{"id":214,"date":"2023-10-27T13:17:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T17:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/?p=214"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:39:18","slug":"want-to-know-what-are-the-most-important-positions-in-nfl-find-out-on-pro-football-reference-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/pfr-blog\/2023\/10\/want-to-know-what-are-the-most-important-positions-in-nfl-find-out-on-pro-football-reference-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Important Positions in the NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Football has often been described as the ultimate team sport. The team is at its best when each player is getting their job done. In all three phases of the game, the position players each have their own game within the game and task at hand to win over their opponent on each play. In this post, we will spotlight the top positions and give you an example of an NFL player who epitomized the position from the past or present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Quarterback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The traditional leader of the offense is generally the guy who calls the plays in the huddle and touches the ball on almost every play. These signal-callers are the directors on the field placing people and the pigskin, through handoff, pitches, and passes, in the most advantageous spots for their team to gain an advantage. Many consider quarterback the most important position in football and the most unique in all sports. The image that would probably come to most people when you think of the word quarterback is probably this fella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\tTom Brady<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\n\n \n \n\n\n\n \n

\n \n Thomas Edward Patrick Brady\n  (TB12, Tom Terrific, Touchdown Tom, GOAT, The Pharaoh, Comeback Kid or Sir<\/span>)\n <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\tPosition<\/strong>: QB\n\t\t\tThrows:<\/strong>\n\t\tRight\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n

6-4<\/span>, 225lb<\/span> (193cm, 102kg) <\/p>\n\n\n

\n Born:<\/strong> \n \n\t\tAugust 3<\/a>, 1977\n \n \n in San Mateo, CA<\/a><\/span>\n \n<\/span> (Age: 46-084d)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

College<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tMichigan<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t (College Stats<\/a>)\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>

Weighted Career AV (100-95-…)<\/a>:<\/strong> 184 (1st overall since 1960)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School<\/strong>: \n \n\t\tJunipero Serra<\/a> (CA<\/a>)\n\t\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Draft<\/strong>: New England Patriots<\/a> in the 6th round (199th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n

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