150 Years Of College Football, 150 Great Players

The 150th season of college football has come to an end. With the end of the season comes ESPN's complete list of the 150 greatest college football players.

1. Jim Brown (RB, Syracuse, 1954-56)

2. Herschel Walker (RB, Georgia, 1980-82)

3. Bo Jackson (RB, Auburn, 1982-85)

4. Archie Griffin (RB, Ohio State, 1972-75)

5. Jim Thorpe (B, Carlisle, 1907-12)

6. Red Grange (RB, Illinois, 1923-25)

7. Earl Campbell (RB, Texas, 1974-77)

8. Dick Butkus (LB, Illinois, 1962-64)

9. Barry Sanders (RB, Oklahoma State, 1986-88)

10. Gale Sayers (RB, Kansas, 1962-64)

11. Roger Staubach (QB, Navy, 1962-64)

12. Hugh Green (DE, Pitt, 1977-80)

13. Doc Blanchard (RB, Army, 1944-46)

14. Bronko Nagurski (T, Minnesota, 1927-29)

15. Ernie Davis (RB, Syracuse, 1959-61)

16. Walter Payton (RB, Jackson State, 1971-74)

17. Tony Dorsett (RB, Pitt, 1973-76)

18. Glenn Davis (RB, Army, 1943-46)

19. Reggie White (DE, Tennessee, 1980-83)

20. Billy Sims (RB, Oklahoma, 1975-79)

21. Peyton Manning (QB, Tennessee, 1994-97)

22. Billy Cannon (RB, LSU, 1957-59)

23. Doak Walker (RB, SMU, 1945-49)

24. Davey O'Brien (QB, TCU, 1936-38)

25. O.J. Simpson (RB, USC, 1967-68)

26. Deion Sanders (DB, Florida State, 1985-88)

27. Paul Hornung (QB, Notre Dame, 1954-56)

28. Doug Flutie (QB, Boston College, 1981-84)

29. Sammy Baugh (QB, TCU, 1934-36)

30. Chuck Bednarik (C, Penn, 1945-48)

31. Bubba Smith (DE, Michigan State, 1964-66)

32. Jerry Rice (WR, Mississippi Valley State, 1981-84)

33. John Elway (QB, Stanford, 1979-82)

34. Lee Roy Selmon (DL, Oklahoma, 1972-75)

35. Randy White (DT, Maryland, 1972-74)

36. Marshall Faulk (RB, San Diego State, 1991-93)

37. John Lujack (QB, Notre Dame, 1943, 1946-47)

38. Eddie George (RB, Ohio State, 1992-95)

39. Johnny Rodgers (WR/KR, Nebraska, 1970-72)

40. Marcus Allen (RB, USC, 1978-81)

41. Charles Woodson (DB, Michigan, 1995-97)

42. Lawrence Taylor (LB, North Carolina, 1977-80)

43. Jim Plunkett (QB, Stanford, 1968-70)

44. Jack Tatum (DB, Ohio State, 1968-70)

45. Adrian Peterson (RB, Oklahoma, 2004-06)

46. Larry Fitzgerald (WR, Pitt, 2002-03)

47. Howard "Hopalong" Cassady (RB, Ohio State, 1952-55)

48. Dave Rimington (C, Nebraska, 1979-82)

49. Eric Dickerson (RB, SMU, 1979-82)

50. Archie Manning (QB, Ole Miss, 1968-70)

51. Orlando Pace (T, Ohio State, 1996-96)

52. Floyd Little (RB, Syracuse, 1964-66)

53. Tim Brown (WR/KR, Notre Dame, 1984-87)

54. Tommy Nobis (LB, Texas, 1963-65)

55. Bruce Smith (DE, Virginia Tech, 1981-84)

56. Pete Dawkins (RB, Army, 1956-58)

57. Ricky Williams (RB, Texas, 1995-98)

58. Ronnie Lott (DB, USC, 1977-80)

59. Alan Page (DE, Notre Dame, 1964-66)

60. Ernie Nevers (RB, Stanford, 1923-25)

61. Reggie Bush (RB, USC, 2005)

62. Joe Greene (DT, North Texas, 1966-68)

63. Ndamukong Suh (DL, Nebraska, 2005-09)

64. Andrew Luck (QB, Stanford, 2009-11)

65. Tom Harmon (RB, Michigan, 1938-40)

66. Randy Moss (WR, Marshall, 1996-97)

67. Dan Marino (QB, Pitt, 1979-82)

68. Mike Rozier (RB, Nebraska, 1981-83)

69. Jack Ham (LB, Penn State, 1968-70)

70. Emmitt Smith (RB, Florida, 1987-89)

71. Derrick Thomas (LB, Alabama, 1985-88)

72. Cornelius Bennett (LB, Alabama, 1983-86)

73. Lee Roy Jordan (LB, Alabama, 1960-62)

74. LaDainian Tomlinson (RB, TCU, 1997-2000)

75. Bobby Layne (QB, Texas, 1944-47)

76. Tim Tebow (QB, Florida, 2006-09)

77. Alan Ameche (RB, Wisconsin, 1951-54)

78. Mike Ditka (TE, Pitt, 1958-60)

79. John Hannah (G, Alabama, 1970-72)

80. Merlin Olsen (DL, Utah State, 1959-61)

81. Vince Young (QB, Texas, 2003-05)

82. Ron Dayne (RB, Wisconsin, 1996-99)

83. Fred Biletnikoff (WR, Florida State, 1962-64)

84. Adrian Peterson (RB, Georgia Southern, 1998-2001)

85. Ted Hendricks (DL, Miami, 1966-68)

86. Otto Graham (QB, Northwestern, 1941-43)

87. Steve Young (QB, BYU, 1981-83)

88. Leon Hart (E, Notre Dame, 1946-49)

89. Jerry Robinson (LB, UCLA, 1975-78)

90. George Gipp (B, Notre Dame, 1917-20)

91. Steve Spurrier (QB, Florida, 1964-66)

92. Bill Fralic (T, Pitt, 1981-84)

93. Drew Brees (QB, Purdue, 1997-2000)

94. Alex Karras (DL, Iowa, 1955-57)

95. Steve Owens (RB, Oklahoma, 1967-69)

96. Charles White (RB, USC, 1976-79)

97. Tommie Frazier (QB, Nebraska, 1992-95)

98. John Cappelletti (RB, Penn State, 1971-73)

99. Anthony Munoz (OT, USC, 1976-79)

100. Rod Woodson (DB, Purdue, 1983-86)

101. Deshaun Watson (QB, Clemson, 2014-16)

102. LaVar Arrington (LB, Penn State, 1997-99)

103. Sid Luckman (QB, Columbia, 1936-38)

104. Julius Peppers (DE, North Carolina, 1999-2001)

105. Junior Seau (LB, USC, 1988-89)

106. Doug Williams (QB, Grambling, 1974-77)

107. Keith Jackson (TE, Oklahoma, 1984-87)

108. Mike Singletary (LB, Baylor, 1977-80)

109. John David Crow (RB, Texas A&M, 1955-57)

110. Steve McNair (QB, Alcorn State, 1991-94)

111. Mike Garrett (RB, USC, 1963-65)

112. Rich Glover (DL, Nebraska, 1970-72)

113. Billy Ray Smith Jr. (DE, Arkansas, 1979-82)

114. Kenny Easley (DB, UCLA, 1977-80)

115. Derrick Brooks (LB, Florida State, 1991-94)

116. Byron "Whizzer" White (RB, Colorado, 1935-37)

117. Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon, 2012-14)

118. Christian McCaffrey (RB, Stanford, 2014-16)

119. Don Hutson (E, Alabama, 1932-34)

120. Raghib "Rocket" Ismail (WR, Notre Dame, 1988-90)

121. Jonathan Ogden (OT, UCLA, 1992-95)

122. Warren Sapp (DL, Miami, 1992-94)

123. Michael Vick (QB, Virginia Tech, 1999-2000)

124. Calvin Johnson (WR, Georgia Tech, 2004-06)

125. John Lattner (RB, Notre Dame, 1951-53)

126. Ed Marinaro (RB, Cornell, 1969-71)

127. Leroy Keyes (RB, Purdue, 1966-68)

128. Greg Pruitt (RB, Oklahoma, 1970-72)

129. Desmond Howard (WR, Michigan, 1989-91)

130. Charlie Ward (QB, Florida State, 1989-93)

131. Ozzie Newsome (WR, Alabama, 1974-77)

132. Angelo Bertelli (QB, Notre Dame, 1941-43)

133. Charlie Justice (RB, North Carolina, 1946-49)

134. Warrick Dunn (RB, Florida State, 1993-96)

135. Cam Newton (QB, Florida/Auburn, 2007-08/2010)

136. Anthony Carter (WR, Michigan, 1979-82)

137. Nile Kinnick (RB, Iowa, 1937-39)

138. Ed Reed (DB, Miami, 1998-2001)

139. Woodrow Lowe (LB, Alabama, 1972-75)

140. Jay Berwanger (RB, Chicago, 1933-35)

141. Jim Parker (OL, Ohio State, 1954-56)

142. Tommy McDonald (RB, Oklahoma, 1954-56)

143. Chris Spielman (LB, Ohio State, 1984-87)

144. Tony Boselli (T, USC, 1991-94)

145. Mike Reid (DL, Penn State, 1966-69)

146. Gary Beban (QB, UCLA, 1965-67)

147. Bob Griese (QB, Purdue, 1964-66)

148. Deacon Jones (DE, South Carolina State/Mississippi Valley State, 1958/1960)

149. Champ Bailey (DB/AP, Georgia, 1996-98)

150. Baker Mayfield (QB, Texas Tech/Oklahoma, 2013/2015-17)


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