Two former members of the Indianapolis Colts made ESPN’s All-Quarter Century team.
Recently, Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder constructed a 53-man roster made up of the best players over the last 25 years in the NFL.
Included at the quarterback position was Peyton Manning, along with Tom Brady, and Patrick Mahomes. Meanwhile, at wide receiver was Marvin Harrison, who was joined by Randy Moss, Calvin Johnson, Julio Jones, Terrell Owens, and Justin Jefferson.
The No. 1 overall pick by the Colts in 1998, Manning played 13 years with the team, which included winning a Super Bowl, making 11 Pro Bowls, five first-team All-Pros, and being named the league MVP four times.
As a member of the Colts, Manning would throw for almost 55,000 yards with 399 touchdowns while completing 65% of his passes.
“Manning ranks second behind Brady in DYAR since 2000,” wrote ESPN. “He has three of the top five seasons for total passing value — 2013, 2004 and 2006. His 2004 season has the highest passing DVOA (value per play) of any season since 1978. And while QBR doesn’t go back as far, Manning’s 2006 season is the second-highest QBR behind Brady’s 2007 season.”
Harrison played all 13 seasons with the Colts. He is a Hall of Famer, an eight-time Pro Bowler, a three-time All-Pro, and a Super Bowl Champion.
He finished his career with eight 1,000-plus yard seasons, which included leading the NFL in receiving yards twice during the 1999 and 2022 seasons. Harrison also hauled in 1,102 receptions and 128 touchdowns.
“Harrison didn’t miss a first- or second-team All-Pro selection from 1999 to 2006,” wrote ESPN. “Although he only led the NFL one time each in receiving yards (2002) and receiving touchdowns (2005), he led the NFL in receiving DYAR three times: 2001, 2002 and 2006.”
Both Manning and Harrison are also members of the Colts’ Ring of Honor.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison make ESPN’s All-Quarter Century team