Franchise intelligence · decade by decade

NFL Franchise IQ Timeline

Which franchises fielded the most talented rosters each decade? Franchise IQ is the average KV-H peak rating of the top-5 players per organization per decade — a measure of sustained talent density that reveals dynasty arcs invisible in win-loss records alone.

Rankings as of 2026-10-15, as declared by the corpus that produced them.

Decade Leaders (Modern Era)

1990sTop talent density

#1 anchors: Jerome Bettis

2000sTop talent density

2010sTop talent density

2020sTop talent density

All Franchise Decade Arcs

Franchise	Overall IQ	Best Decade	Trend	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
Green Bay Packers	83	1940s(93)		86	85	83	83
Chicago Bears	79	1980s(92)		90

Methodology

Franchise IQ per decade = average KV-H peak score of the top-5 players whose career peak season falls in that decade AND whose last franchise matches the team. Attribution uses final team as a proxy — directional, not exact. Players who won rings on a different team than their peak may be under-counted for their dynasty franchise. All-time Franchise IQ →

StatVault Franchise IQ Timeline · KV-H talent density · 32 franchises