brown
57.
Bob Griese
58.
Ray Nitschke
59.
Paul Warfield
60.
Chuck Howley
61.
Donovan McNabb
62.
Mel Blount
63.
Mel Renfro
64.
Jason Taylor
65.
Ronde Barber
66.
Chris Doleman
67.
Terry Bradshaw
68.
Bobby Boyd
69.
Dick Butkus
70.
Ed Reed
71.
Randall Cunningham
72.
Raymond Berry
73.
Tony Dorsett
74.
Reggie Wayne
75.
Jim Otto
76.
Jim Taylor
77.
Len Dawson
78.
Gene Upshaw
79.
Ron McDole
80.
Mike Haynes
81.
Bobby Layne
82.
Buck Buchanan
83.
Ricky Watters
84.
Franco Harris
85.
Jim Kelly
86.
Thurman Thomas
87.
John Hannah
88.
Willie Wood
89.
Lee Roy Jordan
90.
Maxie Baughan
91.
Derrick Thomas
92.
Michael Irvin
93.
Willie Lanier
94.
Steve Largent
95.
Sonny Jurgensen
96.
Ken Houston
97.
John Hadl
98.
John Brodie
99.
Mick Tingelhoff
100.
Drew Bledsoe
101.
Deacon Jones
102.
Boomer Esiason
103.
Jim Parker
104.
Bill Bergey
105.
Dan Hampton
106.
Marcus Allen
107.
Cornell Green
108.
Joe Fortunato
109.
Lance Alworth
110.
YA Tittle
111.
Steve McNair
112.
Curtis Martin
113.
Russ Washington
114.
Jim Hart
115.
Lemar Parrish
116.
Vinny Testaverde
117.
Dave Krieg
118.
Willie Roaf
119.
Roman Gabriel
120.
Charley Taylor
121.
Don Maynard
122.
Randall McDaniel
123.
Tim Brown
124.
Mike Webster
125.
Mike Kenn
126.
James Lofton
127.
Brian Dawkins
128.
Gary Zimmerman
129.
Aeneas Williams
130.
Darrell Green
131.
Charles Woodson
132.
Isaac Bruce
133.
Bart Starr
134.
Art Shell
135.
Ken Riley
136.
Lenny Moore
137.
Antonio Gates
138.
Richie Petitbon
139.
Jim Tyrer
140.
Eddie Meador
141.
Shannon Sharpe
142.
Rich Gannon
143.
Tiki Barber
144.
Sam Mills
145.
Larry Little
146.
Jack Pardee
147.
Harry Carson
148.
Torry Holt
149.
Dave Robinson
150.
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