POSITIONAL RANKINGS

 

QUARTERBACK

  1. Joe Montana

  2. Johnny Unitas

  3. Peyton Manning

  4. Tom Brady

  5. Brett Favre

  6. John Elway

  7. Dan Marino

  8. Otto Graham

  9. Roger Staubach

10. Bart Starr

11. Fran Tarkenton

12. Steve Young

13. Kurt Warner

RUNNING BACK

  1. Jim Brown

  2. Walter Payton

  3. Barry Sanders

  4. Earl Campbell

  5. Gale Sayers

  6. Emmitt Smith

  7. Eric Dickerson

  8. Thurman Thomas

  9. O.J. Simpson

10. Marshall Faulk

11. Tony Dorsett

12. Marcus Allen

13. LaDainian Tomlinson

14. Curtis Martin

WIDE RECEIVER

  1. Jerry Rice

  2. Randy Moss

  3. Lance Alworth

  4. Cris Carter

TIGHT END

  1. Kellen Winslow

  2. John Mackey

  3. Mike Ditka

  4. Tony Gonzalez

OFFENSIVE LINE

  1. Anthony Muñoz (OT)

  2. John Hannah (OG)

  3. Jim Parker (OG/OT)

  4. Forrest Gregg (OT/OG)

  5. Gene Upshaw (OG)

  6. Jonathan Ogden (OT)

DEFENSIVE LINE

  1. Deacon Jones (DE)

  2. Reggie White (DE)

  3. Bob Lilly (DT)

  4. Joe Greene (DT)

  5. Bruce Smith (DE)

  6. Merlin Olsen (DE)

  7. Willie Davis (DE)

  8. Alan Page (DT)

LINEBACKER

  1. Lawrence Taylor (OLB)

  2. Dick Butkus (MLB)

  3. Ray Lewis (MLB)

  4. Junior Seau (MLB)

  5. Chuck Bednarik (MLB/C)

  6. Jack Lambert (MLB)

  7. Ted Hendricks (OLB)

  8. Ray Nitschke (MLB)

  9. Bobby Bell (OLB)

DEFENSIVE BACK

  1. Ronnie Lott (S/CB)

  2. Mel Blount (CB)

  3. Deion Sanders (CB/KR)

  4. Darrell Green (CB)

  5. Ken Houston (S)

  6. Rod Woodson (CB/S)

  7. Ed Reed (S)