Your favorite 5 off/5 def players in your program's history

[WhiteMamba]

This is your favorites. They may be the greatest or they may just be guys you loved watching play.

5 on offense

5 on defense

and an under the radar guy or 2.

It would be funner if we list why we like them.

Oh, and maybe bold or underline your #1 fav of all time.

 

[WhiteMamba]

Offense

Mariota. I had a favorite Duck for nearly 20 years that Mariota has taken over for. I absolutely love the kid. Tough football player that is a duel threat QB. He was born to play QB for this brand of Oregon football.

Tony Graziani. Good ol #10. Qb'd Oregon in the mid 90s. The reason I liked the lefty so much is because of the passion and excitement he brought to every game. He was so much fun. He was far from perfect. But our expectations weren't nearly as high as they are now. Still have my #10 Graz jersey

LaMichael James. Any Duck fan should have LMJ on their list. He would have been NCAA's all time rush leader barring injury had he returned for his SR year. I feel honored to have watched him play in Oregon yellow n green. Most exciting RB and most productive the Ducks have ever had.

Josh Wilcox. A burly Tight End that had a WWE personality. He was on the 1994 Rose Bowl team. The guy played without regard for his body. Great hands, great blocker, and a 2nd generation Duck. He was also awesome on Bill Walsh Football on the Sega. Just look for #90. Also he is a friend.

Jeff Maehl. The guy simply saved the Duck's ass so many times. White boy WR that had no business being as productive as he was. All heart. Losing wan't in his vocabulary.

Joey Harrington.

Defense

Haloti Ngata. The Oregon Ducks most prized recruit ever arguably. He blocked FGS and PATs, plugged the middle like no Duck ever, and got to the QB and had many tackles for loss throughout his career.

Kenny Wheaton. 2 words. THE PICK

Rashad Bauman. He saved the Ducks season in the Civil War giving Oregon an outright PAC title and #2 final ranking with an INT in the Ducks territory with little time remaining. It was a great and difficult play made by Bauman.

Kiko Alonso. Most likely his pick of SB winning QB Russell Wilson brought Oregon it's first Rose Bowl win in nearly 100 years. He started off as a bit of a fuck up. Chip reeled him in to becoming one of the best Oregon LBers ever. The guy has the ideal combination of size and speed and played with a NASTY edge that ultimately has proven to be a recipe for one of the best LBers in the NFL.

Chad Cota. The leader of the Gang Green defense in 1994. Reckless abandon. Those words identify Cota perfectly. Yet he also played smart. He led his team to a PAC title that nobody saw coming. I see him as the MVP of that Duck team.

Wild Cards.

Michael Fletcher. Never fair catched one punt return. NEVER. Kid from Compton that was as tough as nails and had his head in the right place. Amazing story of a young man that could have been a stastic but chose to make something for himself....... He never fumbled one of those PRs.

Wesley Mallard. Nuff said.

 

[TexasExes98]

Offense:

Vince Young, Ricky Williams, both Cash brothers (yes, I snuck an extra one in there), Jamaal Charles, Earl Campbell

Defense:

Tony Brackens, Bryant Westbrook, Derrick Johnson, Casey Hampton, Earl Thomas

K: Phil Dawson
KR/PR: Eric Metcalf

 

[outofyourmind]

Oklahoma
Offense
1) Steve Davis QB Back to Back NC's, 32-1-1
2) Jack Mildren QB. Godfather of the wishbone. Averaged 468ypg on the ground. Still an NCAA record.
3) Billy Sims. Heisman winner. Liked to watch him run.
4) Keith Jackson TE. Just made fantastic plays.
5) Greg Pruitt. Should have won the Heisman. Fastest little guy I have ever seen.


Defense
1) Lee Roy Selmon DT. Was just dominating at OU and in the Pro's.
2) Tommy Harris DT. Fastest defensive lineman I have ever seen.
3) George Cumby LB. Would make you pay when he hit you.
4) Daryl Hunt LB. One of the best ever.
5) Jimbo Elrod DE. Just dominated everyone.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Offense:

1) KaDeem Carey
2) Nick Foles
3) Rob Gronkowski
4) Matt Scott
5) Tie between 4 or 5 different players

Defense:
1) Tedy Bruschi
2) Lance Briggs
3) Antoine Cason
4) Chris McAlister
5) Antonio Pierce

Wild Card:
1) Michael Bates- WR, ST, Return Specialist: Wasn't old enough to watch him, but he was an Olympian (for track) and a 5 time pro-bowler. Pretty badass.

2) Nick Folk- Kicker. Beast leg.

 

[Blackshirt]

Offense
Eric Crouch
Tommy Fraizer
Lawrence Phillips
Ahman Green
Joe Ganz

(Wasnt alive to see 83 team)

Defense
Devon Grove
Suh
Levonte David
Demario Williams
Grant Wistrom

 

[antone112]

Tommy Frazier
Ahman Green
Zach Weigert
Abdul Mohammed
Ameer Abdullah



Mike Brown
Grant Winstrom
Lavante David
Carlos Polk
Trev Alberts

 

[obxyankeefan]

Offense

Tiki Barber
Thomas Jones
Herman Moore
Shawn Moore
Billy McMullen

Tommy Vigorito only good player when I was a kid


Defense

Rhonde Barber
Anthony Poindexter. Was a site to see before his injury
James Farrior
Chris Slade
Chris Long

 

[outlaw okie]

Offense


Billy Sims
Marcus Dupree
Jamelle Holieway
Charles Thompson
Mike Gaddis


Defense


Lee Roy Selmon
Brian Bosworth
Tommy Harris
Roy Williams
Eric Striker*

 

[Wild Turkey]

Offense:

Bo Jackson
Cam Newton
Pat Sullivan
Ronnie Brown
Lawyer Tillman - This is my under the radar did nothing in the pros but damn he was exciting in college.

Defense:

Takeo Spikes
Tracey Rocker
Gregg Carr - Old school linebacker and all around great guy.
Andre Bruce - 1st all around draft pick
Chris Davis - Kick Six has to be in there.

 

[Kevin12773]

Offense:
Billy Sims
Adrian Peterson
Spencer Tillman
DeMond Parker
Keith Jackson

Defense:
Lee Roy Selmon
Tommie Harris
Derek Strait
Roy Williams
Brian Bosworth

 

[LvilleSooner]

To my OU brothers – hard to argue with all those you mentioned, but I personally would have to find room for Joe Washington – and consider Thomas Lott for honorable mention.
Defensively, Teddy Lehman was a personal fav, as well as Tony Casillas and Rod Shoate
For Louisville – my personal favorites
Offense:
Michael Bush
Roman Oben
Bruce Armstrong
Devonte Parker – present
Teddy
Defense:
Ted Washington
Preston Brown – just graduated
Elvis Dumervil
Tom Jackson (ESPN)
Kerry Rhodes

 

[BTHOtu]

Offense:
Javorskie Lane
Kevin Murry
Leeland McElroy
Darren Lewis
Ryan Swope

Defense:
Ray Childress
Sam Adams
Von Miller
Dat Nguyen
Marcus Buckley

 

[KansasSooner]

Oklahoma
Offense
1) Steve Davis QB Back to Back NC's, 32-1-1
2) Jack Mildren QB. Godfather of the wishbone. Averaged 468ypg on the ground. Still an NCAA record.
3) Billy Sims. Heisman winner. Liked to watch him run.
4) Keith Jackson TE. Just made fantastic plays.
5) Greg Pruitt. Should have won the Heisman. Fastest little guy I have ever seen.


Defense
1) Lee Roy Selmon DT. Was just dominating at OU and in the Pro's.
2) Tommy Harris DT. Fastest defensive lineman I have ever seen.
3) George Cumby LB. Would make you pay when he hit you.
4) Daryl Hunt LB. One of the best ever.
5) Jimbo Elrod DE. Just dominated everyone.

Greg wasn't that small, I think you might be thinking of Joe Washington.

 

[starbigd]

Offense:
Javorskie Lane
Kevin Murry
Leeland McElroy
Darren Lewis
Ryan Swope

Defense:
Ray Childress
Sam Adams
Von Miller
Dat Nguyen
Marcus Buckley

 

[MarkOU]

Adrian Peterson
Keith Jackson
Quinton Griffon
Demarco Murray
Ryan Broyles

The Boz
Roy Williams
Rocky Calmus
Antonio Perkins
Rufus Alexander

 

[Jim Rome is Flaming]

Disclaimer: I went to school at Wisconsin from 2009-2013 and got to see those players in person, so my list is pretty much all recent players. I also didn't watch the Badgers until the early 2000's, so that's why Ron Dayne isn't on my list.

Offensive:
Russell Wilson
Melvin Gordon
Montee Ball
Jared Abbrederis
Lee Evans

Defensive:
Chris Borland
J.J. Watt
DeAndre Levy
O'brien Schofield
Aaron Henry

 

[BigRedMoe]

Just 5? No.

Offense:
Eric Crouch
Tommie Frazier
Ahman Green
Dave Rimington
Cory Schlesinger
Brook Berringer

Defense:
Grant Wistrom
Ndamukong Suh
Broderick Thomas
Lavonte David
Ralph/Mike Brown
Trev Alberts

UTR/Others: Tom "Trainwreck" Novak, Jeff & Joel Makovicka, The Peter Bros., Tom Rathman

 

[TheDman875]

Offense

Sonny Sixkiller (1st player I ever became a fan of and still the best football name of all time)
Warren Moon (The 1st Rose Bowl I've ever attended was him at the helm)
Lincoln Kennedy (Nothing got by him in college)
Napoleon Kaufman (Loved watching him run the football)
Mario Bailey (Best playmaker I've ever seen in UW history)

Defense
Steve Emtman (Most dominant DT in UW history)
Lawyer Milloy (Best tackling Safety in UW history)
Dave Hoffman (Still my favorite LB at UW)
Ray Horton (One of the best one on one cover corners in UW history back in the early 80's)
Jason Chorak (Unreal defensive end in the mid/late 90's)

 

[WhiteMamba]

Offense

Sonny Sixkiller (1st player I ever became a fan of and still the best football name of all time)
Warren Moon (The 1st Rose Bowl I've ever attended was him at the helm)
Lincoln Kennedy (Nothing got by him in college)
Napoleon Kaufman (Loved watching him run the football)
Mario Bailey (Best playmaker I've ever seen in UW history)

Defense
Steve Emtman (Most dominant DT in UW history)
Lawyer Milloy (Best tackling Safety in UW history)
Dave Hoffman (Still my favorite LB at UW)
Ray Horton (One of the best one on one cover corners in UW history back in the early 80's)
Jason Chorak (Unreal defensive end in the mid/late 90's)

Favorite Fusky of all time. Compact body but ran like a power back. Tough as nails. His bench was insane. More than double his body weight.