The offensive playmakers get all the glory in the media, award shows, and even in conversations around the water coolers and barber shops. But the quarterbacks, running backs, and receivers could only do their jobs with the help of their gigantic teammates in the trenches: the offensive linemen. Our objective in this post is to find the greatest linemen of all time, using the statistics of Pro Football Reference and Stathead. We will only look at numbers from the regular season as criteria to keep it fair. Still, we may consider championships and post-season awards to determine the NFL offensive linemen rankings.

There’s something about the defensive line that symbolizes the toughness and determination of pro football. Although not as glamorous as quarterback or wide receiver, many fan favorites played defensive line. Here is a look at some of the best defensive linemen of all time.  

Although this list compiles great defensive linemen in NFL history, it’s important to remember that there are difference between the defensive line positions. Defensive ends are often able to obtain higher sack totals rushing from the outside. Some defensive tackles play in a 4-3 alignment, with a second defensive tackle right beside them. Others, such as Curley Culp, excelled as the only defensive tackle in a 3-4 alignment. Such players, often called nose tackles, are often double and sometimes triple-teamed in that formation.  

Who is the best wide receiver of all time? That question is a topic of conversation amongst people who love American football. A great way to study this is to examine the fruits of the labor of those who worked in the position in the form of statistics via the robust Pro-Football-Reference database. Let’s list the names of some great wideouts in NFL history and what they accomplished to help in our quest.

There are a few different ways to look at our list of the greatest wide receivers of all time. The skill sets of the top wideouts vary, and the tasks they accomplished helped their teams gain an advantage. The offensive scheme, strategy, and rules of the era each had as much of an influence on the players’ impact on the numbers they produced.

Attempting to select the greatest NFL player of all time is like trying to identify the greatest cheeseburger of all time. There are so many contenders and so many different characteristics that it’s impossible to pick an absolute winner. Plus, each era owns its own legacy. Ask a fan who watched the NFL in the 1950s, and they might give a completely different opinion of what makes a great football player than someone who started watching football in the 2020s.

One can, however, possibly create a list of perhaps the greatest of the greats. That is what we’re crazy enough to tackle here at Pro Football Reference. 

The NFL released its top 100 NFL players of all time for its 100^th anniversary by position. I will use a similar template, listing some of the best NFL players of all time by position. There is no way to be completely comprehensive here, but I do believe this is a solid list to enjoy and discuss. 

The 2022 NFL season gave fans one of the most spectacular varieties of a season where offenses found schemes to put points on the scoreboard. The talent at the quarterback position and the varied skillsets of the signal-caller talent is at an unprecedented level. Below are the top 10 NFL quarterbacks in 2022. Their stats from the Pro-Football-Reference database will support the selections, so be prepared to have your jaw drop a few times. We dialed in the Stathead football settings to look at QBs with a minimum of 250 snaps. We will pull the best NFL quarterbacks during the 2022 season in various statistical categories to help. To make it as fair of a comparison as possible, only the 2022 regular season numbers will be considered.

The 2022 National Football League season has recently come to a close, allowing us to reflect on the season that passed. Who was the best? The NFL’s top linebackers this past year will be looked at in this post using their 2022 statistics. We will look at four segments of the game that an LB can be measured with and the top performers in each using the vast resources of Stathead and Pro-Football-Reference. Our pool of players will be all backers; inside, outside, strong, weak, Edges, the Mikes, and the Wills. Only the regular season stats will be used in this study to keep things on a level playing field.

Answering the question of, “Who is the best NFL running back ever?” is extremely difficult. Statistics tell part of the story, but not the entire story. Some running backs were also great receivers. Other running backs possessed excellent blocking skills on top of their running abilities. Some great running backs in NFL history played fullback, while others played halfback. Fullbacks tend to own more blocking responsibilities than halfbacks.

Who are the best cornerbacks of all time? That is a loaded question and depends on the criteria you measure them by. There have been countless cornerbacks throughout the history of the National Football League that have played the game at such a high level that the results of a big game, the outcome of a season, or even a rule have been changed as a result of their actions. With the 2023 Class, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has enshrined 23 cornerbacks among the legends housed there. This article \will look at the top CBs in several areas to recognize the best at the position.