{"id":9880,"date":"2023-07-07T22:32:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T03:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=9880"},"modified":"2023-07-07T22:32:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T03:32:05","slug":"rece-davis-reveals-all-time-favorite-player-from-each-sec-football-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/rece-davis-reveals-all-time-favorite-player-from-each-sec-football-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Rece Davis reveals all-time favorite player from each SEC football program"},"content":{"rendered":"

There have been plenty of notable players to play in the SEC, but it can be hard to pick favorites. ESPN College GameDay<\/em> host Rece Davis<\/strong> tried his hand at picking his favorite SEC players, doing so from each team.<\/p>\n

Davis went down the list<\/a> of the 14 SEC programs and picked out a respective favorite player. There was one exception, though, as he picked three favorites from Florida<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 partly because he works with two of his selections.<\/p>\n

These are his favorites and not necessarily who Davis thinks are the best players in each program\u2019s history. Still, it\u2019s an impressive collection of names.<\/p>\n

\n\n

Fla: Tebow\/Wuerffel\/Palmer
UGA: David Pollack
SC: Marcus Lattimore
Ky: Derrick Ramsey
Mizzou: Tony Galbreath
Vandy: Whit Taylor
Tenn: Reggie White
Alabama: Derrick Thomas
Auburn: Pat Sullivan
Ole Miss: Archie
State: Dak
LSU: Bert Jones
Ark: McFadden
A&M: Leland McElroy https:\/\/t.co\/8vkxYJUsIq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rece Davis (@ReceDavis) July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Rece Davis\u2019 all-time favorite players from each SEC football program<\/h2>\n

Alabama<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Derrick Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n

A member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, Thomas won the Butkus Award in 1988 as he became a consensus All-American. The Kansas City Chiefs drafted him No. 4 overall and he played his entire career there, winning NFL<\/a><\/strong> Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1989 and making nine Pro Bowls.<\/p>\n

Thomas died of a pulmonary embolism as he recovered from a car crash in 2000. He\u2019s the only player to pass away during his career and be inducted into the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Arkansas<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Darren McFadden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

McFadden was a two-time Doak Walker Award and Jim Brown Trophy winner at Arkansas in 2006 and 2007. He rushed for nearly 4,600 yards in three years in Fayetteville as a two-time SEC Player of the Year en route to a College Football Hall of Fame selection.<\/p>\n

McFadden became the No. 4 overall pick of the Oakland Raiders in 2008 and played in the NFL until 2015 with the Raiders and the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

Auburn<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Pat Sullivan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sullivan is one of the most notable players in Auburn history. He won the 1971 Heisman Trophy as part of a consensus All-American season, throwing for 2,012 yards and 20 touchdowns. All told, he total over 6,000 yards and 54 touchdowns before embarking on a brief NFL career.<\/p>\n

Sullivan returned to Auburn as quarterbacks from 1986-91 before becoming the head coach at TCU<\/a><\/strong>. He also worked as the offensive coordinator at UAB<\/a><\/strong> from 1999-2006 and was the head coach at Samford<\/strong> from 2007-14. Sullivan died of cancer in 2019, and his No. 7 was retired.<\/p>\n

Florida<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Tim Tebow<\/a><\/strong>\/Danny Wuerffel<\/strong>\/Jesse Palmer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Davis joked he didn\u2019t \u201cwant to take the phone calls from the other two<\/a>\u201d by listing three former Florida players. Still, all three had impressive careers in Gainesville.<\/p>\n

Tebow was the most decorated of the three, winning two national championships and the 2007 Heisman Trophy as he became a College Football Hall of Famer. He currently works as an analyst for the SEC Network along with Palmer, who threw for more than 3,700 yards from 1997-2000.<\/p>\n

Wuerffel is also in the College Football Hall of Fame after leading Florida to the 1996 national championship amid a Heisman Trophy-winning season. He was also a two-time SEC Player of the Year and threw for over 3,000 yards in 1995 and 1996.<\/p>\n

Georgia<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 David Pollack<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pollack starred at Georgia from 2001-04, becoming a three-time All-American and two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year. The Cincinnati Bengals selected him in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft<\/a><\/strong>, but only played two years in the league before a back injury cut his career short.<\/p>\n

He then entered the media landscape and worked with Davis on College GameDay until this past season. Pollack was part of ESPN\u2019s massive round of layoffs<\/a><\/strong> last week.<\/p>\n

Kentucky<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Derrick Ramsey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ramsey played quarterback and tight end at Kentucky, helping the Wildcats to the 1976 SEC Championship and becoming a third-team All-American in 1977. The Oakland Raiders drafted him in the fifth round of the 1978 NFL Draft and he played in the league until 1987.<\/p>\n

After his playing days, Ramsey worked as the state of Kentucky\u2019s Deputy Secretary of Commerce from 2003-07 before taking over as the athletic director at Coppin State<\/strong> from 2008-15. He returned to Kentucky as the Secretary of Education and Workforce Development from 2015-19 and serves on UK\u2019s Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n

LSU<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Bert Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jones \u2014 nicknamed \u201cThe Ruston Rifle\u201d \u2014 was a consensus All-American in 1972 at LSU and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting. He threw for 3,225 yards and 28 touchdowns that season to finish as the Tigers\u2019 all-time passing yards and touchdowns leader. He is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

The Baltimore Colts drafted Jones No. 2 overall in 1973 and he won the NFL MVP award in 1976. That proved to be his best season in the league before injuries piled up.<\/p>\n

Mississippi State<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Dak Prescott<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A two-time All-SEC selection, Prescott became a fourth-round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys in 2016 following his career at Mississippi State. With the Bulldogs, Prescott finished his career third on the SEC\u2019s all-time total yards list and fourth all-time in touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Prescott won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year after taking over for Tony Romo<\/a><\/strong> and has played in two Pro Bowls during his career. He\u2019s gearing up for his eighth season in the league this year.<\/p>\n

Mizzou<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Tony Galbreath<\/strong><\/p>\n

Galbreath started his career at the junior college level, but later earned All-Big Eight honors at running back at Mizzou in 1974. He then set the Tigers\u2019 all-time rushing record in 1975 as he became a second-round pick of the New Orleans Saints in 1976.<\/p>\n

Galbreath played in the NFL from 1976-87 with the Saints, Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. He\u2019s a member of the University of Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame and the Saints Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Ole Miss<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Archie Manning<\/strong><\/p>\n

The patriarch of one of the most notable families in football, Manning\u2019s No. 18 is retired by Ole Miss after a standout career in Oxford from 1968-70. He was the SEC Player of the Year in 1969 and the New Orleans Saints drafted him No. 2 overall in 1971 after a College Football Hall of Fame. <\/p>\n

Manning played in the league from 1971-84, playing in two Pro Bowls, and was inducted into the Saints\u2019 Ring of Honor and Hall of Fame. His sons, Peyton<\/a><\/strong> and Eli<\/a><\/strong>, also put together noteworthy careers and his grandson Arch<\/a><\/strong> is preparing for his freshman year at Texas<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

South Carolina<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Marcus Lattimore<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lattimore burst onto the scene at South Carolina in 2010, winning the SEC Freshman of the Year award as he rushed for 1,197 yards and 17 touchdowns. He was a second team All-SEC selection in 2011, but knee injuries hampered his career and he eventually played two seasons in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n

Lattimore is currently the running backs coach at Division III Lewis & Clark College<\/strong> \u2014 a position he\u2019s held since 2020.<\/p>\n

Tennessee<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Reggie White<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the most decorated NFL players of the last 40 years, White got his start at Tennessee from 1980-83. A College Football Hall of Famer, he was the SEC Player of the Year and a consensus All-American in 1983 before going No. 4 overall in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft. His professional career started in the USFL, but he ended up joining the Philadelphia Eagles in 1985.<\/p>\n

In the NFL, White was a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and made 13 Pro Bowl appearances. He also helped lead the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl XXXI title as part of his Pro Football Hall of Fame career.<\/p>\n

Texas A&M<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Leeland McElroy<\/strong><\/p>\n

McElroy was a consensus All-American in 1995 at Texas A&M when he became the Aggies\u2019 starting running back. That was his first season at the position, and he rushed for 1,122 yards that year.<\/p>\n

The Arizona Cardinals selected him in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft, but injuries piled up and he only played two seasons in the league.<\/p>\n

Vanderbilt<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 Whit Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taylor played quarterback at Vanderbilt from 1979-82 and set multiple records during his time with the Commodores. In the 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl, he threw for 452 passing yards and four touchdowns in a 36-28 loss to Air Force<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Taylor went undrafted in 1983 but played professionally in the USFL and Arena Football League from 1983-87.<\/p>\n

The post Rece Davis reveals all-time favorite player from each SEC football program<\/a> appeared first on On3<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There have been plenty of notable players to play in the SEC, but it can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9880"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9880\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}