All-Time BEST NFL Players by Jersey Number (#1-99) 

votes : 78% to 22% narrator: “another close call”

Matt ryan might be the only human on planet earth who's hero was tim couch

78: Bruce Smith (all time sack leader) 88: Alan Page (first of only 2 defensive players to be league MVP) Those numbers shocked me.

When Ed Reed tells you that he would give up his HOF spot, that is true respect. All respect to Steve Atwater.

When your school lunch conversations reach celebrity status

"Gary Anderson - 0%" That's tough

Jim Brown was so great that he rushed for over 1,500 yards in 3 seasons each and 1 season with over 1,860yrds and what people forget is in his 4 first seasons, it was only a 12 game season and only a 14 game regular season when he played his last 4. And despite the league expansion to 16 regular season games. Brown is still the first and one of the only running backs to have a 100+ rushing TD career. Oh, just to put a topping on his 9 year career, he never MISSED a single game. And the cherry on top, he recieved for 2,500yrds and 20 touchdowns.

So crazy that Roger Staubach doesn’t hit the top three 12’s.

0:49 Taysom Hill : I can play at multiple positions Bronko Nagurski : Hold my cleats

If it wasnt for polamalu, #1 wouldve been pat mcafee...

Thank you for simply displaying that the NFL did indeed exist WAY before 1980. So many creators on RU-vid seem to miss that fact.

What a wonderful history lesson. Thanks 😊

#1 - QB Warren Moon (Houston Oilers) #2 - QB Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons) #3 - FB Bronko Nagurski (Chicago Bears) #4 - QB Brett Favre (Green Bay Packers) #5 - HB/FB Paul Hornung (Green Bay Packers) #6 - P Johnny Hekker (Los Angeles Rams) #7 - QB John Elway (Denver Broncos) #8 - QB Steve Young (San Francisco 49ers) #9 - QB Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints) #10 - QB Fran Tarkenton (Minnesota Vikings) #11 - WR Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals) #12 - QB Tom Brady (New England Patriots) #13 - QB Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) #14 - QB Otto Graham (Cleveland Browns) #15 - QB Bart Starr (Green Bay Packers) #16 - QB Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers) #17 - QB Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers) #18 - QB Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts) #19 - QB Johnny Unitas (Baltimore Colts) #20 - RB Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) #21 - CB Deion Sanders (Dallas Cowboys) #22 - RB Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) #23 - KR/PR Devin Hester (Chicago Bears) #24 - CB Champ Bailey (Denver Broncos) #25 - WR Fred Biletnikoff (Oakland Raiders) #26 - CB/S Rod Woodson (Pittsburgh Steelers) #27 - S Steve Atwater (Denver Broncos) #28 - RB Marshall Faulk (Los Angeles Rams) #29 - RB Eric Dickerson (Los Angeles Rams) #30 - RB Terrell Davis (Denver Broncos) #31 - FB Jim Taylor (Green Bay Packers) #32 - RB Jim Brown (Cleveland Browns) #33 - QB Sammy Baugh (Washington Redskins) #34 - RB Walter Payton (Chicago Bears) #35 - CB/S Aeneas Williams (St. Louis Rams) #36 - RB Jerome Bettis (Pittsburgh Steelers) #37 - RB/KR/DB Doak Walker (Detroit Lions) #38 - QB Arnie Herber (Green Bay Packers) #39 - RB/FB Larry Csonka (Miami Dolphins) #40 - RB Gale Sayers (Chicago Bears) #41 - FB Lorenzo Neal (San Diego Chargers) #42 - S Ronnie Lott (San Francisco 49ers) #43 - S Troy Polamalu (Pittsburgh Steelers) #44 - RB John Riggins (Washington Redskins) #45 - S Kenny Easley (Seattle Seahawks) #46 - TE Todd Christensen (Oakland Raiders) #47 - CB Mel Blount (Pittsburgh Steelers) #48 - FB Daryl Johnston (Dallas Cowboys) #49 - RB/WR Bobby Mitchell (Washington Redskins) #50 - LB Mike Singletary (Chicago Bears) #51 - LB Dick Butkus (Chicago Bears) #52 - LB Ray Lewis (Baltimore Ravens) #53 - LB Harry Carson (New York Giants) #54 - DT/LB Randy White (Dallas Cowboys) #55 - LB Junior Seau (San Diego Chargers) #56 - LB Lawrence Taylor (New York Giants) #57 - LB Rickey Jackson (New Orleans Saints) #58 - LB Jack Lambert (Pittsburgh Steelers) #59 - LB Luke Kuechly (Carolina Panthers) #60 - LB/C Chuck Bednarik (Philadelphia Eagles) #61 - LB Bill George (Chicago Bears) #62 - C Jim Langer (Miami Dolphins) #63 - G Gene Upshaw (Oakland Raiders) #64 - G Randall Mcdaniel (Minnesota Vikings) #65 - T Gary Zimmerman (Denver Broncos) #66 - LB Ray Nitschke (Green Bay Packers) #67 - G Bob Kuechenberg (Miami Dolphins) #68 - G Will Shields (Kansas City Chiefs) #69 - DE Jared Allen (Minnesota Vikings) #70 - LB Sam Huff (New York Giants) #71 - T Walter Jones (Seattle Seahawks) #72 - T Dan Dierdorf (St. Louis Cardinals) #73 - G Larry Allen (Dallas Cowboys) #74 - T Bruce Matthews (Tennessee Titans) #75 - DT Joe Green (Pittsburgh Steelers) #76 - T/C/DT/K Lou Groza (Cleveland Browns) #77 - RB Harold Grange (Chicago Bears) #78 - T Anthony Munoz (Cincinnati Bengals) #79 - T Roosevelt Brown (New York Giants) #80 - WR Jerry Rice (San Francisco 49ers) #81 - WR Terrell Owens (San Francisco 49ers) #82 - WR Raymond Berry (Baltimore Colts) #83 - LB Ted Hendricks (Oakland Raiders) #84 - WR Randy Moss (Minnesota Vikings) #85 - DE Jack Youngblood (Los Angeles Rams) #86 - DT Buck Buchanan (Kansas City Chiefs) #87 - TE Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots) #88 - TE Tony Gonzalez (Kansas City Chiefs) #89 - TE Mike Ditka (Chicago Bears) #90 - DE Julius Peppers (Carolina Panthers) #91 - LB Kevin Greene (Pittsburgh Steelers) #92 - DE Reggie White (Green Bay Packers) #93 - DT John Randle (Minnesota Vikings) #94 - LB/DE Charles Haley (San Francisco 49ers) #95 - DE Richard Dent (Chicago Bears) #96 - DT Cortez Kennedy (Seattle Seahawks) #97 - LB Cornelius Bennet (Buffalo Bills) #98 - DE Robert Mathis (Indianapolis Colts) #99 - DE J.J. Watt (Houston Texans) #00 - C Jim Otto (Oakland Raiders) #HC - HC Bill Belichick (New England Patriots) Yes, I really spent my time doing this.

These percentages are a joke...

A hate to see Earl Campbell (34) get pushed out, he's one of my all-time favorite backs, but losing to Sweetness? Okay, I'll let it stand. 😃

I grew up a 49ers fan but I got to point out the absolute humbleness of that last fact on #20. Man he was so entertaining to watch. There will never be another Barry Sanders. I do have to question 73. That should at least be a tie because John Hannah may have been on a bad team but he is arguably the best lineman to ever play the game.

WHO... If I may ask... TF VOTED?!?!

When Vinatieri got 0 percent

#8 Aikman dominated over young in the postseason and rings, should be unanimous be the winner but young did had a dominant performance in the Superbowl.

Great list

“According to our panel” of 9 people...? That’s kind of important information

How to qualify as a “deserving winner” according to this comments section: 1. Be decent in the 2000’s 2. That’s it

Doug Atkins (Bears DE) should have been one of the three for #81. 94.5 sacks with 7 yrs of his prime not counted due to sacks not being recorded back then. He was the nfl's first "sackmaster". Many people who watched him play say he averaged around 10-14 sacks those first 7 years which were also only 12 game seasons. He could easily have had more than 160 career sacks playing only 12 and 14 game seasons...

"John Elway is the best player to wear NO.7 in any sport" Ronaldo: I took that personally

By the way, Len Dawson said the Chiefs could Un-Retire the number 16 so that Joe Montana could wear it. But Joe said it’s alright, I’ll just wear 19. Much respect.

How was Adrian Peterson 0%

I feel like you can’t talk about Larry Fitzgerald without mentioning how absolutely efficient he was at catching the ball. He also owns a weird stat line that I absolutely love mentioning lol

For 81 you forgot Calvin johnson

Calvin Johnson: single season record holder & arguably one of the best receivers to play the game. Not even on the list.

If polamalu isn’t 43 imma freak. Damn straight :)

Great list, Deacon deserves more love.

The Marvin Harrison disrespect is LEGENDARY.

Number 7: "Michael Vick" Big Ben: Am I a joke to you??

Imagine your hero being Tim Couch

I glad this list goes back across the span of the NFL.

Terrell Owens (By the NFL) isn't even ranked in the top 100 hall of fame and Dick "Night Train" Lane is ranked 30(by the NFL). Wtf

Calvin Johnson wasn’t even mention for the best player wearing 81

#43 was more famous for being in the c-gap then anything else

Gotta give Lorenzo Neal the love he deserves, but a highly underrated player, Antoine Bethea, from the manning era colts teams, is another 41 that quietly and consistently excelled at his position.

Another good candidate for 99 would have been Jerome Brown. Drafted by the Eagles from the University of Miami (FL), he was a force to be reckoned with and made the Pro Bowl two years in a row. Sadly, he and his nephew were killed in a car accident before the 1992 season. May they rest in peace.

“Elway is the best sports player to wear the number 7” Every Soccer Player: Am I a joke to you?

Bruh imagine TIM COUCH being your idol 💀

Was in the Big Dome and got to see Sanders catch a pass for touchdown vs Dallas November 1993 🏈

“JJ Watt has a 4 year run unmatched by any defender in the history of the league” *lists things Aaron Donald has also done*

Adrian Peterson:well 5th on the all time rushing list should get me something 0%

It’s funny how they said Steve Atwater wasn’t in the hall of fame but literally a week after this video was posted he was elected to the hall of fame

The fact that Shannon Sharp didn't even get a percentage is crazy

13:27 Running Back's Golden Number, 32 Jim Brown(Cleveland Browns) OJ Simpson(Buffalo Bills) Marcus Allen(Oakland Riders)

I heard Matt Ryan wears 2 because of Tim Couch & I lost it lol

Bradshaw: Well 4 super bowls should count for something 0%

36:11 “His final career catch huh” 😂🤣🤣

“Fartlet” omg dude I can’t 😂

I kinda feel like vinatieri should be wayyyy more than 0% considering he is leading scorerr in nfl

"Philip Rivers took number 17 because that is the number of kids he wants to have."

Not having Joe Klecko (#73) is a head scratcher. Went to the Pro Bowl in three different positions.

How is Swann not even on the ballot for 88?

Ed Reed only getting 11% is pretty sad

Did I just see Jay Cutler involved in a “Best Of” list?

8:20 Emmitt was still the best choice for #22, but Paul Krause holds an NFL record that will never be broken and is a better option than Haynes. #22 Mike Haynes: 46 interceptions, 688 yards, 2TD, 12 Fumble recoveries #22 Paul Krause: 81 interceptions (NFL record) , 1185 yards, 3TD, 19 Fumble recoveries

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Wtf Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick, Julio Jones, 0 percent and Calvin Johnson wasn’t even listed

Fun fact: Larry Fitzgerald has more tackles than he has drops

We all knew who number 12 was going to be before starting the video.. The GOAT 🐐

Dan dierdorf and 75 cardinals o line was amazing. Only allowing 8 sacks all year

Bruce Smith not being at 78 is so bad, most career sacks in the history of the league

8 year old ravens fan: Where is Lamar Jackson

Quick note. Ronnie Lott is better described as CB/S. He played his first half a dozen years as an All Pro Cornerback before moving to safety.

This is a clean list. Not all unbiased.

The fact that Joe Thomas isn’t even on the screen for 73 is a damn crime

Jay Cutler got beat by a punter 🤣🤣

Even a list like this could be readily argued Which of course is hilarious

Yea, Warren Moon #1, one of the best QB's in the history of the University of Washington. Rose Bowl MVP 1977 Pac 8 player of the year and 1978 Rose Bowl MVP (big upset over Michigan).

Vinatieri is known as the greatest kicker of all time, Gets 0% vote

I think Mike quick should be up for discussion as one of the best to wear #82 he made 5 pro bowls in a row, 2 all-pro’s, was inducted into the North Carolina sports hall of fame, held the record, and held the record for the most receiving yards in a season for a eagles player for decades before AJ brown recently broke it

Aikman was Qb in all his Superbowls .. Steve young was on the bench under Montana for 2 of his 3 Superbowls ..

*watches all the eagles players get 0%* Gets to #60 Yes..thats our boy concrete right there!

As a kicker, it really hurt seeing all of the no vote kickers 😭😭😭

#88 and the "PLAYMAKER" Michael Irvin not being mentioned is krazy. Nice vid tho

Peyton and Cooper Manning wore number 18 in honor of their dad’s jersey number at Ole’ Miss.

Who the hell gave Julio 0%!?

This has to be one of the best segments that NFL Throwback has ever uploaded!!! I love this

alternate and more true title: “best player for every jersey number but most of the choices are quarterbacks”

The missile block from WP is crazy

9 year old chiefs fans be like: "WhErE's pAtRiCk MaHoMeS"?

“John Elway is the greatest number 7 in any sport” *sad Cristiano Ronaldo sounds*

That who who whooo got me😂

Patrick Willis nor clay Matthews III not being mentioned as a top 3 in the greatest player to wear 52 is crazy.

The fact that Jay Cutler was even an option for #6 is an insult to football

One question scientists will never answer Jay Cutler on this list Also How did Kurt Warner get 0%????

The fact that not a single Cowboy was included on the graphic for #88 players is an injustice.

2:19 how the hell is Mike Vick there and not Big Ben 😂😂

0% no love for Micheal Vick, Eli Manning, Julio Jones ☹️ ouch!

73 without a mention of Joe Thomas? Never missed a snap and has the highest consecutive snaps played, made pro bowl every year. I can’t say he should be over Larry Allen but he should at least be on the list...

#37 is Lester Hayes imo All that stickum, loved him

Damn the number 99 can go any way.

“Being member of the hall is the only thing that brees doesn’t have on his resume” _________ looks at trophy case: MVP

The absolute disrespect to Joe Thomas I mean cmon

Tough break for. Deacon but can't argue

Larry Allen really didn't get the recognition he deserved!

The percentages are literally more of a joke then me