I played a lot of different positions over the years so I could compare to a lot of guys. I also played in different eras, when I was young and fast, when I was a bit older and big, and when I was old and huge but very slow.
QB: Don Meredith - I had a good arm, on deep passes in particular, but was a bit of a gambler. Either a TD, a drop, or an INT but more TDs than picks at least.
RB: Walt Garrison/Marion Barber - I wasn't fast once I got older but I would not go down no matter how many guys were trying to tackle me.
WR: Bob Hayes - In my younger days I was always the fastest guy on the field. My older brother would play QB and his only play was "Go deep". He had a great arm and no one could stay with me so it worked every time until they made a rule that we couldn't be on the same team anymore.
TE: David LaFleur - I was a lot bigger than most of the guys I played against and was an excellent blocker with great hands, just not real fast.
C: Mark Stepnoski & Ray Donaldson - I played Center on a semi-pro team in the late 80s at @ 235 lbs and was very mobile. I also played in my late 40s at close to 300 lbs and couldn't be moved. I wasn't likely to pull much but you weren't going to get by me either.
DL: Bob Lilly - Big, fast, mean, and unstoppable! My favorite player and my favorite position to play. I played both DT and DE and could get to the QB from either spot. I had 12 sacks in one semi-pro game even though they were triple-teaming me! I was 6'3" and @ 255 lbs at the time, just a beast back then!
OLB: Hollywood Henderson - I played OLB in high school and was the fastest player on our team. AT 6'2" 205 I was just fast and mean back then and there was nothing I liked better than stopping a guy behind the line or sacking the QB.
MLB: Bob Breunig - As I got older and lost some speed I still had the savvy to read plays well so playing MLB was a natural for me.
DB: Roy Williams - I was great at stopping the run but couldn't cover to save my life. If I could read the play then I had a chance but I was not built for fluidity but straight-ahead speed and brute force. My height saved me a lot of times but I also got burned a lot. I much preferred to play on the front-7 on defense.