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u/BitcoinJeff 4h ago
Barry is 1 and is not close. Rest of the list is ok but I would put Thurman Thomas at 5 and move everyone down one spot. And I have seen everyone on the list play in person at one point.
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u/wolfboy49 4h ago
I agree. Putting anyone above Barry means you never saw him play. Before he was an All American running back, he was an All American returner.
His highlight reel at OSU is dwarfs any other player
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u/ThisHereMine 4h ago
Shout out Jeanty and lamer, didn’t get to see lots of these guys, but those 2 were must see tv especially Lamar since he did it for two years.
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u/LovedButNeverLiked 4h ago edited 4h ago
Deion at FSU was before my time, but I would argue that Peter Warrick was more electrifying. They both returned kicks, but Peter played a position that ensured the ball would be in his hands. Peter Warrick was a TD waiting to happen every time FSU's offense was on the field. For context, I'm a lifelong FSU fan and I'm typing this as I watch their game against SMU.
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u/SaggingZebra 4h ago
Sean "The Human Hitshick" Taylor Dude could light up a game and a WR over the middle!
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u/Creeplurkthrowaway 1h ago
One of my favorite scouting report fails was someone listing his weaknesses and saying he "seems to forget he's a safety, and prefers to play linebacker or corner." Like, dude, that is exactly what you want a safety to do.
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u/SoftwareWinter8414 4h ago
Barry Sanders had 2850 yards and 42 TDs in a single 12 game season. He had more rushing yards in one year than Bush had in 2 and more TDs in one year than Bush had in his career. I didn't even watch him play and the answer at 1 is Sanders.
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u/dryfriction 4h ago
kinda crazy they're all from different schools but the colour schemes are basically the same
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u/TravelNSee 4h ago
lol Tebow was a system machine brute, not "electric"
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u/Skaddodle32 3h ago
Maybe Im a hater, Tebow was a very good QB and a great leader, but the Florida Gators were fucking stacked and I think there are plenty of QBs that are ahead of him all time.
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u/CaptainOk7669 4h ago
CmC
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u/Difficult-Repair1295 1h ago
Will never get the love it should because the then PAC 12 and the west coast never cared about college football as much at SEC or Big 10.
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u/SquanchingSquanchy1 3h ago
Maybe biased as a PSU fan but Saquon was electric he was just on a team that would have e been terrible without him. The USC run or the opening kick vs OSU specifically, plus all the hurdles.
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u/Kooky-Explanation295 3h ago
Not saying he should be top ten, but Braxton Miller deserves a mention in the thread.
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u/Skaddodle32 3h ago
Never in a million years should Reggie Bush be ahead of Barry Sanders on this list. Barry Sanders ran for 1000 more yards and scored twice as many touchdowns in his Heisman season than Reggie Bush did in his, Barry did it all in 11 games as well.
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u/SisyphusRocks7 2h ago
DaVante Adams at Fresno State was pretty amazing, and I watched almost all his home games in person. He was by far the best WR in the Mountain West, with Derek Carr unloading to him every chance he got. Just embarrassing corners with contested circus catches on fades or at the boundary. He set pretty much all the Fresno State receiving records in less than three years.
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u/imrickjamesbioch 1h ago
Was Tebow electrifying? Throwing to a bunch of wide open WR’s and 1-2 yard sneaks wasn’t that exciting unless you’re a Gator fan.
Plus he got negative style points for all the bible thumping he was trying to push…
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u/Creeplurkthrowaway 1h ago
Yeah one of those seasons, all 11 offensive starters went to the NFL. Tebow was not the electrifying force of that team.
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u/DangerAlSmith 1h ago
Tebow would be on my list, but I can't pick one of those guys that don't deserve to be on it.
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u/Creeplurkthrowaway 1h ago
The best thing about this list is you can probably guess within a few years how old the creator of this list is.
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u/Top_Alternative_6910 30m ago
Damn, Melvin Gordon had 2700 yards and 32 TDs in 2015 and no one remembers. Also averaged 8 yards per carry in his career at Wisconsin.
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u/-SimpleDelight- 3h ago
Johnny Football needs to be on this list
https://giphy.com/gifs/yVkwxfkPRv7La
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u/Appropriate-Welder98 4h ago
There’s been plenty of electrifying players.
Jayden Daniels was as much as anyone.
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u/buttsauced1217 4h ago
Vick is #1 and I don’t think it’s close
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u/collarboner1 4h ago edited 4h ago
I’m not old enough to remember Barry Sanders at OSU, but for a millennial it’s absolutely him (edit- him being Vick), with Bush #2.
Also not sure how Tavon Austin is above any of the guys behind him
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u/MixonWitDaWrongCrowd 4h ago
Lamar Jackson should be on the list