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
T.Brady 2007
S.Grogan
D.Bledsoe
RB
S.Cunningham
K.Faulk
T.Collins
J.Nance 1966
WR
S.Morgan
G.Capelletti 1964
W.Welker 2011
J.Edelman
T.Brown
R.Moss 2007
TE
R.Gronkowski 2011
R.Francis
B.Coates
C
D.Koppen
J.Morris 1966
G
J.Hannah 1980
L.Mankins 2017
S.Adams
C.Long
T
B.Armstrong 1996
M.Light 2007
N.Solder
DE
R.Seymour 2003
J.Adams
B.Dee
L.Eisenhower 1963
DT
V.Wilfork 2012
H.Antwine
JL Hunt
T.Neville
L.Guy
OLB
A,Tippett 1987
W.McGinnest
T.Addison
M.Vrabel 2007
ILB
S.Nelson
T.Bruschi
N.Buoniconti 1964
D.Hightower 2019
CB
R.Clayborn
T.Law 2003
M.Haynes
S.Gilmore 2019
S
L.Milloy 1999
R.James
F.Marion 1985
D.McCourty
PK
S.Gostkowski 2015
P
R.Camarillo 1983
