N/S College player closest to your heart (17 Viewers)

[Saint KayBee]

“Bo Knows” Jackson.

I rarely got to see him play since I was on Navy deployments most of his college playing time, but he always seemed to be the best player on the field when I did.

Thankfully Tampa pissed him off and he refused to sign with them after he was the #1 pick for them.

If the Saints hadn’t drafted four running backs in 1986, there might have been space to get him in ‘87

 

[UpHere]

Rocket for sure, loved him in ND, and him coming to Toronto for his first couple seasons may not have the best thing for his career, but it led to a lot of exposure that the CFL needed at that time - he was electric up here

 

[Treybad]

Well being a LSU fan 3 names come to mind granted only picking those I have seen play....

1. Warren Morris
2. Joe Burrow
3. Shaq

Read the post wrong...duh

Patrick Peterson
Larry Fitzgerald
Peyton Manning
Tyrann Mathieu Honey Badger
Justin Jefferson
Jamar Chase

 

[meily]

Desmond Howard for me, growing up in Ann Arbor, he was the player we all tooned into see on Saturdays and he came to my neighborhood during summer camp and we played football and he watched and I remember catching this deep ball and looked to him after I caught it and I just saw him walking off with a camp counselor who was a Jet Beauty Of The Week (if you know you know).

He had my ultimate respect after that (I was 12 years old)

 

[Outbackjack]

Tim Tebow.

Fr- Backup QB who came in like Taysom…..and the team won the NC.
So- Won the Heisman.
Jr- QB and team won NC, again.
Sr- Went 11-1.

On top of that, was a great representative of everything, and continues to be a great person.

And didn’t all unorthodox-like as a QB.

 

[livefromDC]

Brandon Jacobs. We grew up in the same place. I was a little older than him and a little younger than his older brother so we weren't exactly hanging out together, but it was a very small town. Very, very small. His brother was basically a bully and Brandon (who went by a nickname I won't divulge but totally didn't fit his huge stature) was following in his path, quick tempered, bully who constantly was getting into trouble. But then he found football. I tell people Brandon was probably one of the most physically lifted people to come out of Napoleonville but he wasn't the most athletic. He wasn't even the best football player I grew up with. However, he had to be the most determined. Somewhere along the line it clicked that this could be his life. I remember going back home while in college and seeing him running laps across the town working out. The last conversation I had with him was one of these times. He stopped in front of me on one his jogs and I didn't know who I was encountering, the bully I remember from when I was 13 or the football star. He was surprised to see me home and we caught up for a minute. I don't remember the exact conversation but it ended with him saying something along the line of "I'm going to the next level". In that moment I believed it too. And I said something like, "working like this I'm pretty sure you will".

I watch all of Auburns games because of him, complaining to anyone who'd listen that he was going to be a better pro than both Cadillac Williams and Ronnie whatever his names was. To which, I'd get "you're crazy" responses, he's running 3rd string because he's too damn big to be RB. Than when became a Giant, a found a bar in Georgetown that would play all their games. It got to the point that the bartender expected me. He didn't save me a seat but he'd let me sit at the bar and drink for free (soda) knowing I was only there to Jacobs play.

For me, that's the one. Brandon Jacobs. I got to witness him figure it out and have a pretty successful NFL career.

 

[dutar76]

Kellen Moore
Joe Burrow
Leonard Fournette

 

[Moon]

Tim Rattay
Dalton Hilliard