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.
QB
J.Hart
N.Lomax 1984
K.Murray
RB
O.Anderson 1979
T.Metcalf
S.Mitchell
L.Centers
O.Matson 1954
C.Trippi
WR
L.Fitzgerald 2008
R.Green
M.Gray
BJ Conrad
S.Randle 1960
TE
J.Smith 1968
D.Marsh
C
B.DeMarco
T.Banks 1976
G
K.Gray 1964
I.Goode
L.Smith
B.Young 1979
T
D.Dierdorf 1976
L.Sharpe 1988
E.McMillan
DE
C.Campbell 2016
FJ Nunn
C.Jones 2017
J.Robb
DT
D.Dockett 2009
B.Rowe
C.Walker
E.Swann
OLB
L.Stallings
K.Dansby 2013
B.Koman
EJ Junior 1984
ILB
D.Meinert 1963
E.Hill
R.McKinnon
M.Arneson
CB
R.Wehrli
P.Peterson 2011
A.Williams 1997
P.Frisch
NT Lane 1954
S
L.Wilson 1966
A.Wilson
B.Baker 2020
J.Stovall
PK
J.Bakken 1975
P
R.Camarillo 1992
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