We start a new miniseries today on NFL Thursday: a look at the 10 best players per current franchise, as measured by sabermetric Approximate Value (AV). After looking at the best teams for our third miniseries, we’re mirroring our current NBA Tuesday journey, unintentionally. Either way, we kick this off with a look at the best players in the history of the Washington Commanders, mixing it up in reverse alphabetical order.

Note: AV is an interesting measurement, and we’re still not super comfortable with it—at least not as much as WAR in baseball, WS in basketball, or PS in hockey. But this approach does help us bring in more than just the skill players, of course, so we will be including offensive linemen and defensive players on these comprehensive lists, too. That makes this a little more fun than perhaps expected, for us and you—the audience!

No. 10: Charles Mann, DE—96 AV (1983-1993)

Winner of two Super Bowls with the Redskins, Mann compiled 82 sacks in his 11 seasons with the organization. He also made 4 Pro Bowls and reached double digits in sacks four different times in his career with Washington. His best season came in 1991 when he put up 15 AV along with 11.5 sacks as the Redskins won their third and most recent NFL title. Interestingly, his second best season was 1987 with 14 AV overall.

No. 9: Sonny Jurgensen, QB—102 AV (1964-1974)

Christian Adolph Jurgensen II was the team’s regular starter for a seven-year stretch from 1964 to 1970, and then he still posted an 11-2 regular-season record as a starter over the final four years of his career. Jurgensen made 4 Pro Bowl appearances with the Redskins, and he routinely led the NFL in multiple passing categories, as well—including QB rating (87.3) in 1967. He posted a 4-0 record as the starter in 1972.

No. 8: Dave Butz, DT—104 AV (1975-1988)

A member of the 1982 and 1987 Super Bowl champions, Butz only made 1 Pro Bowl in his career, but his best season was 1983 when the Redskins were upset in the title game. That year, he managed 15 AV thanks to 11.5 sacks, a career high. His 59 career sacks with Washington are impressive for an interior lineman, of course, and Butz missed just one game in the final 9 seasons of his career. He was durable, effective, and very good.

No. 7: Joe Jacoby, OL—106 AV (1981-1993)

One of the few players in organization history to have played on all three Super Bowl winners, Jacoby spent most of his career as a tackle before playing a little guard as well toward the end of his Hall of Fame career. A member of the famed Hogs, he strangely only made 4 Pro Bowls (1983-1986). He had some durability issues, appearing in every game only six times during his 13-season career, but he was a star when healthy.

No. 6: Joe Theismann, QB—107 AV (1973-1985)

Our pick for the 1970 Heisman Trophy, his story is one of perseverance—he played in the CFL before landing with the Redskins and even returning punts before earning the starting QB role for good in 1978. Overall, he posted 83-49 record as a starter for Washington, earning 2 Pro Bowl nods and leading the team to the 1982 NFL title. Theismann is not in the Hall of Fame, but he is beloved by Washington fans everywhere.

No. 5: Len Hauss, C—113 AV (1964-1977)

Definitely the most anonymous player on this list, Hauss was a Washington mainstay for 14 seasons, helping the team to its first Super Bowl appearance in 1972. He made 5 Pro Bowls between 1966 and 1972, which was his most dominant stretch of play. Ironically, his best season (12 AV) was in 1974, however. Hauss was born and died in Jesup, GA, and attended the University of Georgia: the Redskins only got him on loan.

No. 4: Art Monk, WR—119 AV (1980-1993)

Another player who won three Super Bowls with the franchise, Monk once held the all-time NFL record for receptions before being passed. He made three Pro Bowls and led the league in receptions once (106 catches, 1984). In 15 career postseason games, Monk had 69 catches for 1,062 yards and 7 touchdowns. At age 34, he tied his career-best effort (14 AV), too, as the Redskins won a third Super Bowl in 10 seasons. Truly amazing!

No. 3: Charley Taylor, RB/WR—124 AV (1964-1975, 1977)

A unique player who made the Pro Bowl as both a running back (1964-1966) and a wide receiver (1967, 1972-1975), Taylor was the face of the franchise, along with Jurgensen above, for many seasons. He topped the NFL in receptions in back-to-back seasons (1966-1967), too. Taylor missed the entire 1976 season due to a knee injury, and he still came back at age 36 in 1977 to play in 12 games before retiring and making the Hall.

No. 2: Chris Hanburger, LB—131 AV (1965-1978)

Again, like Hauss, definitely an under-the-radar guy, thanks to the focus on skill position players. But Hanburger made 9 Pro Bowls in a Hall of Fame career nonetheless—topping double-digit AV six times in his career, including five times in a row from 1971-1975. With 45.5 sacks, 19 interceptions, and 17 fumble recoveries, he definitely was a force to be reckoned with in the middle of the team’s defense for many years.

No. 1: Darrell Green, CB/PR/KR—152 AV (1983-2002)

The best player in franchise history just missed the first Super Bowl victory as he started his amazing 20-year NFL career in 1983. With 54 career INTs (and 6 more picks in the postseason), he’s among the leaders in that category, and Green made 7 Pro Bowls along the way. His best season—18 AV—came in 1991 when the ‘Skins won their third Super Bowl title. He scored 8 TDs in his career, too, on INT returns … always a threat.