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The Athletic: Who's the best college player of the past 25 years?

Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:37 am
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:37 am
Posted by FlyDownTheField
Member since Dec 2013
2799 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:39 am to
Tebow > Burrow
Posted by SouthernInsanity
Shadows of Death Valley
Member since Nov 2012
22624 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:39 am to
Joe Burrow at #4.... gonna trigger a lot of posters.
Posted by Lt. Columbo
Member since Nov 2012
830 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:41 am to
I'd take Percy Harvin over many of the names on that list
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
30934 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:42 am to
Does this website ever make lists that aren't shitty?

They have Christian McCaffery #17, but don't have Derrick Henry listed at all. Henry not only beat him out for the Heisman, but also broke decades long SEC records that nobody thought would ever be beaten.

Baker Mayfield? Mariota?

Get the frick outta here.
Posted by Lt. Columbo
Member since Nov 2012
830 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:43 am to
And where the frick is Darren McFadden?
Posted by SEC Doctor
Member since Aug 2024
6748 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:44 am to
quote:

Baker Mayfield? Mariota?

Get the frick outta here.


Baker Mayfield was an outstanding college quarterback, what are you talking about?
Posted by Knowshon5Dolla
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2021
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Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:45 am to
The answer is Brock Bowers
Posted by CharlotteSooner
Member since Mar 2016
12966 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:45 am to
No Adrian Peterson?


M'kay...
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
56124 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:47 am to
He was incredible his freshman year, but battled injuries the next two seasons. He went on to be an all timer in the NFL, but I'm ok with this based on his college career
Posted by 3down10
Member since Sep 2014
30934 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:47 am to
quote:

Baker Mayfield was an outstanding college quarterback, what are you talking about?


I thought we were talking about the 25 best players in the past 25 years.

Posted by The Dozer
H-Town
Member since Feb 2017
5560 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:49 am to
Was expecting Patrick Peterson but Honey Badger makes sense.
This post was edited on 5/20/25 at 11:55 am
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
11533 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:51 am to
Stetson Bennett. Hate frickers but he has to be on a list of the top 5 or so in the last 25 years. Its a "college player" criteria...very few have had as much to do with their team being successful at a high level as Stetson Bennett. Many have done it for one season. Few have done it for 2....
Posted by Yellow Truck
Member since May 2025
282 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:52 am to
Eric Berry not on the list.

List is bogus.
Posted by lewis and herschel
Member since Nov 2009
14160 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:58 am to
Stet actually won his 2 championships as the full time starter.... Stetson>Cam, Burrow, Tebow at winning the Ships....
Posted by OccamsStubble
Member since Aug 2019
7617 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 11:59 am to
quote:

They have Christian McCaffery #17, but don't have Derrick Henry listed at all. Henry not only beat him out for the Heisman,
[quote]

They understood that Henry did but shouldn’t have
Posted by OccamsStubble
Member since Aug 2019
7617 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 12:01 pm to
On Auburns 2010 team, Stepson Bennet would have gone 7-5
Posted by Monahans
Member since Sep 2019
1777 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 12:02 pm to
Zero doubt in my mind Vince is #1.
Posted by scottydoesntknow
Member since Nov 2023
7533 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 12:05 pm to
They shouldnt have included OL. Zero chance theres only 1 OL in the top 25 players
Posted by fairweatherfans
Member since Sep 2018
2274 posts
Posted on 5/20/25 at 12:07 pm to
Tebow can't carry Burrow' jock
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