Former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr offered Arrington perhaps the greatest compliment a linebacker can receive when he compared Arrington to Lawrence Taylor. Top Defensive Linemen. By the end of his freshman year, however, the quiet, hardworking Ham had established himself as the bell cow of the recruiting class. 58. Cannon was a two-time consensus All-American and won the 1959 Heisman Trophy.

"He blocked out the sun," Colts general manager Ernie Accorsi said. Vince Young (QB, Texas, 2003-05) He completed an unheard-of 57 percent of passes as a sophomore. Tackles: 287 | Tackles for loss: 41 | Sacks: 21.5 In World War II, Harmon joined the Army Air Corps and received the Silver Star and Purple Heart. Sacks: 30.5 | Tackles for loss: 53 There are no guarantees that college football will be completely safe — that’s absolutely true; it’s always true,” he wrote. Versatile. But Mullen is a shrewd judge of talent. Rushing yards: 5,263 | Yards per carry: 5.8 | Rushing TDs: 54 As he averaged more than 1,500 rushing yards in his three-year collegiate career, Faulk had to deal with doubts about the level of the Aztecs' competition. The Marine Corps intervened -- there was a war on, you know -- and away Bertelli went. Under the logos of each Power Five conference — ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC — the players pronounced their platform: — We all want to play football this season.

1. Newton started out at Florida, where a young quarterbacks coach named Dan Mullen lobbied head coach Urban Meyer to replace Tim Tebow with Newton. Hurts took Alabama to two-straight national championships as an underclassmen before losing the starting job to Tua Tagovailoa, and last season he played a key role in relief by helping the Crimson Tide stave off Georgia when Tagovailoa went down in the SEC championship.

LaVar Arrington (LB, Penn State, 1997-99) Fraizer finished fourth among SN's top-10 quarterbacks earlier this fall, but a wider panel clearly valued Frazier's position as best player on one of college football's best dynasties. Doc Blanchard (RB, Army, 1944-46) 66. White was a consensus All-American and was named SEC Player of the Year. You know the story. Mike Ditka (TE, Pitt, 1958-60) Scooby Wright He became the first black quarterback chosen in the first round of the NFL draft when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made him the 17th pick in 1978, and he became the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl when he led the Washington Redskins to a 42-10 decision over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII. Sims proved himself worth the effort. Legendary Nebraska coach Bob Devaney called Glover "the greatest defensive player I ever saw." White won two Bronze Stars in Pacific combat in World War II and in 1962 became the youngest man to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Tackles: 445 | Interceptions: 11 | Kickoff return yards: 1,535 As a senior, the 6-foot-4, 230-pound Thomas made 39 tackles for loss, 27 of them sacks, and added 44 quarterback hurries. Sid Luckman (QB, Columbia, 1936-38) The 6-2, 210-pound halfback filled Brown's jersey -- and his shoes. The Lott IMPACT Trophy is given to the sport's impact defensive player each season. St.'s Costello sets passing mark as LSU falls, Va. Tech wins despite 23 players out due to virus, Projecting college football's New Year's Six, including the College Football Playoff, College football Power Rankings for Week 4. Layne led the Longhorns to within one point of a Southwest Conference title as a freshman and returned from the Merchant Marines the next season to win an SWC championship. Trump threw his support behind them Monday. Michael Vick (QB, Virginia Tech, 1999-2000) Without that revenue, the strain became too great of trying to keep players and staff safe during a pandemic. Sacks: 19 | Tackles for loss: 39 Rushing yards: 2,090 | Total offense: 2,271 yards | Yards per carry: 5.9 The rising junior, who spent part of his offseason working out and refining …