It is officially 28 days until the official kickoff of the 2022 NFL season! As our official countdown here on FlurrySports, we will be releasing the best players to ever wear the jersey number of the number of days remaining. Follow along to keep track of how many days until the NFL season, and share who YOU think the best player to ever wear that jersey number is! Click here to see the best NFL players from yesterday.
With 28 days until the 2022 NFL season, we give you the best NFL players to wear #28. Of course, some of the all-time greats at this number will still be playing this season. They have the ability to continue rising up the list! The official ranking of these players is based on the Approximate Value (AV) from Pro Football Reference.
Without further ado, here are the all-time best players to wear #28 in NFL history.
Best Players to Wear 28 in NFL History
1) Marshall Faulk, RB (1994-2005)
NFL Draft: 1994, Round 1, Pick 2 to the Indianapolis Colts
Hall of Fame
7x Pro Bowl | 3x All-Pro
NFL MVP (2000)
Offensive Player of the Year (1999, 2000, 2001)
Super Bowl Champion (XXXIV)
12,279 Rush Yards, 6,875 Rec Yards, 136 Combined TDs
2) Darrell Green, CB (1983-2002)
NFL Draft: 1983, Round 1, Pick 28 to the Washington Redskins
Hall of Fame
7x Pro Bowl | 1x All-Pro
Super Bowl Champion (XXII, XXVI)
54 INT, 1,202 Combined Tackles, 8 Defensive TDs
3) Curtis Martin, RB (1995-2005)
NFL Draft: 1995, Round 3, Pick 74 to the New England Patriots
Hall of Fame
5x Pro Bowl | 1x All-Pro
14,101 Rush Yards, 3,329 Rec Yards, 100 Combined TDs
4) Warrick Dunn, RB (1997-2008)
NFL Draft: 1997, Round 1, Pick 12 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3x Pro Bowl
10,967 Rush Yards, 4,339 Rec Yards, 64 Combined TDs
5) Adrian Peterson, RB (2007-20)
NFL Draft: 2007, Round 1, Pick 7 to the Minnesota Vikings
7x Pro Bowl | 4x All-Pro
NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year (2012)
14,918 Rush Yards, 2,474 Rec Yards, 126 Combined TDs
NFL Record for most rushing yards in a game (296).
