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.
.png)
QB
R.Staubach 1979
T.Aikman
T.Romo
RB
E.Smith 1995
T.Dorsett 1981
E.Elliott
D.Perkins
WR
M.Irvin 1991
D.Pearson
B.Hayes 1966
T.Hill
D.Bryant
TE
J.Witten 2007
BJ DuPree
C
T.Rafferty
T.Frederick 2016
G
Z.Martin 2019
L.Allen 1998
N.Newton
H.Scott
T
T.Smith 2014
R.Neely
F.Adams
E.Williams
R.Wright 1971
DE
TT Jones 1981
H.Martin 1977
G.Andrie
G.Ellis
L.Cole
DT
B.Lilly 1966
R.White 1978
J.Ratliff
J.Pugh
OLB
C.Howley 1968
LR Jordan
D.Ware 2008
D.Edwards
DD Lewis
ILB
M.Parsons 2022
B.Breunig
S.Lee
CB
M.Renfro 1969
C.Green
E.Walls
D.Sanders 1996
S
D.Woodson 1996
C.Harris 1978
C.Waters
R.Williams
PK
R.Septien 1981
P
M.Saxon 1988
