With Super Bowl 57 in our rearview mirrors, I decided to not let go of football yet and put together a list of the 57 greatest players to never win a Super Bowl. Spoiler alert, there are some great players to never win the big game. Some have been right there but ultimately fell short. This was damn hard to do as there have been so many good players. Let’s look at my top 57 players never to win a Super Bowl.
*Players drafted before 1967 were ineligible for this list…i.e Deacon Jones and Dick Butkus.
Top 57 Players To Never Win A Super Bowl
| 1 | Dan Marino QB |
| 2 | Bruce Smith DE |
| 3 | Barry Sanders RB |
| 4 | Anthony Munoz OT |
| 5 | Bruce Matthews OL |
| 6 | Alan Page DT |
| 7 | JJ Watt DE |
| 8 | Randy Moss WR |
| 9 | Terrell Owens WR |
| 10 | Tony Gonzalez TE |
| 11 | Derrick Thomas OLB |
| 12 | Randall McDaniel OG |
| 13 | Larry Fitzgerald WR |
| 14 | Calvin Johnson WR |
| 15 | Will Shields OG |
| 16 | Adrian Peterson HB |
| 17 | John Randle DT |
| 18 | Champ Bailey CB |
| 19 | LaDainian Tomlinson RB |
| 20 | Junior Seau LB |
| 21 | John Hannah OG |
| 22 | Joe Thomas OT |
| 23 | Willie Roaf OT |
| 24 | Jason Taylor DE |
| 25 | Brian Urlacher MLB |
| 26 | Jack Youngblood DE |
| 27 | Brian Dawkins FS |
| 28 | Eric Dickerson RB |
| 29 | O.J . Simpson RB |
| 30 | Luke Kuechly MLB |
| 31 | Julius Peppers DE/OLB |
| 32 | Zach Thomas MLB |
| 33 | Steve Hutchinson OG |
| 34 | Aeneas Williams CB |
| 35 | Cris Carter WR |
| 36 | Ken Houston S |
| 37 | Antonio Gates TE |
| 38 | Warren Moon QB |
| 39 | Earl Campbell RB |
| 40 | Phillip Rivers QB |
| 41 | Lem Barney CB |
| 42 | Patrick Peterson CB |
| 43 | Steve Largent WR |
| 44 | Kevin Greene OLB |
| 45 | Andre Johnson WR |
| 46 | Dan Fouts QB |
| 47 | Kevin Mawae C |
| 48 | Julio Jones WR |
| 49 | Dwight Stephenson C |
| 50 | Curtis Martin RB |
| 51 | Jared Allen DE |
| 52 | Tim Brown WR |
| 53 | Thurman Thomas RB |
| 54 | James Loften WR |
| 55 | Chris Doleman DE |
| 56 | Matt Ryan QB |
| 57 | Jason Witten TE |
Honorable Mentions: Steve Smith Sr., Kenny Easley, Andre Reed, Kevin Williams
57.) Jason Witten – TE
- 2x AP 1, 11x Pro Bowl
56.) Matt Ryan – QB
- AP1, 4x Pro Bowl, MVP, OPoY, ORoY
55.) Chris Doleman – DE
- HOF, 2x AP1, 8x Pro Bowl
54.) James Lofton – WR
- HOF, AP1, 8x Pro Bowl
53.) Thurman Thomas – RB
- HOF, 2x AP1, 5x Pro Bowl, MVP, OPoY
52.) Tim Brown – WR
- HOF, 9x Pro Bowl
51.) Jared Allen – DE
- 4x AP1, 5x Pro Bowl
50.) Curtis Martin – RB
- HOF, AP1, 5x Pro Bowl, ORoY
49.) Dwight Stephenson – C
- HOF, 4x AP1, 5x Pro Bowl
48.) Julio Jones – WR
- 2x AP1, 7x Pro Bowl
47.) Kevin Mawae – C
- HOF, 3x AP1, 8x Pro Bowl
46.) Dan Fouts – QB
- HOF, 2x AP1, 6x Pro Bowl, OPoY
45.) Andre Johnson
- 2x AP1, 7x Pro Bowl
44.) Kevin Greene – OLB
- HOF, 2x AP1, 5x Pro Bowl
43.) Steve Largent – WR
- HOF, AP1, 7x Pro Bowl
42.) Patrick Peterson – CB
- 3x AP1, 8x Pro Bowl
41.) Lem Barney – CB
- HOF, 2x AP1, 7x Pro Bowl, DRoY
40.) Phillip Rivers – QB
- 8x Pro Bowl
39.) Earl Campbell – RB
- HOF, 3x AP1, 5x Pro Bowl, MVP, 2x OPoY, ORoY
38.) Warren Moon – QB
- HOF, 9x Pro Bowl, OPoY
37.) Antonio Gates – TE
- 3x AP1, 8x Pro Bowl
36.) Ken Houston – S
- HOF, 2x AP1, 12x Pro Bowl
35.) Cris Carter – WR
- HOF, 2x AP1, 8x Pro Bowl
34.) Aeneas Williams – CB
- HOF, 3x AP1, 8x Pro Bowl
33.) Steve Hutchinson – OG
- HOF, 5x AP1, 7x Pro Bowl
– 32.) Zach Thomas – MLB
- 5x AP1, 7x Pro Bowl
31.) Julius Peppers – DE/OLB
- 3x AP1, 9x Pro Bowl, DRoY
30.) Luke Kuechly – MLB
- 5x AP1, 7x Pro Bowl, DPoY, DRoY
29.) O.J. Simpson – RB
- HOF, 5x AP1. 6x Pro Bowl, MVP, OPoY
28.) Eric Dickerson – RB
- HOF, 5x AP1, 6x Pro Bowl, OPoY, ORoY
27.) Brian Dawkins – FS
- HOF, 4x AP1, 9x Pro Bowl
26.) Jack Youngblood – DE
- HOF, 5x AP1, 7x Pro Bowl
25.) Brian Urlacher – MLB
- HOF, 4x AP1, 8x Pro Bowl, DPoY, DRoY
24.) Jason Taylor – DE
- HOF, 3x AP1, 6x Pro Bowl, DPoY
23.) Willie Roaf – OT
- HOF, 4x AP1, 11x Pro Bowl
22.) Joe Thomas – OT
- 6x AP1, 10x Pro Bowl
21.) John Hannah – OG
- HOF, 7x AP1, 9x Pro Bowl
20.) Junior Seau – LB
- HOF, 6x AP1, 12x Pro Bowl
19.) LaDainian Tomlinson – RB
- HOF, 3x AP1, 5x Pro Bowl, MVP, OPoY
18.) Champ Bailey – CB
- HOF, 3x AP1, 12x Pro Bowl
17.) John Randle – DT
- HOF, 6x AP1, 7x Pro Bowl
16.) Adrian Peterson – RB
- 4x AP1, 7x Pro Bowl, MVP, OPoY, ORoY
15.) Will Shields – OG
- HOF, 2x AP1, 12x Pro Bowl
14.) Calvin Johnson – WR
- HOF, 3x AP1, 6x Pro Bowl
13.) Larry Fitzgerald – WR
- AP1, 11x Pro Bowl
12.) Derrick Thomas – OLB
- HOF, 2x AP1, 9x Pro Bowl, DRoY
11.) Randall McDaniel – OG
- HOF, 7x AP1, 12x Pro Bowl
10.) Tony Gonzalez – TE
- HOF, 6x AP1, 14x Pro Bowl
9.) Terrell Owens – WR
- HOF, 5x AP1, 6x Pro Bowl
8.) Randy Moss – WR
- HOF, 4x AP1, 6x Pro Bowl, ORoY
7.) Alan Page – DT
- HOF, 5x AP1, 9x Pro Bowl, MVP, DPoY
6.) JJ Watt – DE
- 5x AP1, 5x Pro Bowl, 3x DPoY
5.) Bruce Matthews – OL
- HOF, 7x AP1, 14x Pro Bowl
4.) Anthony Munoz – OT
- HOF, 9x AP1, 11x Pro Bowl
3.) Barry Sanders – HB
- HOF, 6x AP1, 10x Pro Bowl, MVP, 2x OPoY
2.) Bruce Smith – DE
- HOF, 8x AP1, 11x Pro Bowl, 2x DPoY
1.) Dan Marino – QB
- HOF, 3x AP1, 9x Pro Bowl, MVP, OPoY
