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Chris McAlister gets my vote. He could shut down half the field. No one dared throw his way.

And laugh if you want but everyone knows Ryan Lief was the shit in College.

Tommie Frazier
Charles Woodsen
Dennis Northcutt
Napoleon Kaufman
 
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Lucas

 
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Corby Jones, total warrior.
 
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ron dayne, ricky williams.... pretty unstoppable running backs in college...

Chad owens WR, SB, special teams returner....  check out his numbers.... sometimes good things come in small packages...

 
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Quote Originally Posted by dl36:

ron dayne, ricky williams.... pretty unstoppable running backs in college...

Chad owens WR, SB, special teams returner....  check out his numbers.... sometimes good things come in small packages...

Chad Owens was bad ass, but many of the guys and gals here probably never got a chance to see him play.  I do agree that he was something very special.

Another small dude who killed it was Maurice Drew-Jones.  I actualy saw him play a high school game in the islands and he toer it up.  And now in the show, one day he will be more peoples minds.

I say Deion "PRIMETIME" Sanders and Marshall Faulk 

 
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Still relatively young as far as I can get back I have to go with Charles Woodson and Tommie Frazier.
 
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Offensive
 
Frazier
Mike Vick
Warrick
Wuerffel
Ricky Williams
Ahman Green
Q Griffin
Shockey
 
Defense
 
Boulware-FSU
Kearse
S Rolle
Woodson
Canty
SPrings
Mickens
Milloy
 
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Rudy at Notre Dame
 
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Johnny Rogers - Nebraska
 
That punt return vs Oklahoma was the single greatest college football play of all time IMO.  And no, I am not a Husker fan.
 
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Many great players in history of college football.But cleary running backs were the most dominant players when  looking for the best overall player.  Alot of you guys here are young and can't really go back too far.  I have seen all these players in live games and on TV (the first one when i was 11 years old), except for Barry Sanders who I only saw on TV.  Listed by era.
 
Early 60's -  Ernie Davis Syracuse Heisman Winner 1961
                  Davis was 6' 2" and 212 lbs and was like a corvete bulldozer.  Broke all of Jim Brown's carer records enopugh said
 
Late 60's -  OJ Simpson- USC Heisman Winner 1968 Only played 2years of CF Rushed for 3.187 yards in 18 games (177 per game) if he had played 4 years his records would probably be unbreakable
 
1970's -  Archie Griifin - Ohio St.  Only 2 time Heisman winner.(1974-75)    That alone makes him arguably the best of all time Had 31 consecutive 100 yd games
 
1980's - Hershall Walker- Georgia. 1982 Heisman Winner His stats were listed earlier in the thread and if not stated has the NCAA record for rushing yards for a three year period
 
1990's - Ricky Williams - Texas    All-time NCAA career Rushing Leader. what more to say.
 
All great candidates and offensive players will always get the nod over defense.  Although in this thread Jack Tatum name is mentioned and I will say I never saw a more dominant defensive player.  Saw him knock out two guys on the same play ( the pulling guard and the running back)
 
Overall if i had to vote it would go to Archie Griffin. Being the only 2-time Heisman winner puts him over the top but just barely with OJ 2nd and Hershell 3rd.
 
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 Lee Roy Selmon
 
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My first pick would be vince young.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by lindetrain:

Without question, Jared Lorenzen

 

You need to watch more football HOMER!

 

ERIC DICKERSON!!!

 

What a fucking machine he was, got to see him almost every home game in college, a lot of away games  and several of Spring games at SMU.  On the sidelines for most of those. Just an animal!

 
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Quote Originally Posted by binka34:

i'd say woodson
but i'm a young gun

 

the guy on your avatar was better just not as hyped, he was even a bigger weapon on offense and special teams.

 
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Lawrence phillips supporter
 
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my vote is barry btw, no rb even close....ever. sure it was only one year, not his fault they couldnt tell he was far better than thurman thomas.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by cowboydave:

 

You need to watch more football HOMER!

 

ERIC DICKERSON!!!

 

What a fucking machine he was, got to see him almost every home game in college, a lot of away games  and several of Spring games at SMU.  On the sidelines for most of those. Just an animal!

Glad to see someone mention this man. My favorite player of all time. He was a beast and the most underrated running back of all time. He played with Jeff Kemp and Dieter Brock as QB, and ran the ball 30+ times a game, and they still couldn;t stop him. Made the playoffs every year as a Ram. He played with the same type of talent as Barry Sanders did, but made the playoffs way more. The day he was traded ranks right up there with finding out Santa was fake. I love you ED! 

 
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Quote Originally Posted by SEMINOLE317:

Bo Jackson was better than Lawrence Phillips, Marshall Faulk, and all the others. BY FAR.

I agree and i would also add D.J. Dozier, Bo Jackson,Eric Dickerson,Eddie George better then Lawrence Phillips.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by joeyd88:

Damn i scrolled all the way down, looking forward to being the only one to pick hershel walker, and then i see straightshooter beat me too it, so its agreed, its Hershel, 100%, barry was a better pro to be honest, but Archie is a close second..........
 
You must not have scrolled far, as I picked him in the second post.  Was shocked no one mentioned Bo Jackson until much later.  He was my #2.
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by OLSH:

Overall if i had to vote it would go to Archie Griffin. Being the only 2-time Heisman winner puts him over the top but just barely with OJ 2nd and Hershell 3rd.


I can't believe I'm reading this. I too saw Archie play, and always considered him the most overrated CFB player of all time. He's the Franco Harris of the college game. Amazing how perceptions can vary.......
 
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Archie Griffin.  You can't argue with 2 Heisman's.
 
 
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Couldn't agree more, Matador.  Put that guy on another team and we'd never have heard of him, or at least wouldn't be talking about him 30 years later.  Never took your breath away in the way Sanders, or Simms or Frazier or Bush did.  Franco Harris is a great analogy.
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