Onion Sports' NFL Week 14 Picks
Subtitles
  • Off
  • English

Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

Start Slideshow
Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time
Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

2 / 16

Corey Dillon

Corey Dillon

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

As a Bengal Dillon went to three Pro Bowls, which would translate as 8 Pro Bowls for the 49ers and 14 Pro Bowls for the Packers.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

3 / 16

Randall Cunningham

Randall Cunningham

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

One of the best quarterbacks of the 1980s and 1990s was never given the respect he earned for reasons that remain mysterious and incomprehensible to this day.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

4 / 16

Joe Thomas

Joe Thomas

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

The perennial Pro Bowler spent his entire career in Cleveland and very well could have been terrible, but nobody really watched him play or knows how offensive line stuff works, so we’ll never truly know.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

5 / 16

Aaron Hernandez

Aaron Hernandez

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

Look, we’re not condoning what he did, but when you look at his numbers, he actually...you gotta separate the production from the...his off-the-field issues don’t affect the...oh, you know what, just forget it.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

6 / 16

Fuzzy Thurston

Fuzzy Thurston

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

Green Bay Packer lineman who led the Packers to six titles in the 1960s, inspiring teammates with his famous locker room coach character “Vince Lombardi.”

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

7 / 16

Will Harris

Will Harris

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

The only reason the third-year safety doesn’t get major attention around the league is because he plays in Detroit and his position is not important and he is not that good at football.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

8 / 16

Donovan McNabb

Donovan McNabb

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

A true dual-threat, McNabb endeared himself to NFL fans with his clutch plays and inability to deliver the city of Philadelphia the Super Bowl victory that it so desperately didn’t deserve.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

9 / 16

Wes Welker

Wes Welker

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

Welker proved every person who thought an undersized wide receiver could play a few good years in the NFL before succumbing to devastating concussions entirely right.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

10 / 16

Albert Lewis

Albert Lewis

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

Once called the toughest cornerback in the NFL by Jerry Rice, Lewis would have received much more acclaim in his career if he’d played a position that wasn’t just following other guys around the field.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

11 / 16

Jahri Evans

Jahri Evans

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

This four-time All-Pro was an anchor in an elite Saints offense and deserves to be talked about more…or maybe’s his reputation is completely well deserved and we should just shut the fuck up.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

12 / 16

Eli Manning

Eli Manning

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

While the longtime Giants QB is often overshadowed by his brother’s accomplishments, did you know he is only two spots behind Peyton on the all-time interceptions list?

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

13 / 16

Andre Johnson

Andre Johnson

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

Despite catching passes from also-ran quarterbacks like David Carr, TJ Yates and Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson managed to distinguish himself with his dynamic athleticism and being kind of cool with wasting his career playing with losers.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

14 / 16

Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

Star QB of the ’60s and ’70s, the Scrambler’s career mark of 342 passing TDs has only been surpassed by 3 members of the 2004 NFL draft class.

Advertisement
Previous Slide
Next Slide

15 / 16

Derrick Mason

Derrick Mason

Image for article titled Most Underrated NFL Players Of All Time

Despite multiple Pro Bowl appearances, Mason may not be remembered unless he dies in some horrible CTE-related incident.

Advertisement