It is officially 54 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 54 days until the 2022 NFL season, we give you the best NFL players to wear #54. 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 #54 in NFL history.
Best Players to Wear 54 in NFL History
1) Brian Urlacher, LB (2000-12)
NFL Draft: 2000, Round 1, Pick 9 to the Chicago Bears
Hall of Fame
8x Pro Bowl | 4x All-Pro
Defensive Player of the Year (2005)
1,361 Tackles, 41.5 Sacks, 22 INT, 4 Defensive TDs
2) Randy White, DT (1975-88)
NFL Draft: 1975, Round 1, Pick 2 to the Dallas Cowboys
Hall of Fame
9x Pro Bowl | 7x All-Pro
Super Bowl Champion (XII)
Super Bowl MVP (XII)
111 Sacks, 1 INT
3) Zach Thomas, LB (1996-2007)
NFL Draft: 1996, Round 5, Pick 154 to the Miami Dolphins
7x Pro Bowl | 5x All-Pro
1,734 Tackles, 20.5 Sacks, 17 INT, 4 Defensive TDs
4) Bobby Wagner, LB (2012-21)
NFL Draft: 2012, Round 2, Pick 47 to the Seattle Seahawks
8x Pro Bowl | 6x All-Pro
Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII)
1,383 Tackles, 23.5 Sacks, 11 INT, 4 Defensive TDs
5) Chuck Howley, LB (1958-73)
NFL Draft: 1958, Round 1, Pick 7 to the Chicago Bears
6x Pro Bowl | 5x All-Pro
Super Bowl Champion (VI)
Super Bowl MVP (V)
26 Sacks, 25 INT, 3 Defensive TDs
