re: College Football's Greatest Players By Jersey Number - SI

Posted on 7/30/15 at 4:52 pm to Korin

Posted by jatebe

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Posted on 7/30/15 at 4:52 pm to Korin

Disagree with #55.

DT

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Thomas spearheaded one of the best defensive lines in college football and smashed many Crimson Tide defensive records, including sacks in a single season. He was awarded the Butkus Award in 1988 after a season which saw him set an NCAA record 27 sacks along with finishing 10th in Heisman Trophy balloting. He currently holds the single season NCAA FBS sack record with 27 and what was the career sack record with 52 career sacks. He was also selected as a unanimous All-American at the conclusion of the 1988 season. Thomas was named a Sun Bowl Legend. Thomas was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

NFL draft: 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4

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Jones was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in both 1991 and 1992, and was honored by Sporting News as its College Football Player of the Year in 1992. Butkus & Lombardi Award. FSU Hall of Fame.

NFL draft: 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4

DT is the best #55.

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Posted by therick711

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Posted on 7/30/15 at 4:54 pm to jatebe

Your info is incorrect. The official all-time career sack leader is Tedy Bruschi and the single season sack leader is Terrell Suggs. Everyone knows and understands why this is, but let's not pretend that it isn't so because we might not like it.

I'd be remiss if I didn't take this opportunity to point out that Billy Jackson was a beast. That guy rarely gets mentioned in these discussions about sacks, but he was crazy good. Penalized in notoriety because he played in Starkville, I suppose.

This post was edited on 7/30/15 at 4:58 pm

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