re: The Best NFL Player To Come From Every SEC School

Charlie Conerly might be Ole Miss’ best.

He led the Giants to three NFL Championship games in four seasons (1956, 1958–1959).

Conerly was named NFL "Rookie of the Year" in 1948, a season when he set many Giants rookie franchise records that still stand:

As of 2017's NFL off-season, Charlie Conerly held at least 10 Giants franchise records, including:

Most Completions (rookie season): 162 (1948)
Most Pass Attempts (rookie season): 299 (1948)
Most Passing Yards (rookie season): 2,175 (1948)
Most Passing TDs (rookie season): 22 (1948)
Most Intercepted (game): 5 (1951-10-14 CRD and 1953-12-13 DET; tied with Jeff Rutledge and Eli Manning) Haha!
Most Passer Rating (rookie season): 84.0 (1948)
Most Yds/Pass Att (season): 8.79 (1959)
Most Yds/Pass Att (playoff career): 8.53
Most Yds/Pass Att (playoff season): 10.48 (1958)
Most Pass Yds/Game (rookie season): 181.3 (1948)
PERSPECTIVE IS NEEDED HERE. THIS IS VERY EARLY IN THE PASSING GAME EVOLUTION.

Lagniappe: Also he was “The Marlboro Man” cowboy in the commercials some of us remember.

Also he is the uncle of Jimbo Mathus of Squirrel Nut Zippers Swing band and Grammy winner fame.