Who Are The Top 100 NFL Players of All Time?

It’s a question that has been asked time and time again. Who are the top 100 NFL players of all time? This blog will attempt to answer that question.

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world.

The NFL was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before renaming itself the National Football League for the 1922 season. The NFL agreed to merge with the American Football League (AFL) in 1966, and the first Super Bowl was held at the end of that season; the merger was completed in 1970. Today, the NFL has the highest average attendance (67,591) of any professional sports league in the world and is America’s most popular sport, watched by millions of people each year.

There have been many great players to play in the NFL over its 100 years of history. In this article, we will take a look at who are considered to be the top 100 NFL players of all time.

The Top 100 NFL Players of All Time

Every NFL fan has their own opinion on who the top 100 NFL players of all time are. This is a highly debated topic with a lot of different variables. Some people may put more emphasis on a player’s stats while other people may put more emphasis on a player’s impact on the game. In this article, we will take a look at the top 100 NFL players of all time according to various experts.

Tom Brady

At the top of our list is New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Brady has been selected to the Pro Bowl thirteen times, led his team to nine Super Bowl appearances, and won seven of them – more than any other player in NFL history. Brady has also been named NFL MVP three times and is the league’s all-time leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns. In short, Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time, and it’s not even close.

Jerry Rice

Widely considered the greatest wide receiver in NFL history, Jerry Rice was born in Starkville, Mississippi, on October 13, 1962. After starring at Mississippi Valley State University, where he caught 307 passes for 4,693 yards and 50 touchdowns in just four seasons, the San Francisco 49ers selected Rice in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft. He would go on to play 20 seasons in the league, compiling an astonishing 1,549 receptions for 22,895 yards and 197 touchdowns. A three-time Super Bowl champion and the league’s MVP in 1987, Rice was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

Peyton Manning

A five-time NFL MVP and two-time Super Bowl champion, Peyton Manning is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. He played for the Indianapolis Colts for 14 seasons before joining the Denver Broncos in 2012. In his 18-year NFL career, Manning holds many league records, including most passing yards (71,940) and most passing touchdowns (539).

Walter Payton

Walter Payton was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played for the Bears for 13 seasons, from 1975 to 1987, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Payton is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in NFL history, and was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1977. He held the NFL’s all-time rushing yards record from 1984 to 1999, and he still holds several other NFL records.

Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith is a former American football running back who spent his fifteen-year career with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). A three-time Super Bowl champion and the league’s all-time leading rusher, Smith is considered one of the greatest running backs in NFL history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

Conclusion

We hope you enjoyed our look at the top 100 NFL players of all time. This was a tough list to put together and we’re sure that there are players that we missed or that others would rank differently. We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.