With 78 days until the official kickoff of the 2024 NFL season, we continue our official countdown here on FlurrySports by 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 78 days until the 2024 NFL season, we give you the best NFL players to wear #78. 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 #78 in NFL history.
Best Players to Wear 78 in NFL History
1) Bruce Smith, DE (1985-2003)
NFL Draft: 1985, Round 1, Pick 1 to the Buffalo Bills
Hall of Fame
11x Pro Bowl | 8x All-Pro
Defensive Player of the Year (1990, 1996)
200 Sacks, 1,224 Tackles, 43 Forced Fumbles
NFL Records for most career sacks (200), most seasons with 1+ sacks (19) and most seasons with 10+ sacks (13).
2) Anthony Munoz, OT (1980-92)
NFL Draft: 1980, Round 1, Pick 3 to the Cincinnati Bengals
Hall of Fame
11x Pro Bowl | 9x All-Pro
184 NFL Starts
3) Mike Kenn, OT (1978-94)
NFL Draft: 1978, Round 1, Pick 13 to the Atlanta Falcons
5x Pro Bowl | 2x All-Pro
251 NFL Starts
4) Bobby Bell, LB/DE (1963-74)
NFL Draft: 1963, Round 7, Pick 56 to the Kansas City Chiefs
Hall of Fame
9x Pro Bowl | 6x All-Pro
Super Bowl Champion (IV)
Defensive Player of the Year (1969)
159 NFL Starts
5) Jackie Slater, OT/G (1976-95)
NFL Draft: 1976, Round 3, Pick 86 to the Los Angeles Rams
Hall of Fame
7x Pro Bowl
211 NFL Starts
