Brady, Mahomes und Co. - Die besten NFL-Spieler nach Rückennummer: 0-49

Die besten NFL-Spieler nach Rückennummer: 0-49
In der NFL kommen einem bei manch einer Rückennummer sofort die Namen von absoluten Top-Spielern in den Sinn. Doch wer sind eigentlich die besten Spieler je Rückennummer? ran wählt den Besten für jede Nummer - und gibt auch ab und zu eine Honorable Mention an. Los geht es bei den Nummern 0 bis 49.

00: Jim Otto
Team: Oakland Raiders
Position: Center
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zehnmaliger All-Pro

1: Warren Moon
Teams: Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs 
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, 1990 NFL Offensive Player of the Year
Honorable Mention: Cam Newton

2: Matt Ryan
Team: Atlanta Falcons
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: 2016 NFL MVP und Offensive Player of the Year, viermaliger Pro Bowler

3: Russell Wilson
Teams: Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Achtmaliger Pro Bowler, Super-Bowl-Champion 2014
Honorable Mention: Bronko Nagurski

4: Brett Favre
Teams: Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, Super-Bowl-Champion 1997, dreimaliger NFL MVP

5: Paul Hornung
Team: Green Bay Packers
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, viermaliger NFL-Champion, 1961 NFL MVP
Honorable Mention: Donovan McNabb

6: Johnny Hekker
Teams: Los Angeles Rams, Carolina Panthers
Position: Punter
Erfolge: viermaliger Pro Bowler, viermaliger All-Pro, Super-Bowl-Champion 2022
Honorable Mentions: Jay Cutler, Thomas Morstead, Benny Friedman

7: John Elway
Team: Denver Broncos
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zweimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, 1987 NFL MVP
Honorable Mentions: Ben Roethlisberger, Mel Hein, George Halas, Michael Vick

8: Steve Young
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Francisco 49ers
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, dreimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, zweimaliger NFL MVP
Honorable Mentions: Troy Aikman, Larry Wilson, Lamar Jackson

9: Drew Brees
Teams: San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Super-Bowl-Champion 2010, Super Bowl MVP, zweimaliger NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 13-maliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Sonny Jurgensen, Tony Romo, Joe Burrow

10: Fran Tarkenton
Teams: Baltimore Ravens, New York Giants
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, 1975 NFL MVP
Honorable Mentions: Eli Manning, Tyreek Hill

11: Larry Fitzgerald
Team: Arizona Cardinals
Position: Wide Receiver
Erfolge: Elfmaliger Pro Bowler, 2016 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
Honorable Mentions: Julio Jones, Norm van Brocklin, Micah Parsons

12: Tom Brady
Teams: New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Siebenmaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, fünfmaliger Super Bowl MVP, dreimaliger NFL MVP, 15-maliger Pro Bowler

13: Dan Marino
Team: Miami Dolphins
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, 1984 NFL MVP
Honorable Mention: Kurt Warner

14: Dan Fouts
Team: San Diego Chargers
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, NFL MVP 1982, sechsmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mention: Don Hutson, Stefon Diggs

15: Patrick Mahomes
Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: zweimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, zweimaliger NFL MVP, zweimaliger Super Bowl MVP, fünfmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Bart Starr, Steve van Buren

16: Joe Montana
Teams: San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, viermaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, zweimaliger NFL MVP
Honorable Mentions: Len Dawson, George Blanda

17: Philip Rivers
Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: achtmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mention: Josh Allen

18: Peyton Manning
Teams: Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: zweimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, fünfmaliger NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP, 14-maliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mention: Charlie Joiner, Justin Jefferson

19: Johnny Unitas
Teams: Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, dreimaliger NFL-Champion, dreimaliger NFL MVP
Honorable Mention: Lance Alworth

20: Barry Sanders
Team: Detroit Lions
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, 1997 NFL MVP, zweimaliger NFL Offensive Player of the Year, zehnmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Ed Reed, Brian Dawkins

21: Deion Sanders
Teams: Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens
Position: Cornerback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zweimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Honorable Mention: LaDainian Tomlinson, Charles Woodson, Patrick Peterson, Frank Gore

22: Emmitt Smith
Teams: Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, dreimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, 1993 NFL MVP
Honorable Mentions: Mike Haynes, Bobby Layne

23: Devin Hester
Teams: Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks
Position: Wide Receiver, Returner
Erfolge: viermaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mention: Troy Vincent, Arian Foster

24: Charles Woodson
Teams: Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers
Position: Cornerback, Safety
Erfolge: Super-Bowl-Champion 2011, neunmaliger Pro Bowler, 1998 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, 2009 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Honorable Mentions: Darrelle Revis, Champ Bailey, Marshawn Lynch, Ty Law

25: Richard Sherman
Teams: Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position: Cornerback
Erfolge: Super-Bowl-Champion 2014, fünfmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mention: Fred Biletnikoff

26: Rod Woodson
Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Oakland Raiders
Position: Cornerback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, Super-Bowl-Champion 2001, 1993 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, elfmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: LeSean McCoy, Le'Veon Bell, Herb Adderley

27: Ken Houston
Teams: Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins
Position: Safety
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zwölfmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Steve Atwater, Eddie George

28: Marshall Faulk
Teams: Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, Super-Bowl-Champion 2000, 2000 NFL MVP
Honorable Mentions: Darrell Green, Adrian Peterson, Curtis Martin

29: Eric Dickerson
Teams: Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, Atlanta Falcons
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, 1986 NFL Offensive Player of the Year
Honorable Mention: Earl Thomas

30: Terrell Davis
Team: Denver Broncos
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zweimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, 1998 NFL MVP

31: Jim Taylor
Teams: Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, viermaliger NFL-Champion, 1962 NFL MVP
Honorable Mention: Priest Holmes, Kam Chancellor

32: Jim Brown
Team: Cleveland Browns
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, NFL-Champion, dreimaliger NFL MVP
Honorable Mention: Marcus Allen, Franco Harris, O.J. Simpson

33: Sammy Baugh
Team: Washington Redskins
Position: Quarterback, Defensive Back, Punter
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zweimaliger NFL-Champion
Honorable Mention: Tony Dorsett, Roger Craig

34: Walter Payton
Team: Chicago Bears
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, Super-Bowl-Champion 1986, 1977 NFL MVP
Honorable Mentions: Earl Campbell, Thurman Thomas, Rickey Williams

35: Aenas Williams
Teams: Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams
Position: Cornerback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, achtmaliger Pro Bowler

36: Jerome Bettis
Teams: Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, Super-Bowl-Champion 2006, sechsmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: LeRoy Butler

37: Rodney Harrison
Teams: San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots
Position: Safety
Erfolge: zweimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, zweimaliger All-Pro, zweimaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Shaun Alexander, Lester Hayes, Doak Walker

38: Arnie Herber
Teams: Green Bay Packers, New York Giants
Position: Quarterback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, viermaliger NFL-Champion, dreimaliger All-Pro
Honorable Mentions: Shaun Alexander, Lester Hayes

39: Larry Csonka 
Teams: Miami Dolphins, New York Giants
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zweimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, fünfmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Hugh McElhenny, Steven Jackson

40: Gale Sayers
Team: Chicago Bears
Position: Running Back
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, fünfmaliger All-Pro, viermaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Elroy Hirsch, Mike Alstott

41: Eugene Robinson
Teams: Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers
Position: Safety
Erfolge: Super-Bowl-Champion 1997, dreimaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Alvin Kamara

42: Ronnie Lott
Teams: San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, New York Jets
Position: Safety
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, viermaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, sechsmaliger All-Pro, zehnmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Johnny Robinson, Sid Luckman

43: Troy Polamalu
Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Safety
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zweimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Honorable Mentions: Cliff Harris

44: John Riggins
Teams: New York Jets, Washington Redskins
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, Super-Bowl-Champion 1982, Super-Bowl-MVP 1982
Honorable Mentions: Dick LeBeau, Leroy Kelly

45: Emlen Tunnell
Teams: New York Giants, Green Bay Packers
Position: Safety
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zweimaliger NFL-Champion, viermaliger All-Pro, neunmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Kenny Easley, Gary Fencik

46: Todd Christensen
Teams: New York Giants, Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
Position: Tight End
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, zweimaliger NFL-Champion, dreimaliger All-Pro, fünfmaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Tim McDonald

47: Mel Blount
Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Cornerback
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, viermaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, 1975 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Honorable Mentions: John Lynch

48: Daryl Johnston
Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Fullback
Erfolge: Dreimaliger Super-Bowl-Champion, zweimaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Stephen Davis

49: Bobby Mitchell
Team: Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins
Position: Running Back, Wide Receiver
Erfolge: Pro Football Hall of Famer, viermaliger Pro Bowler
Honorable Mentions: Dennis Smith