top 10 best nfl players ever By topten [9 more lists]

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Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice has the record for most touchdowns (207), most receiving yards (22,895), Most catches (1,549), most TD catches (197). The 1,549 receptions are 447 more than second place Marvin Harrison, The 22,895 receiving yards are 7,961 ahead of Runner-up Tim Brown. His 197 receiving touchdowns are 49 ahead of the next highest, Randy Moss. LaDainian Thomas has the second most touchdowns at 153 compared to his 207. It is obvious that Jerry Rice is the best.
2

Joe Montana

With 4 super bowl titles, and MVP in 3 Gives him perfect reason to be the number 2 football player of all time and the number 1 quarterback ever. He has 31 fourth-quarter comebacks. This Hall of Famer went to 8 pro bowls. He had 35 300 yard passing games, and 7 of them where over 400 yards. He had 273 touchdown passes, 40,551 yards passing, and rushed 1,676 yards with 20 touchdowns.
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Jim Brown

Jim Brown is the best RB ever he averaged 104.3 yards a game. (The only player to average over 100) and 5.2 yards per carry. He was the number 2 player on the NFL's top 100 players of all time behind Jerry Rice. If it were not for his short career he would have every running back record possible.
4

Walter Payton

Walter Payton known as "Sweetness" had the most consecutive seasons leading the league in rushing 4, had the second most rushing yards in a career 16,726 yards, He had a game against the vikings where he had 275 rushing yards, has the second most behind Chris Johnson in consecutive 100 yards rushing which is 9. He has 2 NFL MVP's and was famous for taking hit after hit and not being stopped. It would be rare to see him run out of bounds.
5

Barry Sanders

Barry Sanders was arguably the most entertaining running back. He was the first player to have 5 1500 yard seasons. In the year 1997 he averaged 6.1 yards and in his whole career he averaged 5.0 yards per carry. he had 15,269 yards in his career, the third most of all time behind Emmitt Smith and Walter Payton. He had 99 touchdowns the 8th most of all time, and was one of the most humble athletes of all time.
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Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning is the smartest quarterback ever he basically reads every play. He has the most NFL MVP's 4. He also has a super bowl MVP. Peyton completed more passes for more yards and more touchdowns in his first 12 NFL seasons than any quarterback in history. In 2009, Peyton broke his own record when he surpassed 4,000 passing yards for the 10th time in his career. Peyton is the only quarterback in NFL history to open a career with six straight 3,000+-yard seasons. In 2006, Peyton led the AFC in passing yards and the NFL in touchdowns and quarterback rating. Peyton and Marvin Harrison reached the 100-touchdown plateau in 2006—they are the only passer-receiver combo to reach triple-digits. In 2007, He has 11 pro bowls and MVP in the 2005 pro bowl. 5× First-team All-Pro selection, 6× AFC Player of the Year, #1 Indianapolis Colts All-time leader (Career Wins, Passing Touchdowns , Pass Attempts, Pass Completions and Passing Yards) Fastest ever to reach 50,000 yards passing, and the best current NFL player.
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Brett Favre

Brett Favre is the toughest quarter back ever. He also has the most passing yards over 70,00. He's the only quarterback to throw over 500 touchdowns. He is the only player to win the AP Most Valuable Player three consecutive times (1995–97). He helped win a super bowl. 11 pro bowl selections and 3 NFL MVP's.
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Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor was the best defensive player ever. He was extremely intimidating and had 142.5 sacks and one the NFL MVP. He went to 10 pro bowls, was a 9 time first team all pro selection, 2 super bowl championships, 3 time defensive player of the year, and many more awards.
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Reggie White

He had 198 sacks and was the best Defensive end ever.
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Steve Young

The Most mobile quarterback ever, he has the record for most touchdown passes in a super bowl he had 6. He was crowned super bowl MVP. Was a 2 time NFL MVP. Went to 7 pro bowls. Has records in career QB Rating 98.6 and career QB Rushing Touchdowns, 43.

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