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
K.Anderson 1981
B.Esiason
A.Dalton
RB
J.Brooks 1986
C.Dillon
P.Johnson 1982
J.Mixon
WR
C.Johnson 2005
AJ Green
I.Curtis
C.Collinsworth
E.Brown 1988
C.Pickens
TE
B.Trumpy 1969
R.Holman
C
B.Johnson
B.Kozerski 1988
R.Braham
G
M.Montoya 1989
D.Lapham 1982
B.Williams
T
A.Munoz 1985
W.Anderson 2005
A.Whitworth
J.Walter
DE
C.Dunlap 2015
E.Edwards
M.Johnson
R.Browner
R.Geathers
DT
G.Atkins 2015
T.Krumrie 1988
D.Peko
R.Carpenter
M.Reid 1972
OLB
R.Williams 1981
A.Beauchamp
R.Maualuga
J.Francis
ILB
J.LeClair
G.Cameron
V.Burfict 2013
B.Simmons
CB
K.Riley 1983
L.Parrish 1970
L.Breeden
L.Hall 2009
S
D.Fulcher 1989
T.Casanova 1976
R.Nelson
PK
J.Breech 1982
P
P.McInally 1981
