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With 20 days until the 2022 NFL season, we give you the best NFL players to wear #20. 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 #20 in NFL history.
Best Players to Wear 20 in NFL History
1) Barry Sanders, RB (1989-98)
NFL Draft: 1989, Round 1, Pick 3 to the Detroit Lions
Hall of Fame
10x Pro Bowl | 6x All-Pro
NFL MVP (1997)
Offensive Player of the Year (1994, 1997)
15,269 Rush Yards, 2,921 Rec Yards, 109 Combined TDs
2) Ronde Barber, CB (1997-2012)
NFL Draft: 1997, Round 3, Pick 66 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5x Pro Bowl | 3x All-Pro
Super Bowl Champion (XXXVII)
47 INT, 15 FF, 28 Sacks, 12 Defensive TDs
NFL Record for the most consecutive starts by a defensive back (215, 224 including playoffs).
3) Brian Dawkins, S (1996-2011)
NFL Draft: 1996, Round 2, Pick 61 to the Philadelphia Eagles
Hall of Fame
9x Pro Bowl | 4x All-Pro
37 INT, 36 FF, 26 Sacks, 3 Defensive TDs
4) Mel Renfro, DB (1964-77)
NFL Draft: 1964, Round 2, Pick 17 to the Dallas Cowboys
Hall of Fame
10x Pro Bowl
Super Bowl Champion (VI, XII)
52 INT, 2 Sacks, 3 Defensive TDs
5) Ed Reed, S (2002-13)
NFL Draft: 2022, Round 1, Pick 24 to the Baltimore Ravens
Hall of Fame
9x Pro Bowl | 5x All-Pro
Defensive Player of the Year (2004)
Super Bowl Champion (XLVII)
64 INT, 11 FF, 6, Sacks, 9 Defensive TDs
NFL Record for the most career interception return yards (1,590), longest interception return (108), most career postseason interceptions (9), and the most seasons leading the league in interceptions (3).
