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

1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
43.23 players
Richmond WebbOT19.1#3 Antonio BrownWR18.4#5 Le'Veon BellRB5.7#27
2
Kansas City Chiefs
41.14 players
Steve WisniewskiG20.9#1 Ruben BrownG13.1#7 Eric BerryDB4.0#40 Kelechi OsemeleG3.1#54
3
Seattle Seahawks
34.94 players
Adrian PetersonRB18.9#4 Tra ThomasOT7.7#22 Marshawn LynchRB5.1#33 Mike IupatiG3.2#51
4
Indianapolis Colts
31.64 players
Willie AndersonOT20.3#2 Xavien HowardCB5.3#30 Kerry CollinsQB3.2#52 Matt HasselbeckQB2.8#61
5
Arizona Cardinals
23.73 players
J.J. WattDE16.9#6 Kurt WarnerQB3.8#45 Evan MathisG3.0#58
6
Cincinnati Bengals
20.83 players
Jeff HartingsC9.5#15 Brad HopkinsOT7.8#21 Joe BurrowQB3.5#48
7
Green Bay Packers
19.53 players
Olin KreutzC12.5#8 David BakhtiariOT4.0#42 Ahman GreenRB3.0#55
8
New York Jets
19.34 players
Tyron SmithOT6.5#24 Ryan KalilC5.2#32 Mark BrunellQB4.3#39 Trevor PryceDE3.3#49
9
New York Giants
18.92 players
Chris SneeG10.1#10 Herman MooreWR8.8#18
10
Buffalo Bills
18.43 players
Matt LightOT10.0#11 Shawne MerrimanDE5.5#29 Joey BosaDE2.9#59
11
San Francisco 49ers
16.42 players
Christian McCaffreyRB10.2#9 Nick BosaDE6.2#26
12
OAK
15.43 players
Rich GannonQB9.8#13 Greg BellRB3.0#56 Doug MartinRB2.6#65
13
Philadelphia Eagles
14.62 players
Matt BirkC9.6#14 Mike QuickWR5.0#34
14
Cleveland Browns
13.02 players
Flozell AdamsOT9.1#16 Jack ConklinOT3.9#43
15
STL
12.02 players
Chris SamuelsOT9.0#17 Trent GreenQB3.0#57
16
Dallas Cowboys
10.32 players
Jammal BrownOT8.0#20 Dalvin CookRB2.3#69

Better Stewardship

31
Houston Texans
3.31 player
Nick ChubbRB3.3#50
30
Los Angeles Rams
3.51 player
Curt WarnerRB3.5#46
29
New England Patriots
5.02 players
Fred TaylorRB2.7#64 Rodney HarrisonS2.3#68
28
Las Vegas Raiders
5.62 players
Gerald McCoyDT3.1#53 Richie IncognitoG2.5#66
27
New Orleans Saints
6.61 player
Michael ThomasWR6.6#23
26
Miami Dolphins
6.82 players
Larry JohnsonRB4.0#41 Terron ArmsteadOT2.8#63
25
Carolina Panthers
7.22 players
Vinny TestaverdeQB4.3#38 Andy DaltonQB2.9#60
24
Detroit Lions
7.52 players
Daunte CulpepperQB5.3#31 Kerby JosephSAF2.2#70
23
Baltimore Ravens
7.62 players
Randall CunninghamQB4.8#35 Ronnie StanleyOT2.8#62
22
Atlanta Falcons
8.12 players
Matt SchaubQB4.6#36 Jamal AndersonRB3.5#47
21
Washington Commanders
8.12 players
Sonny JurgensenQB5.7#28 DeAngelo HallS2.4#67
20
Tennessee Titans
8.32 players
Michael RoosOT4.5#37 Jevon KearseDE3.8#44
19
Jacksonville Jaguars
8.51 player
Jamaal CharlesRB8.5#19
18
Minnesota Vikings
8.72 players
Jake LongOT6.5#25 Ryan KellyC2.2#71
17
Pittsburgh Steelers
9.91 player
Lincoln KennedyOT9.9#12

Note: Only 31of 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.