Top 10 Biggest NFL Steals All Time

The Top Ten
1 Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr., is a retired American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Brady is known for being the only quarterback in history to win 7 Super Bowls, and was often considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Brady was also frequently considered to be the biggest steal in NFL history as a late 6th round pick. He had previously played for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2019.

Tom Brady was the 199th overall pick in the 2000 draft and has played in 253 games over his career, being called to 13 Pro Bowls and winning 196 regular season games, most in the NFL.

2 Mike Webster

Mike Webster was a fifth round pick in the 1974 draft. He would go on to play 245 games and make nine Pro Bowls.

3 Zach Thomas

Zach Thomas played in 184 games, starting 182, despite being a fifth round pick in 1996.

4 Jahri Evans

Jahri Evans has started all of his 183 games after the Saints picked him 108th overall in 2006. He has made six Pro Bowls and three All Pro teams.

5 Ronde Barber

Ronde Barber was the 66th pick in 1997 and would go on to play 241 games. He also has a career 47 picks and 28 sacks.

6 Steve Largent Stephen Michael Largent is a retired American football player, enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a former Republican politician, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma, from 1994 until 2002.

Steve Largent was a fourth round selection in 1976 and would go on to make seven Pro Bowls. He also is in the Hall of Fame.

7 Tom Nalen

Tom Nalen was a seventh round pick in the 1994 draft. He would end up making five Pro Bowls and start 188 games.

8 Jared Allen Jared Scot Allen is a former professional American football defensive end. After playing college football for Idaho State University for four years, he was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.

Jared Allen was a fourth round selection who became a full time starter in each of his 12 seasons. He retired with 136 sacks and six interceptions.

9 Richard Dent

Richard Dent was a 1983 eighth round selection by the Bears. He would play 203 games over 15 seasons, make four Pro Bowls, and log 137.5 sacks.

10 Kevin Greene Kevin Darwin Greene (July 31, 1962 - December 21, 2020) was an American football outside linebacker who played in the National Football League for 15 years. He played for the Los Angeles Rams, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Carolina Panthers, and the San Francisco 49ers.

Kevin Greene was a fifth round selection in 1985 who would play in 228 games, make the Hall of Fame, be the primary starter in 11 of his 15 seasons, earn five Pro Bowl selections, and clock 160 sacks.

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