Alabama won the game 28-10, marking the Tide's first victory over the Irish in five tries. 145. Let us know on Twitter or Facebook. He set 13 individual records while playing corner, returning kicks and taking reps at running back and wide receiver. USC coach John Robinson thought Lott was the better tackler, so he ended up in the Trojans' secondary, where he became one of the most feared hitters in the sport's history. Herschel Walker (RB, Georgia, 1980-82) The most difficult accomplishment of Allen's Trojan career may have been winning the starting tailback job. Not Jerry. The 1934 All-American perfected catching the ball in traffic and made the end around a devastating threat. Well, if youre enjoying wide receivers or dynamic pass-catching tight ends, thank Don Hutson. Regardless of the level, the diminutive Smith stood taller than most on the football field. CFB150 home. Known as "Roger the Dodger," Staubach passed for 1,474 yards as a junior in 1963, while also winning the Maxwell Trophy and Walter Camp Memorial Award. He didn't win the Heisman, but being a folk hero turned out just fine. Tackles: 251 | Blocked kicks: 4 Plus, he had five interceptions on defense. All season long, ESPN will celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football. 139. Gipp was a member of the inaugural College Football Hall of Fame class in 1951. Nostalgia makes it tempting to have Ray Lewis lower on this list. Passing yards: 9,430 | Passing efficiency: 162.8 | Touchdown passes: 82 Receiving yards: 2,070 | Yards per catch: 20.3 | TD catches: 16 Lee Roy was a two-time All-American in 1974 and 1975, won the Lombardi and Outland awards as a senior and was the No. Early in his junior season, he ran for 269 yards against Arkansas State and 300 against San Jose State. There went that dream. Sims didn't repeat as a Heisman winner -- he finished second -- because Charles White of USC beat him out; with 1,506 rushing yards, it's hard to say that Sims faltered. Rushing yards: 2,374 | Touchdowns: 37 | Return yards: 1,293 LaVar Arrington (LB, Penn State, 1997-99) How do you manage to evenreach 200 career sacks? Considered by many to be the greatest player to never compete in a Super Bowl, Barry Sanders is nonetheless still counted among the greatest running backs of all time. The 1982 consensus All-American is SMU's all-time leader in rushing yards, total TDs and 100-yard rushing games. He also took home the Lombardi Award in 1982. He was thought of so highly that Dallas drafted him second, ahead of Jackson State tailback Walter Payton. The Top 25 Fastest Players in NFL History - Bleacher Report The challenge was daunting, considering each person had to assess talent back to 1920. His reputation was built on the eye test, and his tackles were famous for being hard enough to generate regular turnovers. Reggie White 12. The 208-pound Blanchard would become known as Mr. Youll see the first great modern quarterback later on in this list, but Graham was the first great quarterback, period (think basketballs George Mikan, relevant since Graham played ball in the NBL himself). Oh, yeah: As a senior, George rushed for 105 yards and the winning touchdown at Penn State. 12 Stanford knocked off No. No player had a more integral role in establishing Clemson's recent dominance than Watson, who had a 32-3 record as a starter. 126. Inside for his tough running between the tackles. White was a Phi Beta Kappa scholar and first in his class at Colorado. That's not legal now. 114. The offensive line needs more respect. He was a unanimous All-American in 1987 and '88 and won the Thorpe Award as the sport's best defensive back as a senior. Raiders. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't live for these moments.". We've put together a list of the greatest college football players ever, and ranked. He studied sports journalism at university and, in 2011, started writing for GiveMeSport alongside his studies. Alan Page (DE, Notre Dame, 1964-66) Page was a consensus All-American at Notre Dame in 1966, when he helped the Fighting Irish win a national championship. He rushed for an FBS-record 2,628 yards and set 34 NCAA records in his Heisman-winning 1998 campaign. And yet, one of them one the MVP , and Munoz is largely forgotten in NFL history. Achievements: Inducted into Pro Football HOF (1986); Started 146 of 149 regular-season games. Tom Brady. "Is there still a debate? The four-part series goes behind the scenes with all four CFP teams, leading up to and through the semifinals and the national championship game. "He could turn a football game around like no one else.". His Super Bowl win wont be remembered outside of Green Bay, sandwiched as it was in the middle of the more famous Cowboys and Broncos dynasties, but Favres peak as the leagues resident gunslinger was as good as anyones. Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football HOF (1990); 4-time Super Bowl champ; Super Bowl MVP; First-team All-Pro (1977); 2-time Second-team All-Pro (1972, 1975); NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1972); 9-time Pro Bowl selection; rushed for 1,000 or more yards in 8 seasons, Achievements: Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2006; 3-time Super Bowl champion (1992, 93, 95); 1992 Super Bowl MVP; 1997 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year; 1st-team All-Pro (1993); 6-time Pro Bowl selection, Contributing: Tess DeMeyer, Lila Bromberg,, Thomas Hindle, Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Reference, USA TODAY research. Two quotes from the book "The Heisman: Sixty Years of Tradition and Excellence" explain Davis' greatness. 8, defensive end Doug Atkins at No. The Portuguese star has been a prolific scorer and playmaker throughout his lengthy career for both club and country. At Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, he was an All-American and named National Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today. Achievements: Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1986; 1975 NFL MVP; 1st-team All-Pro (1975); nine pro bowls (1964-65, 1967-70, 1974-76). It remains one of the great what-ifs in Cardinal football: What if Elway had played for Bill Walsh, the head coach who lured him to the Farm? 124. 53. As a senior in 1955, Cassady rushed for 146 yards in Ohio State's 17-0 victory at Michigan, Hayes' first victory in the Big House. He set a BYU single-season record by completing 71.3% of his passes for 3,802 yards with 33 touchdowns. Young finished his BYU career with 7,733 passing yards and 56 touchdowns while running for 1,084 yards and 18 scores. Robinson never hid his offensive strategy: give the ball to a bell-cow back, put him behind a physical offensive line, and voila. 1 overall pick in the 1976 NFL draft. Baugh might have won the inaugural Heisman as a junior in 1935, when TCU went 12-1, but that season only players east of the Mississippi River were eligible. Receptions: 45 | Receiving yards: 730 | TDs: 7 One thing is certain: Few players were as tough as Nevers, who played in the 1925 Rose Bowl with two injured ankles, which had both been broken earlier in the season. In the 1982 Sugar Bowl, Marino threw a 33-yard touchdown to tight end John Brown with 35 seconds left to defeat Georgia 24-20. Messi was brilliant throughout the tournament, scoring seven goals and winning the Golden Ball. New QB, new coordinators, same Nick Saban: How Bama is handling its latest challenge, AAC preview, Part 2: Burning questions and players to watch, Late-round NFL draft finds for every Power 5 team, from Tom Brady to Richard Sherman. The next season, he became the first sophomore to win the Heisman, throwing for 3,286 yards with 32 touchdowns and running for 895 yards with 23 scores. Receptions: 168 | Receiving yards: 3,467 | Total TDs: 54 12. Those 20 victories came in 1955 and 1956, when Oklahoma finished No. Receiving yards: 2,681 | All-purpose yards: 5,197 | Touchdowns: 36 Arrington was named a consensus first-team All-American and won the Butkus Award and the Chuck Bednarik Award. 1 USC. At 6-foot-4 with a lightning-quick release, Marino surely looked like an NFL quarterback. Tom Brady 3. The "Kansas Comet" averaged 6.5 yards per carry in his Jayhawks career. 4 Trojans to a 21-20 victory. Archie Manning (QB, Ole Miss, 1968-70) When Fralic was in the eighth grade, he stood 6-foot-3 and weighed 235 pounds - before he started lifting weights. Many football fans already believed Messi was the GOAT before the tournament but after winning the biggest prize in football, that status has now been cemented. The 50 greatest Man Utd players of all time have been ranked in controversial list; The 10 Greatest Footballers Of All Time Have Been Ranked By Football Fans; Notable accolades: Hall of Fame (1963); 2x NFL Champion; 2x NFL PoY; 4x First-Team All-Pro; 4x Second-Team All-Pro; 6x Pro Bowl. For his career length alone, he holds the positional all-time record for career receiving yards (15,127) and receptions (1,325), trailing only two wideouts for the most receptions overall. The 2006 Biletnikoff Award winner's speed, hands, size and work ethic made him almost impossible to cover. Achievements: Eight pro bowls (2004-08, 2010-11, 2013) and four-time All-Pro (2006, 2008, 2010-11). Concrete Charlie, as he was named, is distinctive as the last and greatest of the NFLs 60-minute men. Achievements: 2-time AP Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 18); 1st-team All-Pro (2015, 16, 17, 18); 5-time Pro Bowler. Tittle, transferred to LSU after only two weeks of preseason camp. Tackles: 468 | Interception returns for TDs: 3 After Manning arrived on the scene in Oxford by leading a 10-8 upset of Alabama in 1968, ABC Sports moved the Rebels' game at Alabama in 1969 to early-season prime time. Deacon Jones played at the very beginning of the Super Bowl era, and as such is largely forgotten, playing the shadow of the mighty Green Bay Packers. That was never a problem for Ditka, who led Pitt in receptions for three straight years and was a menacing defensive lineman and punter. Ward averaged 7.5 yards on each of the 707 plays that he ran or caught the ball. Legendary coach Pop Warner once called Nevers the "greatest football player of all time" -- even better than Jim Thorpe, whom Warner also coached. Woodson's versatility and big-play ability allowed him to become the first primarily defensive player to win the Heisman since the sport moved to a two-platoon system in the early 1960s. Jordan finished fourth in Heisman voting in 1962. Crow was Bryant's only Heisman winner during his 36-year coaching career. 29. Lionel Messi has been named the greatest footballer of all time following his World Cup win. Achievements: Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1977; 1st-team All-Pro (1965, 66, 67, 68, 69); 4-time Pro Bowler; four seasons in top 10 of all NFL rushers; career cut short by injuries; as a rookie scored four TDs, including 96-yard kickoff return, against Vikings, and later in season scored six touchdowns against 49ers including an 80-yard pass play, 50-yard run and 65-yard punt return. In four seasons, he ran for 2,341 yards, a school record that stood until 1978. The performance, televised on ESPN, thrust Brown to the front of the Heisman Trophy race, and no one ever caught him. 63. 81. He set a school record by throwing 131 touchdown passes. He took home the 1978 Heisman Trophy during his junior season. But it's not just numbers that make this program special. Tackles: 211 | Tackles for loss: 25 It is known as the Camback. Bronko Nagurski (T, Minnesota, 1927-29) 74. Hannah was also the best lineman to ever play at Alabama, earning All-America honors in 1971 and '72 and winning the Jacobs Award as the sport's best blocker as a senior. Cappelletti is most remembered for his emotional Heisman Trophy acceptance speech in 1973, in which he belittled his football achievements compared to the fight his 11-year-old brother, Joey, endured while battling leukemia. He is Nebraska's all-time leader with 25 touchdown catches and 1,515 punt return yards. There are some players on this ranking that are celebrated for their winning, career length, or accolades, Lambert is the rare case that checks off all three boxes. Notable accolades: Hall of Fame (2004); 1x MVP; 2x OPoY; ORoY; 6x First-Team All-Pro; 4x Second-Team All-Pro; 10x Pro Bowl. 12 overall in the 1995 NFL draft. Cornelius Bennett (LB, Alabama, 1983-86) He's the best football player in the country returning next year." Total offense: 3,481 yards | Passing yards: 2,628 | Interceptions: 16 A Native American icon, and the AP greatest athlete from the first half of the 1900s, Thorpe is deified as one of the greatest and most versatile athletes in modern history. Uh, no. Passing yards:3,384 | TD passes: 39 | Punting average: 40.9 | Interceptions by: 10 Kinnick turned down a lucrative NFL contract to go to law school. His ranking here is still debatable and should be a credit to those ranked above him, rather than a knock on his legacy. Passing yards: 7,544 | TD passes: 52 | Total offense: 7,887 yards As a senior in 1981, Allen reaped the benefits. Lewis Hamilton 'counting days' to big upcoming Mercedes upgrade, Fernando Alonso: Lance Stroll will be Aston Martin team leader for '10 or 15 years', Exclusive: NFL Academy Head Lamonte Winston outlines what 'success' would be following appointment. In the 53 seasons since, the Boilermakers have returned to Pasadena once. After four years in the Navy, including a tour in Vietnam, Staubach joined the Cowboys in 1969 and led them to the Super Bowl four times, including victories in 1972 and '78. Grange was a three-time consensus All-American and in the inaugural College Football Hall of Fame class. Before White became the "Minister of Defense" and retired as the NFL's all-time sack leader, he was the most menacing pass-rusher in Tennessee history. One player on this list even went to a college that no longer exists. . Passing yards: 8,411 | Total offense: 8,354 yards | Passing TDs: 93 Carter stood 5-11 and weighed only 161 pounds, and that might have been while wearing a helmet and cleats. Tackles: 176 | Sacks: 19.5 The two-time All-American helped the Cornhuskers win back-to-back national titles in 1970 and '71. Jerry Robinson (LB, UCLA, 1975-78) George (6-3, 227) delivered as much punishment as he took, showing an ability to run inside the tackles and out. Sacks: 30.5 | Tackles for loss: 53 "If Messi were to win it here, my view would change.". McDonald and his classmates went 31-0, the last 20 victories by more than one score. In a program known for physicality and intensity, Spielman remains the career leader in solo tackles (283) more than three decades after he graduated. Billy Cannon (RB, LSU, 1957-59) Updating And Ranking The 50 Greatest NFL Players Of All-Time The 50 greatest footballers of all time He averaged 16.6 yards per catch and set an FBS record with at least one TD in 18 consecutive games. He threw or rushed for 42 touchdowns, and more importantly, the 1965 All-American and 1966 Heisman runner-up led the Boilermakers to play to their potential. Eight pro bowls (1968-75). Purdue used Keyes not only as a game-breaking back, but he also caught 80 passes in his college career at 15.1 yards per catch. After a redshirt season, Mariota became the first freshman to start at QB for Oregon in 22 years. And he very much led his nation to glory. Jones became an NFL legend in a 14-year career, spent largely with the Los Angeles Rams. More importantly, Florida State beat Florida a) for the first time in seven attempts and b) on the Gators' first visit to Doak Campbell Stadium. Tony Dorsett (RB, Pitt, 1973-76) He was born in the Ohio State campus hospital, within sight of the Horseshoe where he would become a Buckeyes legend. Rushing yards: 3,813 | Yards per carry: 7.1 | Rushing TDs: 50 [3] [4] Among defensive players, Jim Marshall's 270 is the longest. USC won 34 straight games and two national titles during Bush's sensational three-year career. Football Top 100 footballers 2017:the best talents in the world. He added 13 catches for 192 yards and four touchdowns in a 36-19 rout of Oklahoma in the Gator Bowl that season. Thorpe was a consensus All-American in 1911 and 1912 and in the inaugural College Football Hall of Fame class. He didn't play football until his sophomore year at Booker T. Washington High in Norfolk. Rimington was not only a two-time All-American, but also a two-time Academic All-American as well. The two-time unanimous All-American is the only player in FBS history with consecutive 300-yard rushing games. M. McDonald's Sooners didn't lose that season, or any of three seasons. Notable accolades: Hall of Fame (1993 Class); 1x Super Bowl Champion; 1x MVP; 1x OPoY; 2x NFC OPoY; 1x MoY; 7x First-Team All-Pro; 1x Second-Team All-Pro; 9x Pro Bowl. In 1993, he was named USC's athletic director, a position he held until 2010. The series was based on a list of the top 100 National Football League players of all time, as compiled by a "blue-ribbon" panel assembled by the NFL Network. And he was a terrific punter in an era when that was a primary weapon. 45. Gil Brandt's greatest NFL linebackers of all time He signed to play at Notre Dame, but after he got into a high school fight that resulted in a misdemeanor assault conviction, the university refused to admit him. Hes a winner all the same. While not as statistically brilliant as his successors, Unitas place here is not simply nostalgic. One, namely Randy Moss, just narrowly missed this list, but two FCS players did make it. Instead, Howard impressed the entire country. Achievements: Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2007; 1st-team All-Pro (1988, 89, 90, 92, 98, 99, 2000); 14-time Pro Bowler; started 293 games in career (second in NFL history). 79. Receptions: 62 | Receiving yards: 1,470 | Yards per catch: 23.7 With President John F. Kennedy watching from the stands, Jordan might have produced the greatest individual performance in a bowl game in Alabama's 17-0 shutout of Oklahoma in the 1963 Orange Bowl. Kenny Easley (DB, UCLA, 1977-80) In his last two seasons, the Nittany Lions went 22-0, and as a senior Reid won both the Outland Trophy, given to the national's best interior lineman, and the Maxwell Award, given to the nation's best player. With that, here are the best 100 player in NFL history: Teams: San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (2010); 3-time Super Bowl champ; Super Bowl MVP; NFL MVP; 13 Pro Bowls; Leads the NFL in all-purpose touchdowns (208); Leads the NFL in receiving yards (22,895); Only player in NFL history with more than 20,000 receiving yards; Leads the NFL in total receptions (1,549); Leads the NFL in all-purpose yards (23,546); Leads the NFL in TD receptions (197); leads the NFL in consecutive games with at least one reception (274); holds 36 total NFL records, Achievements: 6-time Super Bowl champ; 4-time Super Bowl MVP; 3-time NFL MVP; 3-time First-team All-Pro (2007, 2010, 2017); 2-time Second-team All-Pro (2005, 2016); 2-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2007, 2010); NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2009); Holds NFL record for most Super Bowl wins as a player (6); Holds multiple Super Bowl records including most TD passes (18), most passing yards (2,838), most completed passes (256), most passing attempts (392) and most consecutive competitions in a single SB (16); Holds NFL record for most games won by a QB (207); only QB to have 3 consecutive games w/ 300+ passing yards, 3+ TD passes and 0 interceptions; Tied for most Pro Bowl selections (14); Holds NFL record for most postseason games played (40); Holds NFL record for most postseason TD passes (73); Oldest QB to win a Super Bowl (41 years, 6 months), Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1999); 2-time Super Bowl champ; 10-time Pro Bowl; 9-time first-team All-Pro (1981-1989); second-team All-Pro (1990); NFL MVP (1986); 3-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1981, 1982, 1986); NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1981), Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1971); 1964 NFL Champ; 4-time NFL MVP (1957,1958, 1963, 1965); 8-time first-team All-Pro (1957-1961, 1963-1965); All-Pro 2nd-team (1962); 9 Pro Bowls appearances; NFL Rookie of the Year (1957); 1st player to reach 100 rushing touchdowns ; 1st NFL player to rush for over 10,000 yards; 10th most touchdowns in NFL history (126); 5th most rushing TDs in NFL history (106); Leads the NFL in average rushing yards per game in career (104.3), Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1993); Super Bowl champ; 7-time first-team All-Pro (1976-1980, 1984, 1985); second-team All-Pro (1986); NFL MVP (1977); NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1977); second leading rusher in NFL history (16,726); 4th most rushing TDs in NFL history (110), Teams: San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (2000); 4-time Super Bowl champ; 3-time Super Bowl MVP; 2-time NFL MVP (1989, 1990); 8 Pro Bowl invites; 3-time first-team All-Pro (1987, 1989, 1990); 2-time second-team All-Pro (1981, 1984); holds a Super Bowl record passer rating of 127.8; holds Super Bowl records for most throws without an interception (122), Teams: Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Achievements: Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2006; Super Bowl champion (1996); AP Defensive Player of the Year (1987, 98); 1st-team All-Pro (1986, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 95, 98); 13-time Pro Bowler, Teams: Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Achievements: 2-time Super Bowl champ; Super Bowl MVP; 14-time Pro Bowl; 7-time first-team All-Pro (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013); 3-time second-team All-Pro (1999, 2000, 2006); 5-time NFL MVP (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013); 2-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2004, 2013); leads the NFL in career TD passes (539); holds the NFL record for most passing yards in a single season (5,477 in 2013); 2nd most passing yards in NFL history (71,940); 3rd most passes completed in NFL history (6,125), Teams: Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers, Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1979); Super Bowl champ; 3-time NFL Champ; 3rd longest TD streak in NFL history (47 games). Now that were a few years removed from the NFLs 100th Anniversary and the GOAT Tom Brady just recently retired, its time to update our rankings of the 50 Greatest NFL Players of all time. His trash talking fit right in with the Hurricane greats too. His career total of 662 is a Baylor record. He arrived with a tailor-made nickname: "AD," for "All Day." He won the 1968 Heisman Trophy. McDonald finished third in the 1956 Heisman vote, known as the one Paul Hornung won even though Notre Dame went 2-8. 1 with Alabama for a second straight season. Campbell rushed for 2,046 yards in his first two seasons in Austin. As a senior, Dorsett led Division I-A in rushing with 1,948 yards and scoring (12.2 points per game) and won the Heisman Trophy, not to mention leading the Panthers to a 12-0 record and the 1976 national championship. And so very, very fast. He finished his FSU career with 274 tackles, 8.5 sacks and five interceptions. Despite missing parts of three games because of injuries in 1957, Crow ran for 562 yards with six touchdowns, caught two passes and threw five scores. He won the 1977 Heisman Trophy vote in a runaway, like a beer truck going downhill. Moss suffered two punishing blows early in his college career, and he not only stayed on his feet but also excelled, which surprises exactly no one who ever saw him play. Seattle Seahawks (1995-1999) Dallas Cowboys (2000-2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004-2008) New England Patriots (2009) Pittsburgh Steelers (2009) Washington Redskins (2010) Joey Galloway has had a. The Wolverines' 20-14 victory over rival Ohio State encapsulated Woodson's Heisman Trophy-winning campaign in 1997. In that game, White rushed for 247 yards and, late in the game, the winning touchdown in USC's 17-16 defeat of Ohio State. The original Joe Cool, Joe Montana Just exuded Hollywood-style quarterback energy. We couldn't tackle him." Rushing yards: 6,559 | Rushing TDs: 84 | Points: 524 11-100 in our list of the greatest NFL players of all time: Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football HOF (1987); 4-time Super Bowl champ; 5-time First-team All-Pro (1972-1974, 1977, 1979); 3-time Second-team All-Pro (1971, 1975, 1976); 2-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1972, 1974); NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1969); 10-time Pro Bowler, Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1979); 6-time first-team All-Pro (1965, 1967-1970, 1972); 2-time second-team All-Pro (1966, 1971); 8 Pro Bowls; 2-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1969, 1970), Teams: San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, New York Jets, Achievements: Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2000; 4-time Super Bowl Champion (1982, 84, 88, 89); 1st-team All-Pro (81, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91); 10-time Pro Bowler, Achievements: Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1998; 1st-team All-Pro (1981, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90); 11-time Pro Bowler; 1991 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year, Teams: Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, Achievements: Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1980); 5-time First-Team All-Pro (1965-1969); 3-time second-team All-Pro (1964, 1970, 1972); 8 Pro Bowls; 2-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1967, 1968); NFL didnt record sacks an as official stat until 1982, but it is said Jones had 194.5 during his career, Teams: Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Achievements: Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2011; 2-time Super Bowl Champion (1995, 96); 1994 AP Defensive Player of the Year; 1st-team All-Pro (92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98); 8-time Pro Bowler, Achievements: Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1965; 3-time NFL Champion (1950, 54, 55); 4-time AAFC champion (1946, 47, 48, 49); 3-time NFL UPI MVP (1951, 53, 55), 1st-team All-Pro (1947, 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 55); 5-time Pro Bowler. Notable accolades: Hall of Fame (1998); 1x Super Bowl Champion; 2x DPoY; 8x First-Team All-Pro; 1x Second-Team All-Pro; 10x Pro Bowl; 3x NFC PoY; MoY. Peppers was a transcendent athlete who led the FBS in sacks in 2000 and also played 56 games for North Carolina's storied basketball program. The only difference is that he won more. Late in the season, Howard punctuated a 93-yard punt return for a touchdown against Ohio State by striking the Heisman pose. Ranking the top 25 greatest football players of all timeMusic: Yann Tiersen - Comptine d`un autre ete - l`apres-midiFollow me on Instagram: @kevskate In 1982, when Nebraska averaged more than 500 yards and 40 points per game, on an offense that included ballhandling stars such as quarterback Turner Gill, backs Mike Rozier and Roger Craig, and wide receiver Irving Fryar, the 6-3, 275-pound Rimington won the Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year award. Achievements: Inducted into Pro Football HOF in 1988 in hometown of Canton, Ohio; played in 238 consecutive games, including postseason; NFL MVP for 1971 season; NFL defensive player of the year 1971, 1973; 23 fumble recoveries. Built like a tank (60, 205 lbs), Woodson was was a deceptively skilled ball hawk, nabbing 71 career interceptions (3rd all-time) and 32 career defensive fumble recoveries (1st all-time). Layne led the Longhorns to within one point of a Southwest Conference title as a freshman and returned from the Merchant Marines the next season to win an SWC championship. Mike Ditka (TE, Pitt, 1958-60) Each voter was asked to rank 60 players. Ronaldinho 9. News Journal; Mike Jones, USA TODAY; Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY; Joe Rexrode, formerly Nashville Tennessean; Steven Ruiz, For The Win; Kent Somers, Arizona Republic; Rachel Shuster, former USA TODAY; Art Stapleton, Bergen (N.J. Record); Andy Vasquez, Bergen (N.J.) Record; Larry Weisman, former USA TODAY. You dont get a nickname like the Golden Arm for nothing. Passing yards: 6,040 | Rushing yards: 3,127 | Total TDs: 81 (37 rush/44 pass) Freshman? Adrian Peterson (RB, Georgia Southern, 1998-2001) Billy Ray Smith Sr. was a star tackle at Arkansas and spent 13 seasons in the NFL. He then left the World Cup in tears as Portugal crashed out to Morocco in the quarter finals. From here on out, we are dealing with absolutely undisputed top-of-the-mountain prestige. One to sit on, one to think with. Ranking the 10 greatest football players of all time Roger Staubach (QB, Navy, 1962-64) Then there's the like's of the best soccer players in the world today, a few of whom also might have claim to the title, such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Robert Lewandowski, and Karim Benzema. Smith was an All-American in 1965 and 1966. In one of the nail-biters, an 18-7 victory at Big East rival Boston College, Reed sealed the victory by stripping teammate Matt Walters of his interception and returning the ball 80 yards for a touchdown. No matter how you feel about him, Tom Brady has built a resume that is too good to ignore when ranking the best NFL players of all-time.
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