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
D.McNabb
R.Cunningham 1990
R.Jaworski
RB
S.Van Buren 1949
W.Montgomery 1979
B.Westbrook
T.Brown
L.McCoy
WR
T.McDonald 1961
P.Pihos 1953
H.Carmichael
D.Jackson
M.Quick
TE
P.Retzlaff 1965
Z.Ertz
C
J.Kelce 2017
G.Morriss
G
J.Herremans 2006
R.Baker
J.Mayberry 2002
T
J.Peters 2013
L.Johnson 2017
T.Thomas
J.Sisemore
J.Runyan
DE
R.White 1988
T.Cole
C.Simmons 1992
B.Graham
C.Hairston
DT
F.Cox 2018
K.Clarke
J.Brown
C.Johnson 1980
OLB
C.Bednarik 1953
S.Joyner
W.Thomas
M.Baughan
ILB
B.Bergey 1974
F.LeMaster
J.Trotter 2000
CB
T.Vincent 2002
E.Allen 1989
H.Edwards
R.Young
B.Taylor
S
B.Dawkins 2002
R.Logan
W.Hopkins 1985
B.Bradley
PK
D.Akers 2001
P
S.Landeta 1999
