My All-time Cowboys players Top 5 Ranking list (per position)

[Johnny23]

Nah. Cant get on board with these rankings

Left off Lilly's original running buddy Jethro Pugh.

 

[IndianaCowboys1994]

Where do you consider the cutoff to be?

It just depends. Murray was only a Cowboy for four years. Zeke only three years. Duane was awesome, but his two seasons in Dallas was essentially Zeke's rookie year (1600 yds 16 TD). The top two RBs are obvious. 3-5 are challenging and very subjective.

What I look for at positional rankings is how many good years did you have as a Cowboy. How many were elite (lead league in yds, ypc, Tds, All-Pro). Take Deion for DB. Deion was no doubt a really good Cowboy. But I can't put him ahead of Mel Renfro. Mel was pretty good for ten plus years. Deion was in Dallas only 4-5 years. T.O and Charles are kind of the same at their position. They are top 5, but I can't put T.O ahead of, say Dez Bryant. Dez was here longer and had more of an impact. Let's say Amari has an All-Pro year and shatters any single season WR record Dallas has. He ends up leaving in Free Agency. I can't put Amari in the top 5, he was here 1.5 years. I think you have to find a balance between longevity and productivity when it comes to these rankings. It really does just vary.

 

[IndianaCowboys1994]

Agree
I think Dak is a clear 6th or 7th with an opportunity to keep moving up.
Thats pretty good after only 3 years
Hope he keeps rising for the current team’s and fans sake!

I agree. He has had a solid three years. It will take a lot for him to crack the top 3/4. Romo and Dandy Don were pretty good... Obviously if he wins an MVP or Super Bowl he cracks the top 3. But Tony and Don were pretty solid for about a decade. It's going to take Dak to have 8-10 solid years to even be discussed. And that's not a shot at Dak. This is just a franchise that has two HOF QBs and will probably have four in it's Ring of Honor. A few more solid seasons and he passes Danny White in my opinion.

 

[Bigrandrn]

Man several people putting some JAGs above Leon lett........did yall watch him play? He had some dominance in him! I mean Malik Collins, Jay Ratliff and Jason hatcher better than Lett? No way...

 

[xwalker]

pro bowls are about recognition among your peers and coaches outside of your own team, it speaks volume and means much to players
to being voted in it's awards.

Still does not mean it's an accurate measure of ability.

The pro bowl voting is far from an analytical process.

 

[JBond]

My All-time Cowboys Players Top 5 Ranking list (per position unit)


Quarterbacks
1- Roger Staubach
2 – Troy Aikman
3 – Tony Romo
4 – Dak Prescott
5 – Danny white

Running Backs
1 – Emmitt Smith
2 – Tony Dorsett
3 – Zeke Elliott
4 – Demarco Murray
5 – Hershel Walker

Full Backs
1 - Daryl Johnston
2 - Ron Springs
3 - Walt Garrison
4 - Don Perkins
5 - Robert Newhouse

Wide Receivers
1 - Bob Hayes
2 - Michael Irvin
3 - Dez Bryant
4 - Drew Pearson
5 - Tony Hill

Tight Ends
1 - Jason Witten
2- Doug Cosbie
3- Jay Novacek
4- Billie joe Dupree
5 - Pettis Norman


Offensive Tackles
1 - Rayfield wright
2 - Erik Williams
3 - Tyron smith
4- Pat Donovan
5 - Ralph Neely


Offensive Guards
1 - Larry Allen
2 - Zack Martin
3- John Niland
4 - Nate Newton
5 - Herb Scott

Center
1 - Travis Fredrick
2 - Mark Stepnoski
3 - Ray Donaldson
4 - Andre Gurode
5 - Derek Kennard

Defensive end
1- Charles Haley
2- Harvey Martin
3- - Demarcus Lawrence
4 - Jim Jeffcoat
5 - Ed too tall jones


Defensive tackles
1- Bob Lilly
2- Randy White
3 - Jay Ratliff
4 - Jason hatcher
5 - Leon Lett

Outside Linebackers
1 - Demarcus ware
2 - Chuck Howley
3 - Dexter Coakley
4 - Ken Norton jr.
5 - Thomas Henderson

Middle linebackers
1 - Lee Roy Jordan
2 - Sean lee
3- Bob Breuing
4 - Jaylon smith
5 – Bradie james


Safeties
1 - Darren Woodson
2 - Cliff Harris
3 - Roy Williams
4 - Brock Marion
5- Charlie waters

Cornerbacks
1 - Deion sanders
2 - Mel Renfro
3 - Everson walls
4 - Cornell Green
5 - Terrance Newman

Returners
1 - Bob Hayes
2 - Deion sanders
3 - Kevin Williams
4 - Reggie Swinton
5 - Kelvin martin

Kickers
1- Dan Bailey
2- Efren Herrera
3- Tony Fritsch
4- Chris Boniol
5- Rafael Septien


Punters
1- Pat McBriar
2- John Jett
3- Mike Saxon
4- Toby Gowin
5- Micah Knorr


Head coaches
1- Tom Landry
2- Jimmie Johnson
3 - Bill Parcells
4- Jason Garrett
5- Wade Phillips

I could argue where you have them ranked per position, but really enjoyed your list. We have been blessed with some amazing football talent.

 

[pancakeman]

Best in terms of value at their peak as a Cowboy?
Best in terms of their value to the team during their Cowboys career no matter how long?
Best in terms of what they gave to the Cowboys, longevity considered?
Best in terms of their whole career, as long as the Cowboys were a part of it?
Personal favorites?

 

[Reverend Conehead]

What Jimmy accomplished is extremely rare in professional sports.

He took a team with extremely minimal talent and built it into a team that won 2 SBs in his 5 years and another one with his players.

Most coaches that have early success inherited drastically more overall talent than what Jimmy had to work with.

Jimmy 2 SB wins in 5 years.

Landry 2 SB wins in 29 years.

Landry got hozed by the refs in Super Bowl 13 and hozed by the refs in the 1981 NFC Championship.

 

[dfense]

There are a bunch of issues with this list. Hayes over Irvin? no. Hatcher over Lett? no. Zeke over Murray? no. Bradie James and Jaylon on this list? no. Dak even making the list? no.

 

[xwalker]

Landry got hozed by the refs in Super Bowl 13 and hozed by the refs in the 1981 NFC Championship.

Jimmy had to work for Jerry; otherwise he would have had 4 SBs in 7 years instead of 2 in 5.