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
B.Roethlisberger
T.Bradshaw 1978
K.Stewart
RB
F.Harris 1975
J.Bettis
L.Bell
R.Bleier
WR
H.Ward
J.Stallworth 1979
L.Swann 1978
A.Brown 2015
L.Lipps
TE
H.Miller 2009
B.Cunningham
C
M.Webster 1981
D.Dawson
M.Pouncey
G
A.Faneca 2007
D.DeCastro 2015
R.Foster
S.Davis
T
J.Kolb 1977
T.Ilkin 1988
L.Brown
J.Jackson
DE
LC Greenwood 1974
A.Smith
D.White
DT
J.Greene 1972
E.Stautner
C.Heyward
C.Hampton
OLB
J.Ham 1976
A.Russell
J.Harrison 2008
G.Lloyd
TJ Watt 2021
J.Gildon
J.Porter
ILB
J.Lambert 1976
J.Farrior 2004
L.Kirkland
CB
J.Butler
M.Blount 1975
R.Woodson 1993
I.Taylor
S
D.Shell 1982
T.Polomalu 2010
C.Lake
M.Wagner
PK
G.Anderson 1983
P
M.Walden 1969
