The 150 Best Players in NFL History, Part 13

Part 12 is here.

Only 50 left, the 50 players in NFL history with thye greatest approximate value – we’re looking for a list of the 150 best football players ever.  The numbers here are approximate value, games, value/game.

50. Jimmy Johnson 158 213 .742, between Julius Peppers and Willie Davis, currently #20 overall, this eliminates Henry Ellard

49. Jack Youngblood 158 202 .782, between Leo Nomellini and Emlen Tunnell, currently #10 overall, this eliminates Erich Barnes

48. Mike Singletary 159 179 .888, between Joe Schmidt and Gino Marchetti, currently #3 overall, that eliminates Lomas Brown

47. Drew Brees 160 170 .941, only 46 players left…and we have a new overall #1.  Eliminates Will Shields

46. Rickey Jackson 160 227 .705, between Willie Davis and Norm Van Brocklin, currently #25 overall, Cris Carter gets knocked off the list

45. Ronnie Lott 160 192 .833, one of my guys; between LaDainian Tomlinson and Jack Lambert, currently #7 overall, Too Tall Jones gets knocked off the list.  Respect that. 

44. Michael Strahan 160 216 .741, between Herb Adderly and Lem Barney, currently #18 on the list, knocks off another NYG, Phil Simms

43. Ken Anderson 161 192 .839, between LaDainian Tomlinson and Ronnie Lott, currently #7 on the list, knocks off a guy in the Hall of Fame, where Anderson is not, John Riggins

42. Marvin Harrison 161 190 .847, between LaDainian Tomlinson and Ken Anderson, currently #7 on the list, knocks off John Randle

41. Randy Moss 161 218 .739, between Brian Urlacher and Herb Adderly, currently #19 on the list, knocks off Walter Jones.

40 players left. 

 

1.       Drew Brees

2.       Barry Sanders

3.       Joe Schmidt

4.       Mike Singletary

5.       Gino Marchetti

6.       LaDainian Tomlinson

7.       Marvin Harrison

8.       Ken Anderson

9.       Ronnie Lott

10.   Jack Lambert

11.   Leo Nomellini

12.   Jack Youngblood

13.   Emlen Tunnell

14.   Nick Buoniconti

15.   Ernie Stautner

16.   Jim Ringo

17.   Bobby Bell

18.   Brian Urlacher

19.   Randy Moss

20.   Herb Adderly

21.   Michael Strahan

22.   Lem Barney

23.   Yale Lary

24.   Isiah Robertson

25.   Alex Karras

26.   Zach Thomas

27.   Julius Peppers

28.   Jimmy Johnson

29.   Willie Davis

30.   Rickey Jackson

31.   Norm Van Brocklin

32.   Willie Brown

33.   Chris Hanburger

34.   Edgerrin James

35.   Larry Grantham

36.   Randy White

37.   Deion Sanders

38.   Sam Huff

39.   Ron Yary

40.   Henry Jordan

41.   Champ Bailey

42.   Johnny Robinson

43.   Night Train Lane

44.   Warren Sapp

45.   Roger Staubach

46.   Rosey Brown

47.   Bob Griese

48.   Ray Nitschke

49.   Paul Warfield

50.   Chuck Howley

51.   Donovan McNabb

52.   Mel Blount

53.   Mel Renfro

54.   Jason Taylor

55.   Ronde Barber

56.   Chris Doleman

57.   Terry Bradshaw

58.   Bobby Boyd

59.   Dick Butkus

60.   Ed Reed

61.   Randall Cunningham

62.   Raymond Berry

63.   Tony Dorsett

64.   Reggie Wayne

65.   Jim Otto

66.   Jim Taylor

67.   Len Dawson

68.   Gene Upshaw

69.   Ron McDole

70.   Mike Haynes

71.   Bobby Layne

72.   Buck Buchanan

73.   Ricky Watters

74.   Franco Harris

75.   Jim Kelly

76.   Thurman Thomas

77.   John Hannah

78.   Willie Wood

79.   Lee Roy Jordan

80.   Maxie Baughan

81.   Derrick Thomas

82.   Michael Irvin

83.   Willie Lanier

84.   Steve Largent

85.   Sonny Jurgensen

86.   Ken Houston

87.   John Hadl

88.   John Brodie

89.   Mick Tingelhoff

90.   Drew Bledsoe

91.   Deacon Jones

92.   Boomer Esiason

93.   Jim Parker

94.   Bill Bergey

95.   Dan Hampton

96.   Marcus Allen

97.   Cornell Green

98.   Joe Fortunato

99.   Lance Alworth

100.                        YA Tittle

101.                        Steve McNair

102.                        Curtis Martin

103.                        Russ Washington

104.                        Jim Hart

105.                        Lemar Parrish

106.                        Vinny Testaverde

107.                        Dave Krieg

108.                        Willie Roaf

109.                        Roman Gabriel

110.                        Charley Taylor

111.                        Don Maynard

112.                        Randall McDaniel

113.                        Tim Brown

114.                        Mike Webster

115.                        Mike Kenn

116.                        James Lofton

117.                        Brian Dawkins

118.                        Gary Zimmerman

119.                        Aeneas Williams

120.                        Darrell Green

121.                        Charles Woodson

122.                        Isaac Bruce

123.                        Bart Starr

124.                        Art Shell

125.                        Ken Riley

126.                        Lenny Moore

127.                        Antonio Gates

128.                        Richie Petitbon

129.                        Jim Tyrer

130.                        Eddie Meador

131.                        Shannon Sharpe

132.                        Rich Gannon

133.                        Tiki Barber

134.                        Sam Mills

135.                        Larry Little

136.                        Jack Pardee

137.                        Harry Carson

138.                        Torry Holt

139.                        Dave Robinson

140.                        Troy Aikman

141.                        Lance Briggs

142.                        Rod Smith

143.                        Eric Allen

144.                        Richmond Webb

145.                        Ralph Neely

146.                        Clay Matthews

147.                        Larry Wilson

148.                        Warrick Dunn

149.                        Orlando Pace

150.                        Forrest Gregg

 

The 150 Best Players in NFL History, Part 12

Part 11 is here.

60 left.  Approximate value, games, value/game are the numbers.

60. Ron Yary 153 207 .739, between Sam Huff and Henry Jordan, currently #23 overall, James Farrior gets bumped from the list

59. Willie Brown 154 204 .755, between Norm Van Brocklin and Chris Hanburger, currently #18 overall, eliminates Mongo McMichael

58. Chris Doleman 154 232 .664, between Mel Renfro and Terry Bradshaw, currently #39 overall, eliminates Art Monk

57. Randy White 154 209 .737, between Larry Grantham and Deion Sanders, currently #22 overall, eliminates Andre Reed

56. LaDainian Tomlinson 155 170 .912, between Gino Marchetti and Jack Lambert, currently #4 overall, eliminates Jimmy Smith

55. Jim Ringo 155 187 .829, between Ernie Stautner and Bobby Bell, currently #8 overall, eliminates Wilber Marshall

54. Leo Nomellini 155 174 .891, between Jack Lambert and Emlen Tunnell, currently #6 overall, eliminates Wayne Walker

53. Nick Buoniconti 155 183 .847, between Emlen Tunnel and Ernie Stautner, currently #8 overall, eliminates London Fletcher

52. Ronde Barber 157 241 .651, between Mel Renfro and Chris Doleman, currently #44 overall, eliminates Charlie Joiner

51. Jason Taylor 157 233 .674, between Mel Renfro and Ronde Barber, currently #44 overall, eliminates Hardy Nickerson

Only 50 players left.  The top 100 will be in the final list.

 

1.       Barry Sanders

2.       Joe Schmidt

3.       Gino Marchetti

4.       LaDainian Tomlinson

5.       Jack Lambert

6.       Leo Nomellini

7.       Emlen Tunnell

8.       Nick Buoniconti

9.       Ernie Stautner

10.   Jim Ringo

11.   Bobby Bell

12.   Brian Urlacher

13.   Herb Adderly

14.   Lem Barney

15.   Yale Lary

16.   Isiah Robertson

17.   Alex Karras

18.   Zach Thomas

19.   Julius Peppers

20.   Willie Davis

21.   Norm Van Brocklin

22.   Willie Brown

23.   Chris Hanburger

24.   Edgerrin James

25.   Larry Grantham

26.   Randy White

27.   Deion Sanders

28.   Sam Huff

29.   Ron Yary

30.   Henry Jordan

31.   Champ Bailey

32.   Johnny Robinson

33.   Night Train Lane

34.   Warren Sapp

35.   Roger Staubach

36.   Rosey Brown

37.   Bob Griese

38.   Ray Nitschke

39.   Paul Warfield

40.   Chuck Howley

41.   Donovan McNabb

42.   Mel Blount

43.   Mel Renfro

44.   Jason Taylor

45.   Ronde Barber

46.   Chris Doleman

47.   Terry Bradshaw

48.   Bobby Boyd

49.   Dick Butkus

50.   Ed Reed

51.   Randall Cunningham

52.   Raymond Berry

53.   Tony Dorsett

54.   Reggie Wayne

55.   Jim Otto

56.   Jim Taylor

57.   Len Dawson

58.   Gene Upshaw

59.   Ron McDole

60.   Mike Haynes

61.   Bobby Layne

62.   Buck Buchanan

63.   Ricky Watters

64.   Franco Harris

65.   Jim Kelly

66.   Thurman Thomas

67.   John Hannah

68.   Willie Wood

69.   Lee Roy Jordan

70.   Maxie Baughan

71.   Derrick Thomas

72.   Michael Irvin

73.   Willie Lanier

74.   Steve Largent

75.   Sonny Jurgensen

76.   Ken Houston

77.   John Hadl

78.   John Brodie

79.   Mick Tingelhoff

80.   Drew Bledsoe

81.   Deacon Jones

82.   Boomer Esiason

83.   Jim Parker

84.   Bill Bergey

85.   Dan Hampton

86.   Marcus Allen

87.   Cornell Green

88.   Joe Fortunato

89.   Lance Alworth

90.   YA Tittle

91.   Steve McNair

92.   Curtis Martin

93.   Russ Washington

94.   Jim Hart

95.   Lemar Parrish

96.   Vinny Testaverde

97.   Dave Krieg

98.   Willie Roaf

99.   Roman Gabriel

100.                        Charley Taylor

101.                        Don Maynard

102.                        Randall McDaniel

103.                        Tim Brown

104.                        Mike Webster

105.                        Mike Kenn

106.                        James Lofton

107.                        Brian Dawkins

108.                        Gary Zimmerman

109.                        Aeneas Williams

110.                        Darrell Green

111.                        Charles Woodson

112.                        Isaac Bruce

113.                        Bart Starr

114.                        Art Shell

115.                        Ken Riley

116.                        Lenny Moore

117.                        Antonio Gates

118.                        Richie Petitbon

119.                        Jim Tyrer

120.                        Eddie Meador

121.                        Shannon Sharpe

122.                        Rich Gannon

123.                        Tiki Barber

124.                        Sam Mills

125.                        Larry Little

126.                        Jack Pardee

127.                        Harry Carson

128.                        Torry Holt

129.                        Dave Robinson

130.                        Troy Aikman

131.                        Lance Briggs

132.                        Rod Smith

133.                        Eric Allen

134.                        Richmond Webb

135.                        Ralph Neely

136.                        Clay Matthews

137.                        Larry Wilson

138.                        Warrick Dunn

139.                        Orlando Pace

140.                        Forrest Gregg

141.                        Walter Jones

142.                        John Randle

143.                        John Riggins

144.                        Phil Simms

145.                        Too Tall Jones

146.                        Cris Carter

147.                        Will Shields

148.                        Lomas Brown

149.                        Erich Barnes

150.                        Henry Ellard