NFL Approximate Value Career Leaders
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Leaders
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Rank | Player | AV | Years | Tm |
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1 | Tom Brady | 295 | 2000-2020 | 2TM |
2 | Drew Brees | 276 | 2001-2020 | 2TM |
3 | Peyton Manning | 271 | 1998-2015 | 2TM |
4 | Brett Favre + | 255 | 1991-2010 | 4TM |
5 | Jerry Rice + | 250 | 1985-2004 | 3TM |
6 | Fran Tarkenton+ | 236 | 1961-1978 | 2TM |
7 | Bruce Matthews+ | 226 | 1983-2001 | oti |
8 | Reggie White + | 225 | 1985-2000 | 3TM |
9 | Bruce Smith+ | 223 | 1985-2003 | 2TM |
Rod Woodson+ | 223 | 1987-2003 | 4TM | |
11 | Ray Lewis+ | 218 | 1996-2012 | rav |
12 | Dan Marino+ | 216 | 1983-1999 | mia |
Philip Rivers | 216 | 2004-2020 | 2TM | |
14 | John Elway+ | 203 | 1983-1998 | den |
15 | Aaron Rodgers | 202 | 2005-2020 | gnb |
16 | Paul Krause+ | 196 | 1964-1979 | 2TM |
Anthony Munoz+ | 196 | 1980-1992 | cin | |
18 | Alan Page+ | 195 | 1967-1981 | 2TM |
Ben Roethlisberger | 195 | 2004-2020 | pit | |
20 | Matt Ryan | 192 | 2008-2020 | atl |
21 | Junior Seau+ | 189 | 1990-2009 | 3TM |
22 | Derrick Brooks+ | 188 | 1995-2008 | tam |
Ronnie Lott+ | 188 | 1981-1994 | 3TM | |
24 | Jim Otto+ | 187 | 1960-1974 | rai |
25 | Julius Peppers | 183 | 2002-2018 | 3TM |
26 | Lawrence Taylor+ | 182 | 1981-1993 | nyg |
Mick Tingelhoff+ | 182 | 1962-1978 | min | |
28 | Randall McDaniel+ | 181 | 1988-2001 | 2TM |
29 | Gene Upshaw+ | 180 | 1967-1981 | rai |
30 | Mike Webster+ | 178 | 1974-1990 | 2TM |
31 | Carl Eller+ | 177 | 1964-1979 | 2TM |
32 | Darrell Green+ | 174 | 1983-2002 | was |
33 | John Hannah+ | 173 | 1973-1985 | nwe |
34 | Deion Sanders + | 172 | 1989-2005 | 5TM |
35 | Steve Young+ | 171 | 1985-1999 | 2TM |
36 | Emmitt Smith + | 169 | 1990-2004 | 2TM |
37 | Willie Brown+ | 168 | 1963-1978 | 2TM |
Jimmy Johnson+ | 168 | 1961-1976 | sfo | |
Walter Payton+ | 168 | 1975-1987 | chi | |
40 | Marshall Faulk+ | 166 | 1994-2005 | 2TM |
Warren Moon+ | 166 | 1984-2000 | 4TM | |
42 | Eli Manning | 165 | 2004-2019 | nyg |
Merlin Olsen+ | 165 | 1962-1976 | ram | |
Terrell Owens+ | 165 | 1996-2010 | 5TM | |
45 | Jim Marshall | 164 | 1960-1979 | 2TM |
Joe Montana+ | 164 | 1979-1994 | 2TM | |
47 | Mel Blount+ | 163 | 1970-1983 | pit |
48 | Dan Fouts+ | 162 | 1973-1987 | sdg |
49 | Ken Anderson | 161 | 1971-1986 | cin |
Marvin Harrison+ | 161 | 1996-2008 | clt | |
Randy Moss+ | 161 | 1998-2012 | 5TM | |
Jim Tyrer | 161 | 1961-1974 | 2TM | |
53 | Eric Allen | 160 | 1988-2001 | 3TM |
Will Shields+ | 160 | 1993-2006 | kan | |
Ron Yary+ | 160 | 1968-1982 | 2TM | |
56 | Lomas Brown | 159 | 1985-2002 | 5TM |
Rickey Jackson+ | 159 | 1981-1995 | 2TM | |
Mike Singletary + | 159 | 1981-1992 | chi | |
Jason Taylor+ | 159 | 1997-2011 | 3TM | |
Charles Woodson | 159 | 1998-2015 | 2TM | |
61 | Mike Kenn | 158 | 1978-1994 | atl |
Michael Strahan+ | 158 | 1993-2007 | nyg | |
63 | Ted Hendricks+ | 157 | 1969-1983 | 3TM |
Ken Houston+ | 157 | 1967-1980 | 2TM | |
LaDainian Tomlinson+ | 157 | 2001-2011 | 2TM | |
66 | Chris Doleman+ | 156 | 1985-1999 | 3TM |
Mike Haynes+ | 156 | 1976-1989 | 2TM | |
68 | Champ Bailey+ | 155 | 1999-2013 | 2TM |
Larry Little+ | 155 | 1967-1980 | 2TM | |
Terrell Suggs | 155 | 2003-2019 | 3TM | |
Reggie Wayne | 155 | 2001-2014 | clt | |
Aeneas Williams+ | 155 | 1991-2004 | 2TM | |
73 | Kevin Mawae+ | 154 | 1994-2009 | 3TM |
Steve Wisniewski | 154 | 1989-2001 | rai | |
75 | Ronde Barber | 153 | 1997-2012 | tam |
Bob Lilly+ | 153 | 1961-1974 | dal | |
Randy White+ | 153 | 1975-1988 | dal | |
78 | Jack Ham+ | 152 | 1971-1982 | pit |
Willie Roaf+ | 152 | 1993-2005 | 2TM | |
80 | Ken Riley | 151 | 1969-1983 | cin |
Ed White | 151 | 1969-1985 | 2TM | |
82 | Tom Mack+ | 150 | 1966-1978 | ram |
Barry Sanders + | 150 | 1989-1998 | det | |
Brian Urlacher+ | 150 | 2000-2012 | chi | |
85 | Tony Gonzalez+ | 149 | 1997-2013 | 2TM |
Warren Sapp+ | 149 | 1995-2007 | 2TM | |
87 | Herb Adderley + | 148 | 1961-1972 | 2TM |
Brian Dawkins+ | 148 | 1996-2011 | 2TM | |
Zach Thomas | 148 | 1996-2008 | 2TM | |
90 | John Hadl | 147 | 1962-1977 | 4TM |
Russell Wilson | 147 | 2012-2020 | sea | |
92 | Nick Buoniconti + | 146 | 1962-1976 | 2TM |
93 | Ron McDole | 145 | 1961-1978 | 4TM |
Johnny Unitas + | 145 | 1956-1973 | 2TM | |
Gary Zimmerman+ | 145 | 1986-1997 | 2TM | |
96 | Lem Barney+ | 144 | 1967-1977 | det |
Tim Brown+ | 144 | 1988-2004 | 2TM | |
Eugene Robinson | 144 | 1985-2000 | 4TM | |
99 | Len Dawson+ | 143 | 1957-1975 | 3TM |
Jason Peters | 143 | 2004-2020 | 2TM | |
101 | Marcus Allen+ | 142 | 1982-1997 | 2TM |
Len Hauss | 142 | 1964-1977 | was | |
Walter Jones+ | 142 | 1997-2008 | sea | |
Ralph Neely | 142 | 1965-1977 | dal | |
Carson Palmer | 142 | 2004-2017 | 3TM | |
Mel Renfro+ | 142 | 1964-1977 | dal | |
Jeff Saturday | 142 | 1999-2012 | 2TM | |
Dick Schafrath | 142 | 1959-1971 | cle | |
Vinny Testaverde | 142 | 1987-2007 | 7TM | |
110 | Russ Washington | 141 | 1968-1982 | sdg |
Jack Youngblood+ | 141 | 1971-1984 | ram | |
112 | Alan Faneca | 140 | 1998-2010 | 3TM |
Cornell Green | 140 | 1962-1974 | dal | |
Joe Greene+ | 140 | 1969-1981 | pit | |
Steve Largent+ | 140 | 1976-1989 | sea | |
James Lofton+ | 140 | 1978-1993 | 5TM | |
Andrew Whitworth | 140 | 2006-2020 | 2TM | |
118 | Bob Griese+ | 139 | 1967-1980 | mia |
Jack Lambert+ | 139 | 1974-1984 | pit | |
Steve Smith | 139 | 2001-2016 | 2TM | |
121 | Dave Krieg | 138 | 1980-1998 | 6TM |
Bob Kuechenberg | 138 | 1970-1983 | mia | |
Clay Matthews | 138 | 1978-1996 | 2TM | |
Donovan McNabb | 138 | 1999-2011 | 3TM | |
John Randle + | 138 | 1990-2003 | 2TM | |
Art Shell+ | 138 | 1968-1982 | rai | |
Thurman Thomas+ | 138 | 1988-2000 | 2TM | |
Richmond Webb | 138 | 1990-2002 | 2TM | |
Willie Wood+ | 138 | 1960-1971 | gnb | |
130 | Bobby Bell+ | 137 | 1963-1974 | kan |
Drew Bledsoe | 137 | 1993-2006 | 3TM | |
Terry Bradshaw+ | 137 | 1970-1983 | pit | |
Isaac Bruce+ | 137 | 1994-2009 | 2TM | |
Tony Dorsett+ | 137 | 1977-1988 | 2TM | |
Larry Fitzgerald | 137 | 2004-2020 | crd | |
London Fletcher | 137 | 1998-2013 | 3TM | |
Gene Hickerson+ | 137 | 1958-1973 | cle | |
Sonny Jurgensen+ | 137 | 1957-1974 | 2TM | |
Johnny Robinson+ | 137 | 1960-1971 | kan | |
Roger Wehrli+ | 137 | 1969-1982 | crd | |
Doug Wilkerson | 137 | 1970-1984 | 2TM | |
142 | Boomer Esiason | 136 | 1984-1997 | 3TM |
Jahri Evans | 136 | 2006-2017 | 2TM | |
Pat Fischer | 136 | 1961-1977 | 2TM | |
Jim Hart | 136 | 1966-1984 | 2TM | |
Edgerrin James+ | 136 | 1999-2009 | 3TM | |
Orlando Pace+ | 136 | 1997-2009 | 2TM | |
Ed Reed+ | 136 | 2002-2013 | 3TM | |
149 | Cris Carter + | 135 | 1987-2002 | 3TM |
Dermontti Dawson+ | 135 | 1988-2000 | pit | |
Forrest Gregg + | 135 | 1956-1971 | 2TM | |
Cam Newton | 135 | 2011-2020 | 2TM | |
Paul Warfield+ | 135 | 1964-1977 | 2TM | |
154 | Randall Cunningham | 134 | 1985-2001 | 4TM |
Franco Harris+ | 134 | 1972-1984 | 2TM | |
Charlie Joiner+ | 134 | 1969-1986 | 3TM | |
Bill Thompson | 134 | 1969-1981 | den | |
Derrick Thomas+ | 134 | 1989-1999 | kan | |
159 | Larry Allen+ | 133 | 1994-2007 | 2TM |
Calais Campbell | 133 | 2008-2020 | 3TM | |
Henry Ellard | 133 | 1983-1998 | 3TM | |
Frank Gore | 133 | 2005-2020 | 5TM | |
Andre Reed+ | 133 | 1985-2000 | 2TM | |
Isiah Robertson | 133 | 1971-1982 | 2TM | |
Justin Smith | 133 | 2001-2014 | 2TM | |
166 | Randy Cross | 132 | 1976-1988 | sfo |
Roman Gabriel | 132 | 1962-1977 | 2TM | |
Jim Kelly+ | 132 | 1986-1996 | buf | |
Don Maynard+ | 132 | 1958-1973 | 3TM | |
Jackie Slater+ | 132 | 1976-1995 | ram | |
Jeff Van Note | 132 | 1969-1986 | atl | |
Troy Vincent | 132 | 1992-2006 | 4TM | |
Larry Wilson + | 132 | 1960-1972 | crd | |
Louis Wright | 132 | 1975-1986 | den | |
175 | Too Tall Jones | 131 | 1974-1989 | dal |
Eddie Meador | 131 | 1959-1970 | ram | |
Tom Nalen | 131 | 1994-2007 | den | |
Walt Sweeney | 131 | 1963-1975 | 2TM | |
179 | Joe DeLamielleure+ | 130 | 1973-1985 | 2TM |
James Farrior | 130 | 1997-2011 | 2TM | |
Lemar Parrish | 130 | 1970-1982 | 3TM | |
Matthew Stafford | 130 | 2009-2020 | det | |
Everson Walls | 130 | 1981-1993 | 3TM | |
184 | John Brodie | 129 | 1957-1973 | sfo |
Chris Hanburger+ | 129 | 1965-1978 | was | |
Curtis Martin + | 129 | 1995-2005 | 2TM | |
Art Monk+ | 129 | 1980-1995 | 3TM | |
Max Montoya | 129 | 1979-1994 | 2TM | |
Hardy Nickerson | 129 | 1987-2002 | 4TM | |
Donnie Shell+ | 129 | 1974-1987 | pit | |
191 | Michael Irvin+ | 128 | 1988-1999 | dal |
Jonathan Ogden+ | 128 | 1996-2007 | rav | |
Richie Petitbon | 128 | 1959-1972 | 3TM | |
DeMarcus Ware | 128 | 2005-2016 | 2TM | |
195 | Willie Anderson | 127 | 1996-2008 | 2TM |
Stan Brock | 127 | 1980-1995 | 2TM | |
Antonio Gates | 127 | 2003-2018 | sdg | |
Winston Hill + | 127 | 1963-1977 | 2TM | |
Steve McMichael | 127 | 1980-1994 | 3TM | |
Sam Mills | 127 | 1986-1997 | 2TM | |
Roger Staubach+ | 127 | 1969-1979 | dal | |
202 | George Blanda+ | 126 | 1949-1975 | 4TM |
LeRoy Butler | 126 | 1990-2001 | gnb | |
Larry Grantham | 126 | 1960-1972 | nyj | |
Steve McNair | 126 | 1995-2007 | 2TM | |
Rod Smith | 126 | 1995-2006 | den | |
Bobby Wagner | 126 | 2012-2020 | sea | |
Wayne Walker | 126 | 1958-1972 | det | |
209 | Jared Allen | 125 | 2004-2015 | 4TM |
Bruce Armstrong | 125 | 1987-2000 | nwe | |
Buck Buchanan+ | 125 | 1963-1975 | kan | |
Ray Donaldson | 125 | 1980-1996 | 3TM | |
Chuck Howley | 125 | 1958-1973 | 2TM | |
Andre Johnson | 125 | 2003-2016 | 3TM | |
Ron Mix+ | 125 | 1960-1971 | 2TM | |
Mike Munchak+ | 125 | 1982-1993 | oti | |
Adrian Peterson | 125 | 2007-2020 | 5TM | |
Charley Taylor+ | 125 | 1964-1977 | was | |
Kevin Williams | 125 | 2003-2015 | 3TM | |
220 | Bobby Boyd | 124 | 1960-1968 | clt |
Duane Brown | 124 | 2008-2020 | 2TM | |
Dan Hampton + | 124 | 1979-1990 | chi | |
Lee Roy Jordan | 124 | 1963-1976 | dal | |
Haloti Ngata | 124 | 2006-2018 | 3TM | |
Ted Washington | 124 | 1991-2007 | 7TM | |
Ricky Watters | 124 | 1992-2001 | 3TM | |
227 | Lance Briggs | 123 | 2003-2014 | chi |
James Hasty | 123 | 1988-2001 | 3TM | |
Torry Holt | 123 | 1999-2009 | 2TM | |
Harold Jackson | 123 | 1968-1983 | 5TM | |
Deacon Jones+ | 123 | 1961-1974 | 3TM | |
Dick LeBeau+ | 123 | 1959-1972 | det | |
Matt Light | 123 | 2001-2011 | nwe | |
234 | Charlie Cowan | 122 | 1961-1975 | ram |
Willie Davis + | 122 | 1958-1969 | 2TM | |
Warrick Dunn | 122 | 1997-2008 | 2TM | |
Kent Hull | 122 | 1986-1996 | buf | |
Ty Law+ | 122 | 1995-2009 | 4TM | |
Albert Lewis | 122 | 1983-1998 | 2TM | |
John Lynch | 122 | 1993-2007 | 2TM | |
Jake Scott | 122 | 1970-1978 | 2TM | |
242 | Troy Aikman+ | 121 | 1989-2000 | dal |
Steve Atwater+ | 121 | 1989-1999 | 2TM | |
Jim Brown+ | 121 | 1957-1965 | cle | |
Ed Budde | 121 | 1963-1976 | kan | |
Harry Carson+ | 121 | 1976-1988 | nyg | |
Richard Dent+ | 121 | 1983-1997 | 4TM | |
Kevin Greene + | 121 | 1985-1999 | 4TM | |
Logan Mankins | 121 | 2005-2015 | 2TM | |
John Riggins+ | 121 | 1971-1985 | 2TM |
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