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A 4-sport standout for Tampa Bay Tech in 980s, even winning a state championship in wrestling. Born: June 28, 1960 (Port Angeles, Washington), High school: Granada Hills High School (Granada Hills, California), High school highlights: Parade All-American (1978), College highlights: AP All-American (1982), two-time Pac-10 Player of the Year (1981, 1982). Went on to brilliant collegiate career at Miami. Another consensus No. A 1st-round draft pick of Philadelphia Eagles. "Neon" Leon Bright RB/KR Merritt Island 1973. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. 1979. Blocked several punts as a DE and caught 6 TDs as senior. Hardly the recognition that was projected for him in high school. 12 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft and had two sacks and 21 tackles as a rookie with the Packers. Selected in 2nd round of 1964 draft and played 8 NFL seasons. He was just as good in college at the University of South Carolina and left school one year early to enter the NFL draft, where he was the No. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. High school: East High School (Wichita, Kansas), High school highlights: U.S. Army National Player of the Year (2008), two-time USA Today All-American (2007, 2008), Wichita City League record 7,209 career rushing yards, NFL career: Philadelphia Eagles (2012-13), Buffalo Bills (2014-15), Seattle Seahawks (2015). Moss never played for Notre Dame because of a high school fight but landed at Florida State, where he was dismissed from the team over a failed drug test. Played 9 years in the NFL. Had 148 tackles and 14 sacks during his career at University of Miami. Signed with University of Florida and started as a sophomore, leading Gators to 9-1-1 record and Gator Bowl victory. Recorded 207 tackles with 10 sacks, 3 blocked FGs, 8 INTs and 6 TDs via kick or punt returns in HS career. First-team all-area in football, basketball and baseball as a senior before playing 2 pro sports. Arizona Daily Star. Zandofsky was first-team all-state as a defensive tackle as a junior and senior, as well as a first-team all-state offensive lineman as a senior. 2 in the nation with 8,804 rushing yards and 106 touchdowns. Fourteen of them were recognized unanimously. First-round pick by Detroit Lions in 1988. Had 105 tackles, 3 INTs and 6 fumble recoveries on defense, rushed for 615 yards and averaged 32 yards per catch (14 for 456 yards) on offense. A two-time all-state lineman for the Celtics, played on a state championship team as a junior, and earned Parade All-America honors as a senior. City. Racked up 343 tackles and 23 sacks for the Gators. Last edited on 27 February 2023, at 01:38, College Sports Information Directors of America, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, "Amos Alonzo Stagg: Just Who Was This Guy, Anyway? We present them here for purely educational purposes. Celebrate With. Jerome Brown DL Hernando (Brooksville) 1982. There were no hard-and-fast rules in developing this team, but we lean toward high school accomplishments. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. Swancutt was also the Valley League defensive player of the year as a junior and senior. He was a starting linebacker in 1966, then moved to fullback in 1967. Tim Tebow QB Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 2005. A USA Today and Parade first-team All-American blocker. Led team to a state runner-up finish. 211 Cmp, 388 Att, 2980 Yds, 19 TD, 19 Int, 182 Cmp, 325 Att, 2262 Yds, 21 TD, 13 Int, 196 Cmp, 368 Att, 2349 Yds, 14 TD, 11 Int, 269 Cmp, 501 Att, 3317 Yds, 21 TD, 19 Int, 208 Cmp, 330 Att, 2521 Yds, 19 TD, 15 Int, 137 Cmp, 242 Att, 1859 Yds, 11 TD, 12 Int, 250 Cmp, 427 Att, 3720 Yds, 29 TD, 15 Int. Earned All-SEC honors at University of Florida. College: Newman became a defensive star at Oregon, where he was a three year starter and earned All-American honors as a senior. High school graduation year: 1979. Jefferson: Graduated in 1960. Rushed for 2,127 yards (tops in the state) on 248 carries as a junior in 10 games in the 1994 season. A small college All-American for Bethune-Cookman. Emmitt Smith led Pensacola's Escambia High School to two state championships and finished his career No. Charter member of Gators' Ring of Honor. 2005 Mr. Football. Starred at FSU. Played 5 years in NFL with Jets. At 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, he played defensive end and running back, was all-state in basketball and won a state championship as a sprinter in track. AP, UPI, NEA,The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly chose both first and second teams. He went on to an all-American career at Michigan State University and was selected all Big 10 three times. Rushed for 1,014 yards on 105 carries and caught 28 passes for 1,005 yards and five TDs. Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Was Hurricanes' sack leader in 1977 with 15. He also helped the Ravens win a Super Bowl in 2012 with Hall of Famers Ed Reed and Ray Lewis. Howingtons career was cut short by injuries, though he played three years and started eight times. All rights reserved. Woodson then played 18 NFL seasons and was an eight-time All-Pro. High school: Grayson High School (Loganville, Georgia), High school highlights: Gwinnett Daily News Defensive Player of the Year (2012), two-time MaxPreps All-American (2011, 2012), two-time USA Today All-American (2011, 2012), College highlights: AP All-American (2015), All-SEC (2015), NFL career: Arizona Cardinals (2016-18), Miami Dolphins (2019), Seattle Seahawks (2021-present). Led Nebraska to back-to-back national titles in 1994 and 1995. One of the most electrifying players ever to come out of Palm Beach County. Set state records for career passing yards (6,623) and career TD passes (91) that stood for years. Led Escambia to state titles in sophomore and junior years (2,934 rushing yards, 32 TDs on 353 carries in 14 games), and 10-1 season as a senior in the days when only district champ made playoffs. Became an All-American at Auburn and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Jadeveon Clowney was the first modern player to be a consensus No. A first-round pick by the Dallas Cowboys. Closed out high school career with 200-yard rushing, 3-TD performance. College: Yates landed at Washington, where he was a two-time all-Pac-10 linebacker. [20] If there's such a thing as a perfect quarterback, it's Trevor Lawrence. College: Brock earned numerous honors during his four-year run at Colorado, including berths on first-team All-America teams as a senior. Played football and baseball at Florida. Drafted No. Named MVP in state all-star game. Join our linker program. Spent nine seasons in NFL. A standout option QB in HS. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. Fields probably is the most unsettling and disappointing and tragic case of all. High School . Roseburg: Graduated in 2002. Earned All-America status at the University of Miami. Poll: Who is Oregon's best-ever tight end? Played 6 NFL seasons with 3 Super Bowl appearances. All-league and all-state as a senior on both sides. Dec. 13. The nation got a chance to meet Justin Fields during the second season of the hit Netflix show "QB1: Beyond the Lights" and saw a player who looked as NFL ready as anyone in the last decade. Wes Chandler RB/WR/KR New Smyrna Beach 1973. Born: July 20, 1982 (Sacramento, California), High school: De La Salle High School (Concord, California), High school highlights: USA Today Defensive Player of the Year (1999), USA Today All-American (1999), College highlights: BCS national champion (2001), two-time All-Big East (2002, 2003), NFL career: Denver Broncos (2004-12), Chicago Bears (2013-14). Gary was still the No. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*). 1979 All-Big Eight Conference football team, 1979 All-Big Ten Conference football team, 1979 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team, "Southern Cal star White repeats as All-America", "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1979_College_Football_All-America_Team&oldid=1106376972, This page was last edited on 24 August 2022, at 08:45. As a senior, the 6-foot-6, 240-pound defensive end had 29.5 sacks, 162 tackles and a stunning five defensive touchdowns. Named to multiple high school All-America teams. Racked up 5,511 yards on 541 carries (10.2 average) and totaled 93 TDs in 4-year varsity career. Brown retired after nine seasons as the NFLs career rushing leader and became Hollywood's first Black action movie star. Ron Powlus, one of the most heavily recruited high school football players of all time, played in front of 40,000 in his first varsity start. ALL-TIME OREGON ALL-STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. Set still-standing state record for career receptions with 220, good for 3,688 yards and 41 TDs as the face of a program that won state titles his junior and senior years. Was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Pro: Picked No. Played in 148 games in career. Beaverton: Graduated in 1982. Probably the most coveted wide receiver recruit of the last decade, he picked in-state Missouri over Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas but was dismissed from the team at Missouri after two seasons and two drug arrests. Played at University of Miami. Starts for Tampa Bay. Had 5 INTs and a kickoff and punt return for TDs his rookie season, which earned him the first of 8 All-Pro selections. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. Noah Jackson OL Fletcher (Jacksonville Beach) 1968. Career HS totals were158 catches, 2,346 yards, 38 TDs (then a state record) in only 2 seasons. First player in state history to surpass 10,000 yards and then 11,000 yards in career offense. 1977. Made famous by "puntrooski" play at Clemson in 1988. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Caught 92 passes for 1,963 yards and 22 TDs as Florida Gator. School Streak Finder, Rivalry Finder. Born: Jan. 21, 1984 (Inglewood, California), High school: Highland High School (Salt Lake City, Utah), High school highlights: USA Today All-American (2001), Utah Gatorade Player of the Year (2001), rugby national champion (2002). Had a successful career as a stunt man in Hollywood. Poll: Who is Oregon's best ever receiver? Put Central Florida on college football map as star QB who completed 73.6 percent of his passes. Bob Gibbons jumped on board later. Tate Martell, a five-star recruit, committed to the University of Washington at 14 years old, switched his commitment to Texas A&M and ultimately signed with Ohio State. Ended his prep career with 4,248 yards and 48 TDs. Pro: The 12th pick of the 1980 draft, Brock played 16 years in the NFL, most with New Orleans. Spent 4 seasons at Southern University. Attended Ohio State. Ended his career with Houston Oilers in 1981. Pro: A second-round pick of the 1983 draft, Walter played 12 years in the NFL, his final 11 with San Francisco. He was second-team all-Pac 12 as a senior. Do you have a sports website? Eventually signed with Alabama under Paul "Bear" Bryant. Named to the NFL's All-Decade team for the 1970s. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. A wizard at option attack for Hurricanes. College: The 6-7 Newton was a solid starter at Oregon State, where he was a two-year starter and caught 105 passes for 1,308 yards and 15 touchdowns. Named to All-Time All-Broward Team in 1999. Aloha: Graduated in 1980. Learn more and register, College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Currently with the New York Giants. Hackenbruck was the leader on a Utes 2004 team that went unbeaten. Second in nation with 54 receptions and named All-American in 1960. 3-year letterman for Auburn from 1965-67. For more information . Had 18 interceptions in 29 total games over junior and senior seasons. Find out more. Played college ball at Kansas. One of the best RBs in the state for his time. Zandofsky was a key player on the Spartans 1983 state title team. GA. QB. 2 overall prospect in the country by Rivals in 2002. Voted best offensive lineman in Gator history. Passed for 1,176 yards in 4 playoff games. Led the Volunteers in tackles and was selected a first-team All-American in his junior and senior years. NFL: First pick of the 1955 draft. As a senior, Enyart earned several national honors following a 1,304-yard, 17-touchdown campaign. Here is the. Considered by some experts to be the best Florida high school RB prior to Emmitt Smith. Leading receiver for FSU (42 catches for 525 yards) as a senior in 1974. Henry Lawrence PL Manatee (Bradenton) 1969. Peyton Manning and his younger brother, Eli Manning, were both prep football sensations at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, where their father, Archie Manning, starred at quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. Had 11-year pro career with 3 teams, catching 559 passes and amassing 10,526 career all-purpose yards. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! First team All-American as a senior at Miami in 1963, when he led the nation in total offense and tied NCAA record for pass completions. The most heralded recruit in Arkansas state history, Mitch Mustain swept the 2006 national player of the year awards and followed his high school coach, Gus Malzahn, to Arkansas. Born: Jan. 18, 1980 (Wilson, North Carolina), High school: Southern Nash High School (Bailey, North Carolina), High school highlights: Parade All-American (1997), College highlights: Bednarik Award (2001), Lombardi Award (2001), NFL career: Carolina Panthers (2002-09, 2017-18), Chicago Bears (2010-13), Green Bay Packers (2014-16). The 2022 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), Sporting News (TSN, from its historic name of The Sporting News), Sports Illustrated (SI), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT), ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, and Fox Sports (FOX).