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.Schaub 2010
D.Watson
D.Carr
RB
A.Foster 2010
D.Williams
L.Miller
S.Slaton 2008
WR
A.Johnson 2008
D.Hopkins 2017
K.Walter
W.Fuller
B.Cooks
J.Jones
TE
O.Daniels 2008
J.Atkins
C
C.Myers 2011
N.Martin
G
C.Pitts 2007
M.Brisel
Z.Fulton
W.Smith 2010
T
D.Brown 2012
E.Winston
L.Tunsil 2020
D.Newton
DE
JJ Watt 2014
W.Mercilus 2016
M.Williams
J.Clowney 2016
A.Smith
DT
S.Cody
DJ Reador
A.Akoye
J.Crick 2015
S.Payne
OLB
B.Cushing 2011
Z.Cunningham
B.Reed
J.Sharper
K.Wong
ILB
B.McKinney 2016
D.Ryans 2009
Z.Diles
CB
J.Joseph 2011
K.Jackson
D.Robinson
A.Glenn 2002
S
J.Reid 2019
D.Manning 2012
CC Brown
PK
K.Brown 2008
P
S.Lechler 2017
