Athlon's Top 50 College Football Players of the Last 50 Years

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4 Huskers in Top 25

#12 Tommie Frazier QB 1992-1995
#15 Ndamukong Sub DT 2005-2009
#19 Dave Rimington C 1979-1982
#24 Johnny Rodgers WB/Kick/Punt Returner 1970-1972

 

[Wild Turkey]

Bo at 5 makes list garbage.

 

[tducey]

Thanks for posting this. Walker at #1, guy really was a terrific talent wasn't he?

 

[Chewbaccer]

Only one Dawg, but he got the top spot.

 

[WABLTY]

Disappointed but not surprised to see Terrell Suggs left off another of these lists.

 

[TROJAN-MAN]

Fight on Bitches

 

[7Samurai13]

Fight Bitches

Oklahoma?

 

[Clayton]

They love them some running backs

 

[starbigd]

Not a bad list but I'd take VY over Tebow all day everyday. You need to win one game Vince is light years better than Tebow in that regard. I'd even take Cam Newton over Tebow......and Tebow was LEGIT.

Bo being so low is also dubious, as well as Ricky Williams barely making the list

 

[iowajerms]

They had Bo Jackson #5 but Chuck Long not on the list. I get that Long wasn't Top 15 or anything, but he did finish 2nd to Bo Jackson in the closest Heisman race for 20 years. I figured having that close of a race with #5 would at least get him in Top 50.

I would say that is the only Hawkeye player in the last 50 years to make this list. I think Shonn Greene would have been if he came back for one more season.

 

[jon2tanman]

NO
50. Desmond Howard WR/KR, Michigan, 1989-9150. Mario Bailey>Desmond Howard.

 

[TheDayMan]

Only one Dawg, but he got the top spot.

Incorrect, he's #31.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Incorrect, he's #31.

Yall can keep being posers.

 

[TheDayMan]

Yall can keep being posers.

 

[Rolltide94]

Players on all but one ballot:
Archie Griffin

Bo Jackson

Tim Tebow

Hugh Green

Deion Sanders

Charles Woodson

Tommie Frazier



The people who missed these need to explain themselves...hopefully it was an oversight.

 

[Wishbone]

I think Barry Sanders should be #1 and no Adrian Peterson is a sham. He's the best college football player I ever saw in person.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Everyone knows Jabril Peppers was better than all of them

 

[Across The Field]

I think Barry Sanders should be #1 and no Adrian Peterson is a sham. He's the best college football player I ever saw in person.

Clarett > Peterson.

 

[Boise4Life]

Not a bad list but I'd take VY over Tebow all day everyday. You need to win one game Vince is light years better than Tebow in that regard. I'd even take Cam Newton over Tebow......and Tebow was LEGIT.

Bo being so low is also dubious, as well as Ricky Williams barely making the list

Not me. I'd take Tebow over VY for sure. No question about it. I'd even take him over Cam. The dude was absolutely amazing both running and throwing. Such a bull, such an athlete. He finished with a 171 passer rating, currently third all-time. People forget that. Vince finished under 145, good for 104th all-time.