USA Today's top 25

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Here's the list so far...1-13 hasn't been revealed yet.

14 Brett Favre Favre made Green Bay important again

15 Bruce Smith Smith sacked his way to the top

16 Deion Sanders Deion played his way into 'Prime Time'

17 Mike Singletary Singletary renowned for intimidating presence

18 Ray Lewis The ultimate defender — Ray Lewis

19 Marshall Faulk Faulk brought double threat to new level

20 Troy Aikman Aikman rescued 'America's Team'

21 LaDainian Tomlinson Tomlinson still climbing list of NFL greats

22 Rod Woodson Woodson set new standard in backfield

23 Terry Bradshaw Playoff success carried Bradshaw into Hall

24 Steve Young After wait, Young made lasting run into NFL history

25 Eric Dickerson Dickerson blazed early path to NFL immortality

So some of those or my thirteen best guess's of those who will be placed ahead of Favre are:

QB's. .Dan Marino,John Elway and Joe Montana and Tom Brady,WR's. . . Jerry Rice and Steve Largent, RB's. . . Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders and Walter Payton, Defensive players . . .Reggie White, Lawrence Taylor, Lynn Swan, Ronnie Lott and maybe Jack Lambert (does he qualify within the 25 year time slot ?) or Howie Long,

5 Reggie White White administered rare level of play

6 John Elway Elway left NFL as a winner

7 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith surpassed all runners

8 Ronnie Lott Lott made waves with hard-hitting style

9 Tom Brady Brady climbed fast to Super heights

10 Barry Sanders Sanders left them wanting more

11 Dan Marino Marino re-wrote the NFL passing records

12 Peyton Manning Peyton's place secure in NFL annals

** 13 Anthony Munoz Munoz set standard on the O-line

** Never would have thought it !!