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NFL VAL Leaders

VAL — Value Above Leagueis StatVault's single-number seasonal player-value metric: our answer to Approximate Value, but position-aware, era-adjusted (measured against each season's peers), availability-aware, and robust against statistical outliers.

Higher is better. Current method: VAL-2.0 robust cohorts (median/IQR/MAD + capped z-scores). A league-average full-season starter ≈ 8; elite seasons land ~18–27. Roles without box-score counting stats are honestly excluded.

Career VAL

sum of seasons

Total career value — rewards sustained greatness + longevity.

Showing 30 of 8,338 ranked entries.

  1. 1Jerry RiceWR372.1
  2. 2Tom BradyQB356.3
  3. 3Tony GonzalezTE344.7
  4. 4Drew BreesQB314.4
  5. 5Bruce SmithDE296.7
  6. 6Peyton ManningQB296.1
  7. 7Reggie WhiteDE288.7
  8. 8Aaron RodgersQB283.2
  9. 9Brett FavreQB282.5
  10. 10Emmitt SmithRB281.9
  11. 11Larry FitzgeraldWR278.3
  12. 12Antonio GatesTE271.6
  13. 13Calais CampbellDE271.3
  14. 14Jason WittenTE267
  15. 15Julius PeppersDE264.5
  16. 16Shannon SharpeTE261.3
  17. 17Terrell OwensWR259.8
  18. 18Randy MossWR252.9
  19. 19Cameron JordanDE251.7
  20. 20Dan MarinoQB250.3
  21. 21Travis KelceTE248.7
  22. 22Chris DolemanDE243.1
  23. 23Cris CarterWR239.2
  24. 24Michael StrahanDE235.6
  25. 25Marvin HarrisonWR233.8
  26. 26LaDainian TomlinsonRB233.7
  27. 27Marshall FaulkRB229.4
  28. 28Ben RoethlisbergerQB226.4
  29. 29John ElwayQB224.6
  30. 30John RandleDT222.5

Peak Season VAL

best single year

Each player's single best season — pure peak, longevity-neutral.

Showing 30 of 8,338 ranked entries.

  1. 1Michael StrahanDE31.4
  2. 2Cooper KuppWR31.2
  3. 3Randy MossWR31.1
  4. 4Rob GronkowskiTE31
  5. 5J.J. WattDE30.4
  6. 6Calvin JohnsonWR30.2
  7. 7Jared AllenDE30.2
  8. 8Aaron DonaldDL30
  9. 9Billy SimsRB30
  10. 10Edgerrin JamesRB30
  11. 11LaDainian TomlinsonRB30
  12. 12Mike QuickWR30
  13. 13Ja'Marr ChaseWR29.8
  14. 14Michael SinclairDE29.7
  15. 15Myles GarrettDE29.7
  16. 16Barry SandersRB29.4
  17. 17Peyton ManningQB29.4
  18. 18Reggie WhiteDE29.3
  19. 19Torry HoltWR29.2
  20. 20Trey HendricksonDE29
  21. 21Chandler JonesDE28.8
  22. 22Antonio BrownWR28.7
  23. 23Tom BradyQB28.6
  24. 24Arian FosterRB28.4
  25. 25Chris JohnsonRB28.4
  26. 26Jerry RiceWR28.3
  27. 27Bruce SmithDE28.1
  28. 28Chris JonesDL28.1
  29. 29Clyde SimmonsDE28.1
  30. 30Cris CollinsworthWR28.1

Best Single Seasons

any player-season

The highest-value individual seasons in the database.

Showing 30 of 38,343 ranked entries.

  1. 1Michael StrahanDE · 200131.4
  2. 2Cooper KuppWR · 202131.2
  3. 3Randy MossWR · 200331.1
  4. 4Rob GronkowskiTE · 201131
  5. 5J.J. WattDE · 201230.4
  6. 6Calvin JohnsonWR · 201130.2
  7. 7Jared AllenDE · 201130.2
  8. 8Aaron DonaldDL · 201830
  9. 9Billy SimsRB · 198030
  10. 10Edgerrin JamesRB · 199930
  11. 11LaDainian TomlinsonRB · 200630
  12. 12Mike QuickWR · 198330
  13. 13Ja'Marr ChaseWR · 202429.8
  14. 14Michael SinclairDE · 199829.7
  15. 15Myles GarrettDE · 202529.7
  16. 16Barry SandersRB · 199029.4
  17. 17Peyton ManningQB · 201329.4
  18. 18Reggie WhiteDE · 199129.3
  19. 19Torry HoltWR · 200329.2
  20. 20Barry SandersRB · 199729
  21. 21Edgerrin JamesRB · 200029
  22. 22Trey HendricksonDE · 202429
  23. 23Chandler JonesDE · 201728.8
  24. 24Antonio BrownWR · 201528.7
  25. 25Tom BradyQB · 200728.6
  26. 26Reggie WhiteDE · 198828.5
  27. 27Arian FosterRB · 201028.4
  28. 28Chris JohnsonRB · 200928.4
  29. 29Jerry RiceWR · 199528.3
  30. 30Bruce SmithDE · 199028.1