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
A.Rodgers 2011
B.Favre
B.Starr
RB
J.Blood
T.Canadeo
J.Taylor 1962
P.Hornung 1960
A.Green
WR
D.Hutson 1942
D.Driver
J.Lofton
B.Dowler
J.Nelson
S.Sharpe
D.Adams 2020
TE
P.Coffman
R.Kramer 1962
C
J.Ringo 1961
F.Winters
G
M.Michalske
J.Kramer 1962
J.Sitton 2014
T
C.Hubbard
F.Gregg 1962
D.Bakhtiari 2020
DE
W.Davis 1962
R.White 1998
R.Brown
A.Kampman
C.Williams
DT
H.Jordan 1962
K.Clark
S.Dotson
OLB
C.Matthews 2010
D.Robinson 1967
J.Anderson
F.Carr
B.Forester 1962
ILB
R.Nitschke 1962
N.Barnett
B.Noble
CB
H.Adderley 1962
C.Woodson 2009
D.Sharper
K.Wllis
S
B.Dillon
W.Wood 1962
L.Butler 1996
M.Lee
M.Murphy
PK
M.Crosby 2020
P
T.Masthay 2013
