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100 Greatest Players in NFL History

Who were players selected to the NFL's all-time team that spanned the first 100 years of the league's history?
1920–2019. The list is not ranked.
Team = the player's primary team in the opinion of the Quizmaster
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First submittedSeptember 12, 2013
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Offense
Pos
Team
Player
QB
Redskins
Sammy Baugh
QB
Patriots
Tom Brady
QB
Broncos
John Elway
QB
Packers
Brett Favre
QB
Browns
Otto Graham
QB
Colts
Peyton Manning
QB
Dolphins
Dan Marino
QB
49ers
Joe Montana
QB
Cowboys
Roger Staubach
QB
Colts
Johnny Unitas
RB
Browns
Jim Brown
RB
Oilers
Earl Campbell
RB
Lions
Dutch Clark
RB
Rams
Eric Dickerson
RB
Colts
Lenny Moore
RB
Browns
Marion Motley
RB
Bears
Walter Payton
RB
Lions
Barry Sanders
RB
Bears
Gale Sayers
RB
Bills
O.J. Simpson
RB
Cowboys
Emmitt Smith
RB
Eagles
Steve Van Buren
WR
Chargers
Lance Alworth
WR
Colts
Raymond Berry
WR
Cardinals
Larry Fitzgerald
WR
Rams
Elroy Hirsch
WR
Colts
Marvin Harrison
WR
Packers
Don Hutson
WR
Seahawks
Steve Largent
WR
Vikings
Randy Moss
WR
49ers
Jerry Rice
WR
Dolphins
Paul Warfield
TE
Bears
Mike Ditka
TE
Chiefs
Tony Gonzalez
TE
Patriots
Rob Gronkowski
TE
Colts
John Mackey
TE
Chargers
Kellen Winslow
OT
Giants
Rosey Brown
OT
Packers
Forrest Gregg
OT
Packers
Cal Hubbard
OT
Seahawks
Walter Jones
OT
Bengals
Anthony Munoz
OT
Ravens
Jonathan Ogden
OT
Raiders
Art Shell
OG
Cowboys
Larry Allen
OG
Bears
Dan Fortmann
OG
Patriots
John Hannah
OG
Titans
Bruce Matthews
OG
Vikings
Randall McDaniel
OG
Colts
Jim Parker
OG
Raiders
Gene Upshaw
C
Giants
Mel Hein
C
Raiders
Jim Otto
C
Dolphins
Dwight Stephenson
C
Steelers
Mike Webster
Defense
Pos
Team
Player
DE
Bears
Doug Atkins
DE
Bears
Bill Hewitt
DE
Rams
Deacon Jones
DE
Colts
Gino Marchetti
DE
Buccaneers
Lee Roy Selmon
DE
Bills
Bruce Smith
DE
Eagles
Reggie White
DT
Chiefs
Buck Buchanan
DT
Steelers
Joe Greene
DT
Cowboys
Bob Lilly
DT
Rams
Merlin Olsen
DT
Vikings
Alan Page
DT
Vikings
John Randle
DT
Cowboys
Randy White
OLB
Eagles
Chuck Bednarik
OLB
Chiefs
Bobby Bell
OLB
Buccaneers
Derrick Brooks
OLB
Steelers
Jack Ham
OLB
Raiders
Ted Hendricks
OLB
Giants
Lawrence Taylor
ILB
Bears
Dick Butkus
ILB
Chiefs
Willie Lanier
ILB
Steelers
Jack Lambert
ILB
Ravens
Ray Lewis
ILB
Lions
Joe Schmidt
ILB
Chargers
Junior Seau
CB
Steelers
Mel Blount
CB
Raiders
Willie Brown
CB
Redskins
Darrell Green
CB
Patriots
Mike Haynes
CB
Cardinals
Night Train Lane
CB
Cowboys
Deion Sanders
CB
Steelers
Rod Woodson
S
Lions
Jack Christiansen
S
Redskins
Ken Houston
S
49ers
Ronnie Lott
S
Giants
Emlen Tunnell
S
Ravens
Ed Reed
S
Cardinals
Larry Wilson
Special Teams
Pos
Team
Player
K
Chiefs
Jan Stenerud
K
Patriots
Adam Vinatieri
P
Raiders
Ray Guy
P
Raiders
Shane Lechler
KR
Bears
Devin Hester
PR
Oilers
Billy Johnson
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58 Comments
Shiloh376
+1
Level 76
Nov 12, 2013
Jim Kelly was in four super bowls. Had Buffalo won a few of them he would have been on the list. Great QB!
kitshef
+1
Level 85
Apr 17, 2014
Drew a blank on Tony Gonzalez. Why no Jeff George??
joeythelemur
+2
Level 83
Sep 3, 2014
You must be joking about Jeff George. I did however think Warren Moon would be on here.
milehigh12
+1
Level 21
Aug 8, 2017
Jeff George is horrible.
Awesomeness101
+3
Level 54
Oct 27, 2014
no love for Adrian Peterson and Jamaal Charles?
JudgeRudy
+2
Level 67
Dec 17, 2018
2010. AP has solidified his spot on this list since. Charles has solidified his non-inclusion.
Shade9099
+3
Level 68
Feb 1, 2020
This is the 100 years' list, 1919-2019, you are thinking of the previous one
jmaddog
+2
Level 33
Jan 4, 2015
Where in Mike Ditka's sweater is Richard Dent?
Cooldrive
+2
Level 64
Feb 1, 2020
Yeah, where's Dent?
mishmosh
+1
Level 46
Sep 4, 2015
Cornelius Bennett? Marvin Harrison?
howard38
+2
Level 61
Feb 1, 2020
Harrison is on the list.
manOFsteel
+1
Level 44
Dec 18, 2016
And kelly is not on this list because..........?
jmellor13
+2
Level 67
Feb 2, 2020
There is only room for ten quarterbacks. Brady, Favre, Elway, Marino, Manning, Montana, and Staubach are all better than Kelly for sure, and I never saw Unitas play, but most conversations put him right near the top of the list. That leaves Otto Graham and Sammy Baugh, each of whom may or may not be better than Kelly, but the list wants to cover all periods of the game to seem more credible, so they're going to include a few really old guys. Brees didn't make it either, and he's probably than Kelly too.
FootballTop15
+1
Level 22
May 10, 2020
He doesn't deserve to be
pokemon376
+3
Level 44
Feb 7, 2017
Brees should be on this list
SgtMac
+1
Level 55
Jan 9, 2018
I was moving along when I entered Joe Perry and nothing happened. That's when I quit.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 90
Jan 28, 2020
He created some great riffs with Aerosmith in his day.
Cooldrive
+1
Level 64
Feb 1, 2020
Maybe they split the vote between The Jet and Hugh McElhaney.
shinboy
+1
Level 73
Feb 27, 2019
Totally surprised about Bo Jackson not making the list.
Cooldrive
+2
Level 64
Feb 1, 2020
Career too short.....bummer.
Shade9099
+4
Level 68
Feb 28, 2019
No Jay Cutler?
Hollywood
+1
Level 61
Aug 8, 2019
OJ!!
Nikhaz
+1
Level 75
Jan 28, 2020
Vikings is misspelled and Ogden was on the Ravens, not the Raiders
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 29, 2020
Fixed, thanks
mf3
+4
Level 88
Jan 29, 2020
Ryan Leaf?
HinesBrothers
+1
Level 75
Jan 30, 2020
Thought Marshall Faulk would be on here...
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Feb 1, 2020
I got 19
NauruPalau
+5
Level 49
Feb 1, 2020
What an awful list
Marvel072506
+1
Level 43
Feb 1, 2020
I know nothing about the NFL so I just typed in common last names.
loganite
+2
Level 90
Feb 27, 2020
Kellen Winslow?!?!...he's not even the best TE who played for the Chargers. What about ANTONIO GATES!?!?!
FootballTop15
+3
Level 22
May 5, 2020
Winslow was better than Gates. That being said, Gates should have been on here.
BearDown
+1
Level 14
Feb 15, 2022
Gates definetly should've been on here. No way is he not a top 5 tight end ever. Kelce also deserves some love, but his career is a little too short. Come on dude.
Quizzer121
+2
Level 55
Jun 16, 2020
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Polamalu lined up in the C-Gap.
ZooTuber3000
+4
Level 52
Jul 31, 2020
I see that you're paying tribute to many old players from the old football era, but some of this is outrageous. Running backs: Clark, Moore, and Motley? Who? What about Faulk, James, Peterson, Tomlinson, Dorsett, Allen, Davis, Harris, etc. Tarkenton, Warner, Starr, and Brees could've made QBs, but that's fine. Then WR: Hirsch, Warfield, can't be here. Owens, Bruce, Reed, Ward, Brown, Irvin, Carter, Johnson, maybe? And the DEFENSE! Atkins, Hewitt, Buchanan, White, Hendricks, Schmidt, Christiansen, Houston, Tunnell can't be here. What about Sapp, Strahan, Peppers, Jason and Sean Taylor, Youngblood, Davis, Singletary, Urlacher, Nitschke, Willis, Law, Atwater, Woodson, Revis, Polamalu, Renfro, Bailey, etc. This list disappoints on so many levels. Nice try, Quizmaster.
FootballTop15
+3
Level 22
Dec 16, 2020
Actually, this is the official NFL Top 100 list made by the NFL itself. Sorry that you don't know any players from before the 2000s but most of these players deserve to be on here. I agree that some should've been on here over others, but they aren't gonna have the same opinion as everyone.
james09
+2
Level 42
Oct 7, 2022
I wouldn’t say most…

The running backs he listed were all more deserving than Lenny Moore and Marion motley. Can you disagree that Marcus Allen and laidanian Tomlinson are top RBs?

james09
+2
Level 42
Oct 7, 2022
Completely right
buck1017
+1
Level 78
Sep 16, 2020
VERY surprised when there was a Chargers TE, I typed Antonio Gates with confidence, and it wasn't right.
LuigiDood227
+2
Level 64
Jan 14, 2021
Someone make a good list lol.
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 64
Jan 14, 2021
We didn't get Bo Jackson...

We got Dutch Clark

wut

ZippyCheetah714
+1
Level 21
Feb 9, 2021
Bo Jackson was good for 3 years and then got hurt. Sorry that you only know NFL players by their madden rating. Watch them play before you say Bo "3 Years Jackson
Miadapup787
+1
Level 18
Jan 26, 2021
what about putting Tim Brown, Charles Woodson, Marshawn Lynch, and Bo Jackson. Btw they were all raiders at one point.
ZippyCheetah714
+1
Level 21
Feb 9, 2021
Bo Jackson was good for only 3 years
james09
+1
Level 42
Oct 7, 2022
I do agree that Woodson should be on this list
bstama
+4
Level 21
Apr 6, 2021
How is Troy Polamalu not on this list?
james09
+1
Level 42
Oct 7, 2022
Thank you…
Bradaudette4
+1
Level 22
Apr 15, 2021
Montana is the greatest quarterback of all time.
1ProximaCentauri
+1
Level 54
Jan 24, 2022
I reckon Justin Tucker should be added to the special teams.
BearDown
+1
Level 14
Feb 15, 2022
Christiansen is on this list but Antonio Gates isn't. Wow. I also remember Vinitary as a colts player to end his career, and I got him mixed up with Gostkowski. Definetly needs some working on, and needs some updates.
james09
+1
Level 42
Oct 7, 2022
Definitely
james09
+1
Level 42
Oct 7, 2022
I have many complaints…

- Lenny Moore, Marion motley, etc. over LAIDANIAN TOMLINSON

- Hubbard, etc. over ORLANDO PACE

- I hope others may entail the other horrors I have witnessed

domitrrie
+1
Level 19
Dec 26, 2022
The "Redskins" aren't an NFL team.
Andrew169
+1
Level 75
Jan 13, 2023
That was an NFL history lesson! I got 59/100.
Fivebomb5
+1
Level 14
Feb 1, 2023
Dick "Night Train"Lane played 1 year in Chicago for the Cardinals. Dick had his best overall years with the Detroit Lions. After he was done playing he worked several years in the the Lions organization...He should be listed as a Detroit Lion
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Feb 1, 2023
I double-checked. He played several seasons for the Cardinals, winning 4 Pro Bowls there. He was named to the NFL's 1950s all-decade team. He didn't play for the Lions until 1960.
jswilk
+1
Level 55
May 14, 2023
While there are parts of this quiz that are good, it seems kinda biased toward older players. Sure all of the players can't be newer, and many of the best were from decades ago, but that doesn't mean some more recent players can just be left out. Aaron Rodgers, Berry Sanders, Calvin Johnson, Drew Brees, LaDamien Tomlinson, Shaun Alexander, Aaron Donald, J.J. Watt, Tony Gonzales, Bo Jackson, Antonio Gates, Marshall Faulk, Jim Kelly, Terrell Owens (and so many more that I can't name off the top of my head) all deserve a place on this list. This list of the top players EVER in the NFL and it has 2 punters on it but none of the above players who in some cases (Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Terrell Owens) are in the top 10 in there position of all time. (Terrell Owens is top 3 statistically) It's a good list and a good quiz but I feel like it leaves out a lot of players who deserve to be on the list ahead of others.
tschutzer
+1
Level 92
Aug 21, 2024
Many stats are heavily influenced by changes to the style of play and rule book that have happened in the last 20-30 years. I'm not saying this list is perfect by any means, but to ignore all the legendary players from the pre-Super Bowl era based purely on inflated stats would be just dumb.
AJFSPPRDRTYTS
+2
Level 36
Dec 25, 2023
Awful, awful list.
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