# Who is the best NFL player born in 1973?

> Stars of the late-90s and 2000s NFL: an MVP running back, an MVP quarterback, a Hall of Fame receiver, linebackers with stacks of Pro Bowls and even a kicker.

*By YPB Team · Published November 7, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-nfl-player-born-in-1973*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Terrell Owens** — score 1000/1000
   Hall of Fame wide receiver with 15,934 receiving yards and 153 touchdown catches for the 49ers, Eagles, Cowboys and others.
2. **Marshall Faulk** — score 999/1000
   Hall of Fame running back who was NFL MVP in 2000 and won Super Bowl XXXIV with the St. Louis Rams.
3. **Jon Runyan** — score 900/1000
   Offensive tackle who started Super Bowl XXXIV for Tennessee and Super Bowl XXXIX for Philadelphia, later a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
4. **Brian Dawkins** — score 840/1000
   Hall of Fame safety who spent 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and was chosen for nine Pro Bowls.
5. **Steve McNair** — score 800/1000
   Tennessee Titans quarterback who shared the 2003 NFL MVP award and led his team to Super Bowl XXXIV.
6. **Eddie George** — score 771/1000
   Titans running back who was 1996 Offensive Rookie of the Year and made four Pro Bowls.
7. **Priest Holmes** — score 692/1000
   Kansas City Chiefs running back who was 2002 Offensive Player of the Year and scored 27 touchdowns in 2003.
8. **Casey Wiegmann** — score 600/1000
   Center who played 16 NFL seasons, mostly with the Kansas City Chiefs, and made the Pro Bowl with the Denver Broncos in 2008.
9. **Mike Alstott** — score 600/1000
   Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback chosen for six Pro Bowls who won Super Bowl XXXVII.
10. **Jamir Miller** — score 600/1000
   Cleveland Browns linebacker who made the Pro Bowl in 2001 with 13 sacks.
11. **Bobby Engram** — score 491/1000
   Seattle Seahawks receiver who caught 94 passes in 2007, after winning the first Biletnikoff Award at Penn State.
12. **Zach Thomas** — score 491/1000
   Miami Dolphins linebacker chosen for seven Pro Bowls and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
13. **Tedy Bruschi** — score 491/1000
   New England Patriots linebacker who won three Super Bowls and returned to play after a stroke in 2005.
14. **Curtis Martin** — score 491/1000
   Hall of Fame running back for the Patriots and Jets who ran for 14,101 yards and won the 2004 rushing title.
15. **Lawyer Milloy** — score 360/1000
   Safety chosen for four Pro Bowls who won Super Bowl XXXVI with the New England Patriots.
16. **Olindo Mare** — score 360/1000
   Miami Dolphins kicker who made the Pro Bowl in 1999, when his 39 field goals set what was then an NFL single-season record.
17. **Ike Reese** — score 360/1000
   Philadelphia Eagles linebacker and special-teams captain who made the Pro Bowl in 2004.
18. **Donnie Edwards** — score 0/1000
   Linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers who made the Pro Bowl in 2002.
19. **Pete Kendall** — score 0/1000
   Guard who started for 13 NFL seasons with the Seahawks, Cardinals, Jets and Washington.
20. **Derrick Brooks** — score 0/1000
   Hall of Fame Tampa Bay linebacker chosen for 11 Pro Bowls, 2002 Defensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl XXXVII champion.
21. **Muhsin Muhammad** — score 0/1000
   Carolina Panthers receiver who led the NFL in receiving yards and touchdown catches in 2004.

Tags: sports, 90s, american-football, players, nfl, 1973