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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D.Brees 2011
A.Manning
A.Brooks
RB
A.Kamara 2020
M.Ingram
D.McAllister 2003
D.Hilliard
P.Thomas
WR
M.Colston
E.Martin
J.Horn
M.Thomas 2019
D.Abramowicz 1969
TE
J.Graham 2013
H.Brenner
C
J.Hilgenberg 1992
J.Hill
G
J.Evans 2011
J.Dombrowski
Z.Strief
C.Nicks 2011
T
S.Brock
W.Roaf 1995
R.Ramczyk 2019
T.Armstead
A.Peat
DE
C.Jordan 2017
W.Martin
J.Wilks
W.Smith
F.Warren
C.Grant
DT
D.Moore
L.Glover 2000
D.Onyemata
OLB
R.Jackson 1992
P.Swilling 1991
D.Davis 2019
S.Shanle
ILB
S.Mills 1992
V.Johnson 1990
J.Federspiel
CB
D.Waymer 1987
M.Lattimore 2017
J.Poe
S
T.Myers
R.Harper
B.Maxie
G.Atkins
S.Knight 2001
M.Jenkins 2010
PK
M.Andersen 1986
P
T.Morstead 2012
