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With 7 days until the 2022 NFL season, we give you the best NFL players to wear #7. 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 #7 in NFL history.
Best Players to Wear 7 in NFL History
1) Ben Roethlisberger, QB (2004-21)
NFL Draft: 2004, Round 1, Pick 11 to the Pittsburgh Steelers
6x Pro Bowl
Super Bowl Champion (XL, XLIII)
64,088 Passing Yards, 418 TD-211 INT
NFL Records for most career 500-yard passing games (4), most career perfect passer rating games (4) and most completions in a regular or postseason game (47).
2) John Elway, QB (1983-98)
NFL Draft: 1983, Round 1, Pick 1 to the Baltimore Colts
Hall of Fame
9x Pro Bowl
NFL MVP (1987)
Super Bowl Champion (XXXII, XXXIII)
Super Bowl MVP (XXXIII)
51,475 Passing Yards, 300 TD-226 INT
3) Boomer Esiason, QB (1984-97)
NFL Draft: 1984, Round 2, Pick 38 to the Cincinnati Bengals
4x Pro Bowl | 1x All-Pro
NFL MVP (1988)
37,920 Passing Yards, 247 TD-184 INT
4) Michael Vick, QB (2001-13)
NFL Draft: 2001, Round 1, Pick 1 to the Atlanta Falcons
4x Pro Bowl
22,464 Passing Yards, 133 TD-88 INT, 6,109 Rushing Yards, 36 TDs
NFL Records for most career yards per carry (7.0) and most career rushing yards by a quarterback (6,109).
5) Joe Theismann, QB (1974-85)
NFL Draft: 1971, Round 4, Pick 99 to the Miami Dolphins
2x Pro Bowl | 1x All-Pro
NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year (1983)
Super Bowl Champion (XVII)
25,206 Passing Yards, 160 TD-138 INT
