HFL Best Players of All Time Ranking

## Quarterback

1. **RJ Neasman - 10 Championships, 10 Ultra Bowl Appearances, 7 MVP.** In his first season, Neasman was drafted in the mid-first round, a team which had weapons on offense to succeed and a great defense, but was searching for a QB to lead the franchise under the leadership of veteran head coach Mike Cowell, after previous failed signings and draft picks at the position. Neasman did more than deliver. In his rookie year, Monster's GM Dan Halberg made the trade of disgruntled Patriot's DE Ira Hufanga, a dominant star player drafted in the high first round several years ago. Now, the Bear's defense was dominant, pairing up the young Hufanga with recently drafted Deadrin Hopkins, another breakout star defensive lineman. With weapons such as Buster Rice, who is one of the greatest WRs of all time, and Laquon Jeffery, a star player who won championships for Gerald and Garret, and Liam Welsh, a veteran TE who also won rings on the Manopati Titans, Neasman made the most of what he had. Neasman never missed the playoffs in any season of his career. In his sophomore season, Gerald broke out with a 15-2 record. In his fourth season, the Monsters sported a 12-5 record, making a deep playoff run, and scoring Neasman's first Ultra Bowl Appearance, defeating the Tristan Nighthawks, ending the previous dynasty and beginning a new one. Neasman and the Monsters broke records the next season, going undefeated with a 17-0 record, finishing with both the #1 ranked offense and defense. WIth the emergence of Buster Rice, the Monsters crushed teams and cruised to Ultra Bowl 79. facing no other than the Emily Landers, a team led by QB Scottie Stevens and also finished the season 17-0, the first time in HFL history that two teams were undefeated up until the Ultra Bowl. In what was perhaps the most hyped-up Ultra Bowl in history, Neasman and Stevens dueled it out, and the big game did live up to expectations, being tied 38-38 at the end of regulation, heading into overtime. Gerald received the ball first, and made the most of it, as Neasman threw the game-winning touchdown to Laquon Jeffery, making the nice toe-dragging catch on a comeback rout to seal the victory. That season, Neasman won his first MVP in a close vote over Stevens, and the season following, continued with an even better performance, his best season statistically of his career, throwing 61 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions, easily one of the best QB seasons of all time. Finishing 15-1-1, the Gerald Monsters defeated the young Garret Freezers led by Bill Burrow in the Ultra Bowl, becoming the first team ever to win 3 straight championships. Throughout his career, Neasman would win 7 more championships, as Gerald would create one of the greatest dynasties of all time, with unstoppable offense and immovable defense. In his age 45 season after defeating Bountavia in the Ultra Bowl, Neasman officially retired on top and became one of the most decorated QBs of all time.
2. **Xavier Simmons - 6 Championships, 7 Ultra Bowl Appearances, 8 MVP.** The Houston Flash were an expansion team, who struggled their first year, going 1-16. In their second year, they drafted Xavier Simmons #1 overall to be the future of their franchise. Simmons and the Flash continually improved by each season, and in just his third season, Simmons won his first MVP, throwing 33 TDs to 8 INTs in a league dominated by the running game. Simmons was the early architect of the passing game, along with others around his time like Jared Rose, Rand Kelley, Fred Wheeler, Jordan Macey, Arnie Paul, and Felix Turner. By his fifth season, the Houston Flash sported a 14-3 record, and under an electric offense under head coach Valley Jones, and a defense sporting perhaps the greatest secondary of all time, the Flash were dominant, winning their first franchise titles against Cookah and Manopati. Simmons' 8 MVPS would be the most for a player, a record standing for more than a century, as Simmons would lead dominant offenses and the Flash would crush teams. In the 1984-1985 season, the Flash would pertain the first ever 17-0 record, polishing the Flash dynasty with a perfect regular season. Although the Flash would go on a few years without amassing a championship, in his 25th season, Simmons would lead the Flash to a 14-3 season, and defeating Givens in the Ultra Bowl, retiring on top with his 6th ring. The legacy of Simmons would live on forever, becoming the first great face of the HFL and not be rivaled for a very long time.
3. **Levi Niang - 4 Championships, 6 Ultra Bowl Appearances, 5 MVP.** What more could 4 rings and 5 MVPs prove? Not only was Niang such a decorated passer, but he is also regarded as one of the greatest dual-threat QBs of all time, scrambling around in the pocket and running with the ball more often than most. The Flash led one of the greatest, most efficient offenses of all time with Niang under center, putting up huge stats in his career, earning 5 MVPs. Niang was clutch, showing up when it mattered most, which is why he led 3 game-winning drives in his 4 Ultra Bowl victories, including an OT win, and one of the greatest offensive shootouts in Ultra Bowl history against old rival Williamsburg. Paired up with Niang is one of the greatest TEs of all time in Matt Bodine, a sure-fire target in the endzone and a catch radius that never fails. Just from watching Niang, it's easy to tell from his mechanics why he was such a great passer and runner.
4. **Jack Cordale - 1 Championship, 4 Ultra Bowl Appearances, 6 MVP.** An argument against Jack Cordale being this high on the list is not having the championships with the Marcinkevic Yellows that others have who are up here on the list. Though Cordale ultimately didn't have the best performances in the big game, a talent such as his should not be disregarded. Cordale is ranked among the most efficient QBs to play the game, and watching him on tape with his talent easily sets him out from the others at his position among talent. Cordale is also one of the most winningest QBs in history in terms of regular season games. His 6 MVPs are absolutely something to marvel about, and with a strong and accurate arm like his, he could find any of his targets whenever he wanted. His passes were bullets, and combined with the arm strength, accuracy, and arch like his, some could he does have the best arm in HFL history. Of course, he did falter against the Ryth City and Claire defense in the Ultra Bowl, and failed to come up clutch against the Heatsville Aviators, and some could say he lucked out against the Hailey Rosethorns despite trailing most of the game, only winning with a clutch strip-sack on Hailey QB Dee Omenihu, but Cordale is inarguably one of the greatest QBs in terms of talent to set foot on the football field, and has the statistics and wins to back it up for himself. His build and success could hardly be replicated, and it may not be ever again.
5. **Davin Clark - 4 Championships, 8 Ultra Bowl Appearances, 4 MVP.** Davin Clark came into the league taken #1 overall by the Heatsville Jaguars, after the Heatsville franchise sacrificed several future draft picks to move up to select Clark, who was 19 and fresh out of school, being one of the most highly touted QB prospects of all time along with Xavier Simmons, Alex Manning, Doug Wick, Spencer Warren, and the like. It's safe to say that being raised in a small community, Davin Clark suddenly had a lot of pressure on him, coming into a struggling franchise looking for someone to lead, in the second largest city on the planet. And boy, did he deliver. Davin Clark showed everyone why he was picked at #1, with arm talent so great, rivaling the likes of players like Jack Cordale and Xavier Simmons. Clark fired the cannons on this Jaguars offense and became one of the most winningest QBs ever.