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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B.Layne 1952
M.Stafford
G.Landry
RB
D.Clark 1954
D.Walker
B.Sanders 1997
A.Taylor
B.Sims
D.Bussey
WR
C.Johnson 2012
H.Moore 1995
J.Morton
G.Cogdil
TE
C.Sanders 1970
D.Hill
C
A.Wojciechowicz
D.Raiola
K.Glover 1995
G
J.Gordy 1964
B.Kowalkowski
O.Emerson 1934
T
L.Creekmur 1952
L.Brown 1995
J.Backus
R.Freitas
DE
R.Porcher
L.Hand
D.McCord
B.Baker 1978
DT
A.Karras 1964
D.English
R.Brown 1962
N.Suh 2010
L.Bingaman
OLB
W.Walker 1965
P.Naumoff
C.Weaver
M.Cofer
ILB
C.Spielman 1991
M.Lucci
J.Schmidt 1957
D.Levy
CB
NT Lane 1962
D.LeBeau
L.Barney 1967
D.Slay
J.David
S
J.Christiansen 1953
B.Blades 1991
M.Weger
PK
J.Hanson 1997
P
Y.Lary 1962
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