Best player of all time at each position - college

[UKSanders]

In light of the ESPN best college players of all time....

What about the best 11 Off / best 11 Def / 3 specialist ... 1 at each position?

I'm a relative newby to college football - really just started watching during 2002 season, so I'm just throwing in a few names. Who you got to fill in the rest?

Offense
QB:
RB: Herschel Walker (UGA)
OT: Orlando Pace
OT: Anthony Munoz
OG:
OG:
OC: Dave Rimington
TE: Ozzie Newsome
WR: Randy Moss
WR: Larry Fitzgerald
RB/WR: Bo Jackson

Defense
OLB/DE: Derrick Thomas
DT:
DT: Reggie White (read he played DT in college but DE in NFL)
DE: David Pollack

LB: Dick Butkus
LB: Mike Singletary
LB: Derrick Brooks

CB: Deion Sanders
S: Ronnie Lott
S: Troy Polamalu
CB: Charles Woodson

Special team
K: Janikowski
P: Ray Guy
Return specialist: Derek Abney

 

[The-Hack]

I’ll only contribute here by suggesting Bo Jackson at the second slot for “RB/WR.”

I watched a lot of Herschel and Bo from 1980 to 1985, and still find it amazing they were so close in time, in the SEC.

 

[College#19]

Anthony Munoz is the greatest Left Offensive Tackle of all time in college and the NFL. There really isn't any debate and a number of former players have stated the same thing over the years.

 

[College#19]

Rey Mauluga should also be considered as one of the greatest Safeties of all time.

 

[UKSanders]

I’ll only contribute here by suggesting Bo Jackson at the second slot for “RB/WR.”

I watched a lot of Herschel and Bo from 1980 to 1985, and still find it amazing they were so close in time, in the SEC.

Anthony Munoz is the greatest Left Offensive Tackle of all time in college and the NFL. There really isn't any debate and a number of former players have stated the same thing over the years.

Rey Mauluga should also be considered as one of the greatest Safeties of all time.

Added those 3 until someone provides good argument to bump them in place of someone else.

Regarding Munoz, I didn't put him b/c while I knew he was supposed to be one of if not the best NFL OT ever, I wasn't sure if he was to that level in college.

 

[College#19]

Munoz was the 3rd overall pick in the NFL Draft. He was a beast in college.

 

[College#19]

DE - David Pollack (he was a three time first team all american)

LB -- Derek Brooks

 

[BlueRattie]

Have you ever seen Barry's Sanders' final stats? And he had to share a backfield with Thurman Thomas.

 

[dvillecatfan]

Jack Tatum should be in secondary
Ray Guy at punter.
Tim Brown or "Rocket" Ismail for return specialist. Abney be ok as well.
Cam Newton at QB.

 

[Deeeefense]

I'm not sure how their college careers went but Ray Lewis and Lawrence Taylor were the best two NFL linebackers in my memory.

 

[TheySoSensitive]

Maualuga was a MLB not a safety...

Polamalu was the safety out if USC that was Samoan and had the hair

 

[trueblujr2]

I wouldn’t really know who to put at QB, if it was based on one season, I don’t think anyone would compare to what Joe Burrow just did. But over a career I think Peyton Manning might have a case.

 

[TheKentuckyKid]

Return specialist Derek Abney.

 

[megablue]

RB Jim Brown
WR Jerry Rice
C Dermonti Dawson

 

[Bluesnky]

Maualuga was a MLB not a safety...

Polamalu was the safety out if USC that was Samoan and had the hair

Lol I was about to post the same thing.

 

[Bluesnky]

Jadeveon Clowney for the DE/OLB spot?

 

[bigblueinsanity]

RB Jim Brown
WR Jerry Rice
C Dermonti Dawson

Didn't Jerry rice play D2?

Dawson was a guard.

Honestly at QB I think it might have to be Burrow

 

[Deli owl]

P- Ray Guy?

 

[megablue]

Didn't Jerry rice play D2?

Dawson was a guard.

Honestly at QB I think it might have to be Burrow

Yes ... I messed up ... was thinking NFL, as I read the OP incorrectly.

 

[vhcat70]

DE: Reggi8e White & Lee Roy Selman

 

[KentuckyTexan]

DE: Reggie White and maybe Julius Peppers or Clowney

 

[Mojocat]

I watched a lot of Herschel and Bo from 1980 to 1985, and still find it amazing they were so close in time, in the SEC.

I've had the same thought - two best players I've seen, and born 8 months apart! (Although Bo was somehow 2 years later in school....)

 

[UKSanders]

DE - David Pollack (he was a three time first team all american)

LB -- Derek Brooks

added

 

[jpbky2]

Lawrence Taylor and for quarterback I would go with Tim Tebow. It didn't equate in the pros, but what he did at his time in Florida and for multiple years would get my vote.

 

[gamecockcat]

Hard not to put Bruce Smith in as a DE. I watched him play UK on Homecoming in early 80s and I didn't know who he was. I just knew he was in our backfield as much as the QB was. BTW, they kicked our ass, 27-3 I think. It was a miserable, cold, wet night, too. He was literally a man playing among boys that night.

I would consider Larry Fitzgerald at WR. When he was at Pitt, he caught everything they threw within 5 yards of him. I'd say he had a pretty good pro career, too.

 

[UKSanders]

RB Jim Brown
WR Jerry Rice
C Dermonti Dawson

Didn't Jerry rice play D2?

Dawson was a guard.

Honestly at QB I think it might have to be Burrow

Correct, Rice did NOT play D-1, so I did not add him