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Fox Sports: All-time greatest top CFB players from every state
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:10 pm
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Who is the all-time greatest college football player from each of the 50 states?
While some of the selections for our list were as close to no-brainers are you can get (Barry Sanders for Kansas and Ronnie Lott for New Mexico), other states were much more challenging and led to lively debates.
First off, it is important to break down the criteria when creating this list.
• This list is based on the birthplace of every player.
• This list is based on players' collegiate careers.
• This list is based on the entirety of a college career, not a single season.
SEC STATES
ALABAMA: Bo Jackson (Bessemer)
ARKANSAS: Darren McFadden (Little Rock)
KENTUCKY: Shaun Alexander (Florence)
LOUISIANA: Peyton Manning (New Orleans)
MISSOURI: Billy Sims (St. Louis)
SOUTH CAROLINA: Jadeveon Clowney (Rock Hill)
TENNESSEE: Reggie White (Chattanooga)
Now that we have that part settled, let’s get into the states that stirred up the hottest debates:
GEORGIA: Cam Newton (Atlanta)
Who else was in the running: Jim Brown, Calvin Johnson, Herschel Walker, Charlie Ward
FLORIDA: Deion Sanders (Fort Myers)
Who else was in the running: Anthony Carter, Tommy Frazier, Derrick Thomas
MISSISSIPPI: Jerry Rice (Starkville)
Who else was in the running: Hugh Green, Archie Manning, Steve McNair, Walter Payton
TEXAS: Vince Young (Houston)
Who else was in the running: Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson, Adrian Peterson
Fox Sports (original story)
Fox Sports (inside the debates)
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Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:17 pm to paperwasp
Cam over Herschel that’s how I know this is bullshite
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:18 pm to paperwasp
Georgia: Herschel Walker
Florida: Derrick Thomas
Mississippi: Jerry Rice
Texas: Adrian Peterson
Jmo, want to fight about it?
Florida: Derrick Thomas
Mississippi: Jerry Rice
Texas: Adrian Peterson
Jmo, want to fight about it?
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:19 pm to paperwasp
Dan Hampton.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:20 pm to MGDawg
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Cam over Herschel that’s how I know this is bullshite
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Inside the debate: While there were at least 10 or 12 really difficult decisions to make with this list, deciding on the best college football player from the state of Georgia was hands-down the most challenging. One could make a legitimate argument for both Jim Brown and Herschel Walker as not only the best player from the state of Georgia but also the best player in college football history.
When it was all said and done, a decision had to be made among Newton, Brown and Walker. All three had incredible statistics and a list of accolades as long as a novel, and perhaps most importantly, all of them were winners.
As a result, we relied on the good ol’ eye test, and there simply wasn’t anything Newton couldn’t do on the football field. In 2010 at Auburn, he fell just 73 total yards shy of a 3,000-yard passing, 1,500-yard rushing season while accounting for 51 TDs and just seven picks. He rushed for, passed for and caught a touchdown that season while also recording a tackle. Quite simply, there is only one Cam Newton.
More in the "inside the debates" link above.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:21 pm to MGDawg
Nothing like a click-bait article to rustle some jimmies.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:21 pm to paperwasp
Shaun Alexander over Couch in Kentucky? That's just ridiculous.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:22 pm to ShoesSwayedBlue
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Shaun Alexander over Couch in Kentucky? That's just ridiculous.
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The University of Alabama has produced a handful of outstanding running backs, but former Crimson Tide standout Shaun Alexander was among the best of the group. He finished his four-year collegiate career with 3,443 rushing yards and 40 rushing touchdowns. When he left Alabama in 1999, Alexander held 15 school records, including total rushing yards and yards per carry.
ETA—(removed NFL comparision stats, as WaterLink pointed out this was only based on collegiate careers)
This post was edited on 10/14/21 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:23 pm to paperwasp
Cam couldn't hold Herschel's jock strap
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:23 pm to paperwasp
quote:All went to in state HBCUs.
MISSISSIPPI: Jerry Rice (Starkville)
Who else was in the running: Hugh Green, Archie Manning, Steve McNair, Walter Payton
All that talent pissed away for at most a Celebration Bowl bid.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:25 pm to paperwasp
Bo is clearly the best from Alabama. Cam over Herschel? No
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:29 pm to paperwasp
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Shaun Alexander career highlights and awards
• NFL Most Valuable Player
• NFL Offensive Player of the Year
• First-team All-Pro
• Second-team All-Pro
• 3× Pro Bowl
• NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Don't see how that's relevant. This is from your own OP:
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This list is based on players' collegiate careers.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:29 pm to paperwasp
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:31 pm to paperwasp
People still talk about Herschel 40+ years later.
Will people still be talking about Cam in 30 years?
He'll be a footnote.
Will people still be talking about Cam in 30 years?
He'll be a footnote.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:31 pm to WaterLink
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Don't see how that's relevant.
This list is based on players' collegiate careers.
Ahh, very true. I'll edit it.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:32 pm to MGDawg
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Cam over Herschel that’s how I know this is bull shite
Cam couldn't hold Hershel's jock.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:40 pm to paperwasp
Doak Walker would be the correct answer for Texas.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:40 pm to paperwasp
Peyton was great but I gotta go with Marshall Faulk
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:45 pm to paperwasp
Hate things like this that are so unclear on their criteria.
If you are going to tall about greatest COLLEGE football players, what they did in the NFL should be irrelevant. Doesn’t seem to be the case with several of these.
If you are going to tall about greatest COLLEGE football players, what they did in the NFL should be irrelevant. Doesn’t seem to be the case with several of these.
Posted on 10/14/21 at 4:46 pm to paperwasp
Bullhockey on this list!
Herschel Walker is the all-time greatest college football player period!
Herschel Walker is the all-time greatest college football player period!
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