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   100 Greatest Players of All-Time
Thanks to the College Football Hall of Fame for all their help
Some were amazing players, some revolutionized their positions, some were legends, and some we just think were truly great. Yes, there was a bias towards players who played in the bigger conferences and against the biggest teams, but we also give a nod to the best who weren't in the spotlight as well. You can consider this the list of the 100 greatest college football careers as we give high marks to the legends.

How do you possibly pick an offensive lineman over a quarterback? It's tough, but we try to make that call in regards to how good of a player they were without necessarily giving more credit to one position over another. Think of it this way, if you could take one running back, who would you take? You couldn't go wrong with Walker, Dorsett, Williams, Simpson, Dayne or about 20 other backs. Now if you had to pick one center, who would you go with? There are very few who stand out.
Tell us who you think the top players of all-time are | Players 101-150

100 Greatest Players
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100
Emmitt Smith
RB, Florida
99
Rod Woodson
DB, Purdue
98
Paul Giel
HB, Minnesota
97
Charlie Justice
HB, N. Carolina
96
Terrell Buckley
CB, Florida State
95
Jim McMahon
QB, BYU
94
Jamar Fletcher
CB, Wisconsin
93
Ted Hendricks
DE, Miami
92
John Hicks
OL, Ohio State
91
Peyton Manning
QB, Tennessee
90
Randy Gradishar
LB, Ohio State
89
Jerry Rice
WR, Miss Valley St
88
Randy Moss
WR, Marshall
87
Ty Detmer
QB, BYU
86
Leroy Keyes
RB, Purdue
85
Paul Robeson
End, Rutgers
84
Ross Browner
DE, Notre Dame
83
Dan Dierdorf
OT, Michigan
82
Ronnie Lott
S, USC
81
Kenny Easley
S, UCLA
80
Bob Suffridge
G, Tennessee
79
Bob Gain
T/PK, Kentucky
78
Elmer Oliphant
Back, Army
77
Tom Harmon
HB, Michigan
76
Desmond Howard
WR, Michigan
75
Raghib Ismail
WR, Notre Dame
74
Steve Emtman
DT, Washington
73
Johnny Lattner
Back, Notre Dame
72
Alex Wojciechowicz
Center, Fordham
71
Davey O'Brien
QB, TCU
70
Charlie Ward
QB, Florida State
69
Jay Berwanger
HB, Chicago
68
Ernie Nevers
FB, Stanford
67
Bruce Smith
HB, Minnesota
66
Leon Hart
Line, Notre Dame
65
Ted Kwalick
Tight End, Penn St
64
Tim Brown
FL, Notre Dame
63
Randy White
DL, Maryland
62
Ron Yary
OL, USC
61
Johnny Lujack
QB, Notre Dame
60
Kenneth Sims
DT, Texas 
59
Glenn Davis
HB, Army 
58
Jerry Robinson
LB, UCLA 
57
Howard Twilley
WR, Tulsa 
56
Anthony Carter
WR, Michigan
55
Mike Singletary
LB, Baylor
54
Marcus Allen
RB, USC
53
Tommy Casanova
DB/RB, LSU
52
Charles White 
RB, USC 
51
Jack Tatum 
DB, Ohio State 
50
Ernie Davis 
RB, Syracuse
49
George Connor
T, Holy Cross & Notre Dame
48
Chris Spielman 
LB, Ohio State 
47 
Dean Steinkuhler
OG, Nebraska
46 
Bill Fralic
OT, Pittsburgh
45 
Rich Glover
DL, Nebraska
44 
Johnny Rodgers
WR/KR, Nebraska
43 
John Elway
QB, Stanford
42 
Chuck Bednarik
C/LB, Pennsylvania
41 
Mike Ditka
TE/DL, Pittsburgh
40 
Doug Flutie
QB, Boston College 
39 
Lee Roy Selmon
DT, Oklahoma
38 
Keith Jackson
TE, Oklahoma
37
Danny Wuerffel
QB, Florida
36
Doc Blanchard
RB, Army
35
Earl Campbell
RB, Texas
34
Charles Woodson
CB/WR/KR, Michigan
33
Tommie Frazier
QB, Nebraska
32
Lee Roy Jordan
LB/C, Alabama
31
George Webster
Rover, Michigan St
30
Brian Bosworth
LB, Oklahoma
29
Orlando Pace
OT, Ohio State
28
Bennie Oosterbaan
End, Michigan
27
Lawrence Taylor
LB/DE, North Carolina
26
Jim Parker
OG, Ohio State
25
Bo Jackson
RB, Auburn 
24
Don Hutson
End, Alabama
23
Tony Dorsett
RB Pittsburgh
22
Ricky Williams
RB Texas
21
Dave Rimington
C, Nebraska
20
Doak Walker
RB, SMU
19
Bubba Smith
DL, Michigan State
18
Archie Manning
QB, Ole Miss
17
Jim Brown
RB, Syracuse
16
Barry Sanders
RB, Oklahoma State
15
Archie Griffin
RB, Ohio State
14
Tommy Nobis
LB/G, Texas
13
John Hannah
OL, Alabama
12
Ron Dayne
RB, Wisconsin
11
O.J. Simpson
RB, USC
10
Jim Thorpe
HB, Carlisle 
9
Nile Kinnick
HB, Iowa
8
Deion Sanders
CB, Florida State
7
Bronko Nagurski
FB/T, Minnesota
6
Dick Butkus
LB/C, Illinois
5
Hugh Green
DE, Pittsburgh
4
George Gipp
HB, Notre Dame
3
Sammy Baugh
QB/DB/P, TCU
2
Herschel Walker
RB, Georgia
1
Red Grange
HB, Illinois
 











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