Best football players you've ever seen (32 minimum games watched)

[The Shadow]

To me Jim Brown and Gayle Sayers would be at the top but I started watching football in 1969 or so for the purposes of this question I can't count them.

I agree. Brown was best. Sayers was 2nd. If not for the knee injury that ended his career, he would receive more recognition.

[Rastak]

No disagreement about Brown, Simpson, and Sayers (in that order) being at the top as RBs, but Earl Campbell was pretty damn good as a pro too for a brief time - a down right brutal runner.

Earl was a total stud playing for the Oilers. I well recall watching him plow through people.

[mraynrand]

Texted my son college tape of Dillon and pro tape of Campbell. My kid was like, yeah, but that’s college. How dare he dad correct me

But anyway, this thread got me thinking I wish I saw Campbell play cuz I haven’t seen anyone like him. Maybe Dillon will be my chance!

This might be a good comparison

[smuggler]

I have to be honest, strictly at his own position, Gronkowski might be the best football player I've ever watched. Tight Ends aren't particularly valuable, and yet somehow Gronk was worth two Super Bowls.