NFL Franchise Talent Squander Index

Which organizations have chronically failed their most talented players? Aggregated from the Wasted Talent leaderboard— HOF-caliber careers shortened by injury, on a franchise's watch.

Most Cursed Franchises

1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
61.65 players
Antonio BrownWR21.0#1 Richmond WebbOT19.1#5 Richard ShermanCB11.3#9 Le'Veon BellRB5.9#34 Jason Pierre-PaulDE4.3#47
2
Kansas City Chiefs
42.24 players
Steve WisniewskiG20.9#2 Ruben BrownG13.1#7 Eric BerryDB4.2#51 Kelechi OsemeleG4.0#55
3
Seattle Seahawks
37.64 players
Adrian PetersonRB20.6#3 Tra ThomasOT7.7#24 Marshawn LynchRB5.5#37 Mike IupatiG3.8#57
4
Indianapolis Colts
37.05 players
Willie AndersonOT20.3#4 Xavien HowardCB7.1#27 Andrew LuckQB3.5#64 Kerry CollinsQB3.2#68 Matt HasselbeckQB2.9#77
5
Arizona Cardinals
30.04 players
J.J. WattDE17.7#6 Evan MathisG4.5#45 Carson PalmerQB4.0#53 Kurt WarnerQB3.8#58
6
New York Jets
28.35 players
Tyron SmithOT7.3#26 Nick MangoldC6.9#28 Ryan KalilC6.4#30 Mark BrunellQB4.3#49 Trevor PryceDE3.4#65
7
Philadelphia Eagles
24.24 players
Matt BirkC9.6#15 Lane JohnsonOT5.2#39 Mike QuickWR5.0#40 Saquon BarkleyRB4.4#46
8
San Francisco 49ers
21.93 players
Christian McCaffreyRB11.3#10 Nick BosaDE6.3#32 Joe StaleyOT4.3#50
9
Cincinnati Bengals
21.03 players
Jeff HartingsC9.5#16 Brad HopkinsOT7.8#23 Joe BurrowQB3.7#60
10
Green Bay Packers
20.43 players
Olin KreutzC12.7#8 David BakhtiariOT4.7#43 Ahman GreenRB3.0#71
11
New York Giants
19.22 players
Chris SneeG10.4#11 Herman MooreWR8.8#19
12
Buffalo Bills
19.23 players
Matt LightOT10.1#12 Shawne MerrimanDE5.8#35 Joey BosaDE3.3#66
13
Carolina Panthers
18.54 players
Jordan GrossOT6.4#31 Justin HoustonOLB4.8#41 Vinny TestaverdeQB4.3#48 Andy DaltonQB3.0#75
14
Pittsburgh Steelers
17.52 players
Lincoln KennedyOT9.9#13 Maurkice PounceyC7.6#25
15
OAK
16.13 players
Rich GannonQB9.8#14 Doug MartinRB3.3#67 Greg BellRB3.0#72
16
Cleveland Browns
13.22 players
Flozell AdamsOT9.1#17 Jack ConklinOT4.1#52

Better Stewardship

31
Houston Texans
3.51 player
Nick ChubbRB3.5#63
30
Los Angeles Rams
3.51 player
Curt WarnerRB3.5#61
29
New England Patriots
5.32 players
Fred TaylorRB3.0#73 Rodney HarrisonS2.3#82
28
Las Vegas Raiders
6.02 players
Gerald McCoyDT3.1#69 Richie IncognitoG2.9#78
27
Detroit Lions
7.72 players
Daunte CulpepperQB5.3#38 Kerby JosephSAF2.4#81
26
New Orleans Saints
7.81 player
Michael ThomasWR7.8#22
25
Baltimore Ravens
7.92 players
Randall CunninghamQB4.8#42 Ronnie StanleyOT3.1#70
24
Atlanta Falcons
8.12 players
Matt SchaubQB4.6#44 Jamal AndersonRB3.5#62
23
Jacksonville Jaguars
8.51 player
Jamaal CharlesRB8.5#20
22
Minnesota Vikings
9.32 players
Jake LongOT6.5#29 Ryan KellyC2.8#79
21
Tennessee Titans
9.92 players
Michael RoosOT6.0#33 Jevon KearseDE3.9#56
20
Miami Dolphins
10.03 players
Larry JohnsonRB4.0#54 Terron ArmsteadOT3.8#59 Josh SittonG2.2#84
19
Washington Commanders
10.63 players
Sonny JurgensenQB5.7#36 DeAngelo HallS2.6#80 Clinton PortisRB2.3#83
18
Dallas Cowboys
11.42 players
Jammal BrownOT8.5#21 Dalvin CookRB2.9#76
17
STL
12.02 players
Chris SamuelsOT9.0#18 Trent GreenQB3.0#74

Note: Only 31of 32 franchises appear — the rest have no players in the wasted-talent leaderboard (top 34 HOF-caliber players with injury-shortened careers). Team association uses each player's last known roster entry in the encyclopedia index.