NFL Approximate Value (Weighted) Career Leaders
+ Indicates Hall of Famer
Leaders
Rank | Player | wAV | Years | Tm |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Brady | 184 | 2000-2022 | 2TM |
2 | Peyton Manning+ | 176 | 1998-2015 | 2TM |
3 | Drew Brees | 167 | 2001-2020 | 2TM |
4 | Aaron Rodgers | 163 | 2005-2023 | 2TM |
5 | Reggie White+ | 160 | 1985-2000 | 3TM |
Jerry Rice+ | 160 | 1985-2004 | 3TM | |
Ray Lewis+ | 160 | 1996-2012 | rav | |
8 | Brett Favre+ | 158 | 1991-2010 | 4TM |
9 | Bruce Smith+ | 152 | 1985-2003 | 2TM |
10 | Philip Rivers | 149 | 2004-2020 | 2TM |
11 | Fran Tarkenton+ | 148 | 1961-1978 | 2TM |
12 | Matt Ryan | 146 | 2008-2022 | 2TM |
Lawrence Taylor+ | 146 | 1981-1993 | nyg | |
14 | Dan Marino+ | 145 | 1983-1999 | mia |
15 | Alan Page+ | 144 | 1967-1981 | 2TM |
16 | Rod Woodson+ | 142 | 1987-2003 | 4TM |
Derrick Brooks+ | 142 | 1995-2008 | tam | |
18 | John Elway+ | 140 | 1983-1998 | den |
19 | Bruce Matthews+ | 138 | 1983-2001 | oti |
Anthony Munoz+ | 138 | 1980-1992 | cin | |
21 | Russell Wilson | 136 | 2012-2023 | 2TM |
22 | Junior Seau+ | 133 | 1990-2009 | 3TM |
23 | Marshall Faulk+ | 132 | 1994-2005 | 2TM |
Steve Young+ | 132 | 1985-1999 | 2TM | |
Carl Eller+ | 132 | 1964-1979 | 2TM | |
26 | Ben Roethlisberger | 131 | 2004-2021 | pit |
27 | Julius Peppers+ | 130 | 2002-2018 | 3TM |
28 | Randall McDaniel+ | 129 | 1988-2001 | 2TM |
Emmitt Smith+ | 129 | 1990-2004 | 2TM | |
LaDainian Tomlinson+ | 129 | 2001-2011 | 2TM | |
31 | Deion Sanders+ | 127 | 1989-2005 | 5TM |
Walter Payton+ | 127 | 1975-1987 | chi | |
33 | Joe Montana+ | 125 | 1979-1994 | 2TM |
34 | Randy Moss+ | 124 | 1998-2012 | 5TM |
Aaron Donald | 124 | 2014-2023 | ram | |
Mike Singletary+ | 124 | 1981-1992 | chi | |
37 | Dan Fouts+ | 123 | 1973-1987 | sdg |
Marvin Harrison+ | 123 | 1996-2008 | clt | |
Ronnie Lott+ | 123 | 1981-1994 | 3TM | |
40 | Michael Strahan+ | 122 | 1993-2007 | nyg |
41 | Matthew Stafford | 121 | 2009-2023 | 2TM |
Bobby Wagner | 121 | 2012-2023 | 2TM | |
Terrell Owens+ | 121 | 1996-2010 | 5TM | |
Eli Manning | 121 | 2004-2019 | nyg | |
45 | Ken Anderson | 120 | 1971-1986 | cin |
Barry Sanders+ | 120 | 1989-1998 | det | |
47 | Brian Urlacher+ | 119 | 2000-2012 | chi |
Paul Krause+ | 119 | 1964-1979 | 2TM | |
49 | Jeff Saturday | 118 | 1999-2012 | 2TM |
Jason Taylor+ | 118 | 1997-2011 | 3TM | |
51 | Champ Bailey+ | 117 | 1999-2013 | 2TM |
Warren Sapp+ | 117 | 1995-2007 | 2TM | |
53 | Merlin Olsen+ | 116 | 1962-1976 | ram |
Warren Moon+ | 116 | 1984-2000 | 4TM | |
Randy White+ | 116 | 1975-1988 | dal | |
Reggie Wayne | 116 | 2001-2014 | clt | |
57 | Charles Woodson+ | 115 | 1998-2015 | 2TM |
Zach Thomas+ | 115 | 1996-2008 | 2TM | |
Cam Newton | 115 | 2011-2021 | 2TM | |
60 | Mike Webster+ | 114 | 1974-1990 | 2TM |
Chris Doleman+ | 114 | 1985-1999 | 3TM | |
Jahri Evans | 114 | 2006-2017 | 2TM | |
63 | Johnny Unitas+ | 113 | 1956-1973 | 2TM |
Jack Ham+ | 113 | 1971-1982 | pit | |
Will Shields+ | 113 | 1993-2006 | kan | |
Edgerrin James+ | 113 | 1999-2009 | 3TM | |
67 | Ted Hendricks+ | 112 | 1969-1983 | 3TM |
Rickey Jackson+ | 112 | 1981-1995 | 2TM | |
John Hannah+ | 112 | 1973-1985 | nwe | |
Jim Otto+ | 112 | 1960-1974 | rai | |
Jack Youngblood+ | 112 | 1971-1984 | ram | |
Bob Lilly+ | 112 | 1961-1974 | dal | |
73 | Willie Roaf+ | 111 | 1993-2005 | 2TM |
Jack Lambert+ | 111 | 1974-1984 | pit | |
75 | J.J. Watt | 110 | 2011-2022 | 2TM |
Thurman Thomas+ | 110 | 1988-2000 | 2TM | |
Terrell Suggs | 110 | 2003-2019 | 3TM | |
Aeneas Williams+ | 110 | 1991-2004 | 2TM | |
Randall Cunningham | 110 | 1985-2001 | 4TM | |
80 | Joe Greene+ | 109 | 1969-1981 | pit |
Len Dawson+ | 109 | 1957-1975 | 3TM | |
Willie Brown+ | 109 | 1963-1978 | 2TM | |
Ronde Barber+ | 109 | 1997-2012 | tam | |
Mike Haynes+ | 109 | 1976-1989 | 2TM | |
Calais Campbell | 109 | 2008-2023 | 4TM | |
86 | Paul Warfield+ | 108 | 1964-1977 | 2TM |
Kevin Mawae+ | 108 | 1994-2009 | 3TM | |
Gene Upshaw+ | 108 | 1967-1981 | rai | |
Jim Brown+ | 108 | 1957-1965 | cle | |
John Randle+ | 108 | 1990-2003 | 2TM | |
Alan Faneca+ | 108 | 1998-2010 | 3TM | |
92 | Terry Bradshaw+ | 107 | 1970-1983 | pit |
Jim Tyrer | 107 | 1961-1974 | 2TM | |
Tony Dorsett+ | 107 | 1977-1988 | 2TM | |
Donovan McNabb | 107 | 1999-2011 | 3TM | |
Carson Palmer | 107 | 2004-2017 | 3TM | |
97 | Boomer Esiason | 106 | 1984-1997 | 3TM |
John Hadl | 106 | 1962-1977 | 4TM | |
Herb Adderley+ | 106 | 1961-1972 | 2TM | |
100 | Tim Brown+ | 105 | 1988-2004 | 2TM |
Sonny Jurgensen+ | 105 | 1957-1974 | 2TM | |
Drew Bledsoe | 105 | 1993-2006 | 3TM | |
103 | Bobby Bell+ | 104 | 1963-1974 | kan |
Nick Buoniconti+ | 104 | 1962-1976 | 2TM | |
Larry Little+ | 104 | 1967-1980 | 2TM | |
Michael Irvin+ | 104 | 1988-1999 | dal | |
Derrick Thomas+ | 104 | 1989-1999 | kan | |
Roger Staubach+ | 104 | 1969-1979 | dal | |
Ron Yary+ | 104 | 1968-1982 | 2TM | |
Brian Dawkins+ | 104 | 1996-2011 | 2TM | |
Rod Smith | 104 | 1995-2006 | den | |
Von Miller | 104 | 2011-2023 | 3TM | |
Marcus Allen+ | 104 | 1982-1997 | 2TM | |
Bob Griese+ | 104 | 1967-1980 | mia | |
Orlando Pace+ | 104 | 1997-2009 | 2TM | |
116 | Franco Harris+ | 103 | 1972-1984 | 2TM |
Jimmy Johnson+ | 103 | 1961-1976 | sfo | |
Deacon Jones+ | 103 | 1961-1974 | 3TM | |
Gary Zimmerman+ | 103 | 1986-1997 | 2TM | |
Jim Kelly+ | 103 | 1986-1996 | buf | |
Patrick Peterson | 103 | 2011-2023 | 3TM | |
Darrell Green+ | 103 | 1983-2002 | was | |
Cameron Jordan | 103 | 2011-2023 | nor | |
Steve Largent+ | 103 | 1976-1989 | sea | |
Mick Tingelhoff+ | 103 | 1962-1978 | min | |
Willie Davis+ | 103 | 1958-1969 | 2TM | |
Isiah Robertson | 103 | 1971-1982 | 2TM | |
Tiki Barber | 103 | 1997-2006 | nyg | |
129 | Steve Smith Sr. | 102 | 2001-2016 | 2TM |
James Lofton+ | 102 | 1978-1993 | 5TM | |
Curtis Martin+ | 102 | 1995-2005 | 2TM | |
Logan Mankins | 102 | 2005-2015 | 2TM | |
Jim Marshall | 102 | 1960-1979 | 2TM | |
Dan Hampton+ | 102 | 1979-1990 | chi | |
Steve Wisniewski | 102 | 1989-2001 | rai | |
Jason Kelce | 102 | 2011-2023 | phi | |
Tom Nalen | 102 | 1994-2007 | den | |
Ed Reed+ | 102 | 2002-2013 | 3TM | |
Kevin Williams | 102 | 2003-2015 | 3TM | |
Zack Martin | 102 | 2014-2023 | dal | |
Richmond Webb | 102 | 1990-2002 | 2TM | |
Sam Mills+ | 102 | 1986-1997 | 2TM | |
143 | Larry Allen+ | 101 | 1994-2007 | 2TM |
Don Maynard+ | 101 | 1958-1973 | 3TM | |
Justin Smith | 101 | 2001-2014 | 2TM | |
Adrian Peterson | 101 | 2007-2021 | 7TM | |
Isaac Bruce+ | 101 | 1994-2009 | 2TM | |
Jared Allen | 101 | 2004-2015 | 4TM | |
Julio Jones | 101 | 2011-2023 | 4TM | |
150 | DeMarcus Ware+ | 100 | 2005-2016 | 2TM |
Steve McMichael+ | 100 | 1980-1994 | 3TM | |
Lem Barney+ | 100 | 1967-1977 | det | |
Ndamukong Suh | 100 | 2010-2022 | 5TM | |
Haloti Ngata | 100 | 2006-2018 | 3TM | |
Andrew Whitworth | 100 | 2006-2021 | 2TM | |
Chris Hanburger+ | 100 | 1965-1978 | was | |
Ricky Watters | 100 | 1992-2001 | 3TM | |
Mel Renfro+ | 100 | 1964-1977 | dal | |
159 | Torry Holt | 99 | 1999-2009 | 2TM |
Trent Williams | 99 | 2010-2023 | 2TM | |
John Brodie | 99 | 1957-1973 | sfo | |
Wilber Marshall | 99 | 1984-1995 | 5TM | |
Steve McNair | 99 | 1995-2007 | 2TM | |
Cris Carter+ | 99 | 1987-2002 | 3TM | |
165 | Lance Alworth+ | 98 | 1962-1972 | 2TM |
Pat Swilling | 98 | 1986-1998 | 3TM | |
O.J. Simpson+ | 98 | 1969-1979 | 2TM | |
Lance Briggs | 98 | 2003-2014 | chi | |
Cameron Heyward | 98 | 2011-2023 | pit | |
Lomas Brown | 98 | 1985-2002 | 5TM | |
Alex Karras+ | 98 | 1958-1970 | det | |
Richard Dent+ | 98 | 1983-1997 | 4TM | |
Roman Gabriel | 98 | 1962-1977 | 2TM | |
Andre Reed+ | 98 | 1985-2000 | 2TM | |
Alex Smith | 98 | 2005-2020 | 3TM | |
Demario Davis | 98 | 2012-2023 | 3TM | |
Walter Jones+ | 98 | 1997-2008 | sea | |
178 | Cortez Kennedy+ | 97 | 1990-2000 | sea |
Mel Blount+ | 97 | 1970-1983 | pit | |
Hardy Nickerson | 97 | 1987-2002 | 4TM | |
Richard Sherman | 97 | 2011-2021 | 3TM | |
Ron McDole | 97 | 1961-1978 | 4TM | |
Cornell Green | 97 | 1962-1974 | dal | |
Jason Peters | 97 | 2004-2023 | 5TM | |
Rich Gannon | 97 | 1987-2004 | 4TM | |
Henry Ellard | 97 | 1983-1998 | 3TM | |
Dave Krieg | 97 | 1980-1998 | 6TM | |
Vinny Testaverde | 97 | 1987-2007 | 7TM | |
George Blanda+ | 97 | 1949-1975 | 4TM | |
190 | Mark Brunell | 96 | 1994-2011 | 5TM |
Patrick Mahomes | 96 | 2017-2023 | kan | |
Warrick Dunn | 96 | 1997-2008 | 2TM | |
Ken Riley+ | 96 | 1969-1983 | cin | |
Neil Smith | 96 | 1988-2000 | 3TM | |
Troy Polamalu+ | 96 | 2003-2014 | pit | |
Buck Buchanan+ | 96 | 1963-1975 | kan | |
Dermontti Dawson+ | 96 | 1988-2000 | pit | |
Eric Allen | 96 | 1988-2001 | 3TM | |
Mike Kenn | 96 | 1978-1994 | atl | |
Troy Aikman+ | 96 | 1989-2000 | dal | |
Kurt Warner+ | 96 | 1998-2009 | 3TM | |
Forrest Gregg+ | 96 | 1956-1971 | 2TM | |
203 | Harry Carson+ | 95 | 1976-1988 | nyg |
Khalil Mack | 95 | 2014-2023 | 3TM | |
Tony Gonzalez+ | 95 | 1997-2013 | 2TM | |
Jonathan Ogden+ | 95 | 1996-2007 | rav | |
Willie Wood+ | 95 | 1960-1971 | gnb | |
Jim Hart | 95 | 1966-1984 | 2TM | |
Ken Houston+ | 95 | 1967-1980 | 2TM | |
Roger Craig | 95 | 1983-1993 | 3TM | |
London Fletcher | 95 | 1998-2013 | 3TM | |
Ray Nitschke+ | 95 | 1958-1972 | gnb | |
Howie Long+ | 95 | 1981-1993 | rai | |
Charley Taylor+ | 95 | 1964-1977 | was | |
James Farrior | 95 | 1997-2011 | 2TM | |
Fletcher Cox | 95 | 2012-2023 | phi | |
Joe Flacco | 95 | 2008-2023 | 4TM | |
Lemar Parrish | 95 | 1970-1982 | 3TM | |
Bobby Boyd | 95 | 1960-1968 | clt | |
Henry Jordan+ | 95 | 1957-1969 | 2TM | |
Tony Romo | 95 | 2004-2016 | dal | |
222 | Chuck Howley+ | 94 | 1958-1973 | 2TM |
Steve Hutchinson+ | 94 | 2001-2012 | 3TM | |
Andre Johnson+ | 94 | 2003-2016 | 3TM | |
Kirk Cousins | 94 | 2012-2023 | 2TM | |
Dick Schafrath | 94 | 1959-1971 | cle | |
Frank Gore | 94 | 2005-2020 | 5TM | |
Clay Matthews | 94 | 1978-1996 | 2TM | |
Too Tall Jones | 94 | 1974-1989 | dal | |
Johnny Robinson+ | 94 | 1960-1971 | kan | |
Trent Green | 94 | 1997-2008 | 4TM | |
Jimmy Smith | 94 | 1992-2005 | 2TM | |
Joe Namath+ | 94 | 1965-1977 | 2TM | |
234 | Darrelle Revis+ | 93 | 2007-2017 | 4TM |
Larry Fitzgerald | 93 | 2004-2020 | crd | |
Mike Munchak+ | 93 | 1982-1993 | oti | |
Karl Mecklenburg | 93 | 1983-1994 | den | |
Antonio Gates | 93 | 2003-2018 | sdg | |
Patrick Willis+ | 93 | 2007-2014 | sfo | |
Willie Anderson | 93 | 1996-2008 | 2TM | |
Harold Jackson | 93 | 1968-1983 | 5TM | |
Art Shell+ | 93 | 1968-1982 | rai | |
Wayne Walker | 93 | 1958-1972 | det | |
Ken Stabler+ | 93 | 1970-1984 | 3TM | |
Kevin Greene+ | 93 | 1985-1999 | 4TM | |
246 | Marshal Yanda | 92 | 2007-2019 | rav |
Larry Grantham | 92 | 1960-1972 | nyj | |
Michael Vick | 92 | 2001-2015 | 4TM | |
Antonio Brown | 92 | 2010-2021 | 3TM | |
Eric Dickerson+ | 92 | 1983-1993 | 4TM | |
Charlie Joiner+ | 92 | 1969-1986 | 3TM |
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