Top 20 most overrated NFL players of all time (With Pictures)

17. Emmitt Smith

I am well aware of the numbers that Emmitt Smith accumulated during his career, but it is a stretch to consider him as even one of the five best running backs in NFL history. Smith had the luxury of playing behind what were legendary offensive line units during his time with the Dallas Cowboys, and those teams also happened to have Troy Aikman at quarterback and numerous other weapons including Michael Irvin. Smith was consistent, no doubt about it, but to put him in the same tier occupied by Jim Brown, Barry Sanders and so many others would be ridiculous.