NFL Franchise Talent Squander Index
Which organizations have chronically failed their most talented players? Aggregated from the Wasted Talent leaderboard— HOF-caliber careers shortened by injury, on a franchise's watch.
Most Cursed Franchises
- 1Washington Commanders166.619 playersChris SamuelsOT13.4#16Jammal BrownOT13.4#17Ray BrownG12.2#27Pete KendallG11.9#39Jason FabiniOT11.2#60Randy ThomasG11.1#69Brenden StaiG10.9#88Levi JonesOT10.9#92Casey RabachC10.8#100Vaughn ParkerOT10.8#106Cory RaymerC10.3#144Rick DeMullingOT10.1#163Shawn LauvaoG6.2#217Kory LichtensteigerC6.0#228Chase RoullierC4.5#288DeAngelo HallS3.9#317Orlando FranklinOT3.8#325Clinton PortisRB2.8#364Ryan FitzpatrickQB2.4#370
- 2New York Giants145.916 playersChris SneeG14.0#10Shawn AndrewsOT13.4#18Herman MooreWR12.6#22Bob WhitfieldOT11.7#43Kareem McKenzieOT11.3#51Glenn ParkerG11.2#59David DiehlG11.1#64David BaasC11.1#73Dusty ZeiglerG10.5#128Stacy AndrewsOT10.5#133Adam SnyderG7.6#194Jameis WinstonQB5.9#230Jon BeasonMLB4.3#295Justin PughG4.1#307Andrew ThomasOT3.7#331John GrecoC2.9#362
- 3Los Angeles Chargers137.617 playersMarcus McNeillOT11.9#40Jon RunyanOT11.8#42Jeremy NewberryC11.2#54L.J. SheltonOT11.0#83Roman ObenOT11.0#84Rex HadnotG10.9#94Reggie WellsOT10.6#117Nick HardwickC10.4#134King DunlapOT8.2#187Jeromey ClaryG7.4#196J.D. WaltonC5.7#240Joe AltOT5.5#246Mike PounceyC5.4#247Bryan BulagaOT5.0#263Cole StrangeG4.5#289Rashawn SlaterOT3.7#330Mekhi BectonG3.4#346
- 4Detroit Lions131.616 playersJeff BackusOT11.5#48Edwin MulitaloG11.2#57Ross VerbaG11.0#85Stephen PetermanG10.8#109Jon JansenOT10.5#122Leroy HarrisC10.5#132Melvin FowlerC10.1#158Barry RichardsonOT10.1#160George FosterOT10.0#168Tony SempleG9.6#178Daunte CulpepperQB8.7#184Rob SimsG4.6#281Halapoulivaati VaitaiG4.2#304Kerby JosephSAF3.5#339T.J. LangG3.2#352Aidan HutchinsonDE2.1#375
- 5Miami Dolphins131.017 playersMarc ColomboOT12.1#30Tim RuddyC11.6#46Todd PerryG11.0#77Vernon CareyG10.7#113Chris LiwienskiG10.6#115Mike RosenthalG10.3#148Jeno JamesG9.9#172Eric GhiaciucC9.5#180Austin JacksonOT6.2#218Terron ArmsteadOT5.8#234Isaiah WynnG5.8#239Justin HoustonOLB5.6#241James DanielsG5.0#264Kraig UrbikC4.8#271Larry JohnsonRB4.7#273Arian FosterRB3.9#318Josh SittonG3.5#342
- 6Las Vegas Raiders126.413 players
- 7Seattle Seahawks123.014 players
- 8Tampa Bay Buccaneers121.315 playersAntonio BrownWR22.6#1Carl NicksG14.9#7Richard ShermanCB10.9#86Luke PetitgoutOT10.8#98Matt O'DwyerG10.5#124Kenyatta WalkerOT10.5#130Sean MahanC10.1#166Le'Veon BellRB6.9#204Joe HawleyC4.7#279Jason Pierre-PaulDE4.5#283Ryan JensenC3.5#344Ben BredesonG3.5#345Ted LarsenG2.9#363Luke GoedekeOT2.8#366Albert HaynesworthDT2.2#373
- 9Arizona Cardinals117.516 playersJ.J. WattDE13.6#13Mike GandyOT10.8#104Frank GarciaC10.6#119Floyd WomackG10.5#129Brad BadgerG10.4#140Lester HolmesG10.2#152Marcus GilbertOT7.8#190Evan MathisG7.1#201Khalif BarnesOT6.5#209Carson PalmerQB6.4#211Kurt WarnerQB6.2#216Pat ElfleinC4.9#268Brian WintersG3.7#329Will HernandezG3.2#354Isaac SeumaloG3.1#356LaMarr WoodleyOLB2.5#368
- 12New York Jets95.014 playersDamien WoodyOT12.6#25Scott GraggOT11.1#70Trey TeagueC10.5#131Mark BrunellQB7.3#197Ryan KalilC7.0#203Tyron SmithOT6.6#207Nick MangoldC6.6#208Geno SmithQB6.1#222Laurent Duvernay-TardifG5.8#237Wes SchweitzerG5.1#259Willie ColonG4.3#299Billy TurnerOT4.1#308Chukwuma OkoraforOT4.1#311Trevor PryceDE3.8#321
Better Stewardship
- 23Buffalo Bills76.113 playersChris VillarrialG11.0#75Jerry OstroskiG10.8#108Kendall SimmonsG10.2#156Seth McKinneyG10.1#167Shawne MerrimanDE6.8#206Joey BosaDE4.4#291Austin CorbettG4.1#310Lloyd Cushenberry IIIC3.6#338Eric WoodC3.5#343Daryl WilliamsOT3.2#353Spencer LongC3.1#357Tre'Davious WhiteCB3.0#358C.J. Gardner-JohnsonSAF2.3#372
Note: Only 32of 32 franchises appear — the rest have no players in the wasted-talent leaderboard (top 34 HOF-caliber players with injury-shortened careers). Team association uses each player's last known roster entry in the encyclopedia index.