High school: Palestine High School (Palestine, Texas), High school highlights: U.S. Army National Player of the Year (2004), Class 4A state champion 100-meter dash (2004), U.S. Army All-American (2004), Rivals.com No. Originated the infamous "Lambeau Leap." One of 9 Union Academy graduates who made it to NFL before school closed in 1968. A two-time All-American and caught 212 passes for 3,598 yards at FSU. McCoy was a wunderkind in college and left school with one year of eligibility remaining. An All-Pro selection 5 times, a Pro Bowl selection 4 times and 1996 Super Bowl champ with Green Bay Packers. A dominant LB who led Tornadoes to a 15-5 record as a starter. Had 12-year NFL career that included 2 Super Bowls. Eight year . Dec. 30. Join our linker program. And be sure to vote for your choice as the top player for each position group (poll included after each first-team position). Has become one of the top backs in the NFL. Some people believed him. Top 50 PARADE All-America High School Football Players Parade May 14, 2009 51 Gallery 51 Images TV Meet Betty, the Real Star of 'Will Trent' Celebs Happy Presidents Day! Eight year career with Baltimore, New York Giants, Minnesota, Denver. Honored with a 2-time All-County selection and, with teammate tom Sullivan, was the first African-American named to the Jacksonville Journal All-County team. 1988 (Fayetteville, Arkansas), High school: Springdale High School (Springdale, Arkansas), High school highlights: USA Today National Player of the Year (2005), Gatorade National Player of the Year (2005). Played for Steve Spurrier with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Awards Index Hall of Fame NBA Weekly & Monthly Awards Coach of the Month NBA & ABA Season Honors All-NBA & All-ABA Leading All-NBA Vote Getters All-Rookie All-Defensive All-Seeding Games NBA & ABA Miscellaneous Honors NBA 75th Anniversary Team 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History In an age way, way, way before recruiting services, Dick Butkus was a midwestern phenomenon at linebacker when he was in high school. Has played in the NFL for 7 years, racking up around 6,000 career yards. Has 36 career INTs and 4 Pro Bowl appearances as an NFL player. Had over 3,000 yards of offense in 6 pro seasons. 1977. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Page 99. First-round draft choice by Atlanta Falcons in 1981. 1 overall recruit in 2012. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Florida's Class 6A Player of the Year and Parade All-American in 1997. 1983 (Saint Paul, Minnesota), High school: Cretin-Derham Hall High School (St. Paul, Minnesota), High school highlights: USA Today High School Football Player of the Year (2000), USA Today High School Baseball Player of the Year (2001), Class 4A state champion (1999). 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). Jackson and Pahokee teammate Remoise Johnson were dynamic bookend DEs in high school. Signed by FSU. Named to multiple high school All-America teams. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. But what they achieved in high school can never be taken away from them. AP, UPI, and NEA were all press organizations that polled writers and players. One of the most electrifying players ever to come out of Palm Beach County. Considered by some experts to be the best Florida high school RB prior to Emmitt Smith. Or write about sports? Its one where virtually no one will agree, because great football players have existed in this state for 80 years and no one can say theyve seen them all. At Marshall, Moss set eight NCAA records in two seasons. Blocked several punts as a DE and caught 6 TDs as senior. The Yankees drafted him in the second round of the 1981 MLB draft, but he decided to stick with football and forced the Colts to trade him to the Broncos after he was picked No. High school: Booker T. Washington High School (Pensacola, Florida), High school highlights: FHSAA All-Century Team (2007), Class 6A All-State (1991), College highlights: ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993), NCAA national champion (1993), two-time AP All-American (1993, 1994), NFL career: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995-2008). For example, Sheldons Chris Miller had a great college and NFL career, but was third-team all-state as a senior. Passed for 1,176 yards in 4 playoff games. Played all 11 years of pro career with Jets. He is a five-time Pro Bowler, and the 2010 rookie of the year. Atlanta. All-American in 1969 and first-team All-SWAC in 1968 and 1969 at Texas Southern University. Sometimes our own personal bias gets involved. Scored school record 22 touchdowns in his senior year. He did not want to make basketball his whole life. 1978 Parade All America High School Football Team (16th Annual) (2 of 2) 1 overall recruit across all of the major recruiting services, he led Cartersville to two state titles and won 41 straight games at one point. USA Today National Defensive Player of the Year and Florida's first Mr. Football award winner as a senior. Currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. 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. Played 12 years in NFL. The first team, which later appeared on Steve Allen's NBC television show, included Terry Bethel of Collinsville, Ill.; Tom Meschery of Lowell High in San Francisco, Calif.; junior Jerry Lucas of Middletown, Ohio; Al Butler of East High in Rochester, N.Y.; and Tony Jackson of Thomas Jefferson High in Brooklyn, N.Y. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. And sometimes we get it really, really wrong. FWAA was also a poll of writers, as was the Walter Camp Foundation. ", "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)", American Football Coaches Association All-America Team, Football Writers Association of America All-America Team, Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_College_Football_All-America_Team&oldid=1141834238, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 01:38. Left early for NFL and was 3rd overall pick by Cleveland. Sheldon: Graduated in 1979. First to be named state Player of the Year for football and basketball. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Jim Osborne DL/OL Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 1967. Brown retired after nine seasons as the NFLs career rushing leader and became Hollywood's first Black action movie star. Set several school and Big Ten records at Michigan. Tim Tebow QB Nease (Ponte Vedra Beach) 2005. Renfro was probably the states greatest high school player of the late 1950s, as he helped Jefferson win a pair of state championships as a standout defensive back, running back and sometimes quarterback. Mountain View: Graduated in 2000. Had stellar career at Florida State. Led FSU in rushing with 713 yards in 1973 and was backup RB and renowned courageous punt returner for New York Giants. NFL: First pick of the 1955 draft. He captured the imagination of college football fans across the country as a true freshman at Oklahoma when he ran for 1,144 yards and 13 touchdowns despite not starting until the seventh game. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. United States. There aren't many players mentioned when we look at the list of who might have been good enough to go straight from high school football to the NFL, but Adrian Peterson usually tops the list. Had 161 catches for 3,641 yards during HS career, which ranks 4th all-time in state history. No. 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). Played 14 NFL seasons. Suh was also first-team all-state and a Parade All-American. United States. Alas, he only played one full college season, two seasons in the USFL and two seasons in the NFL before his career came to an end. Played 9 seasons for the Chicago Bears. Reggie Nelson DB/LB/KR Palm Bay (Melbourne) 2002. 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. Welcome, for lack of a better term, to a stab at putting together Oregons all-time all-state football team. GA. QB. Entered 2007 season with 94 sacks. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Two-time consensus All-American at FSU while also dabbling in baseball and track (1988 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier). The All-State rosters are riddled with football and basketball players who were projected for stardom in college and beyond but, for one reason or another, never fulfilled their potential or expectations. Player Game Finder, School Game Finder. Poll: Who is Oregon's best-ever linebacker? First round draft pick of the Boston Patriots in 1969. Played both OT and DT for Panthers. Scouting reports said not to run to Johnson's side, but teams quickly found out that running to Jackson's side was an unacceptable alternative. First RB in Florida history to rush for 2,000 yards twice. The National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) recognizes four selectors as "official" for the 1979 season. At Clemson, he led the Tigers to a national championship as a true freshman and back to the national title game as a sophomore. Had a 99-yard TD run against Miami Washington. Became an instant star in NFL after being drafted in 7th round by Cincinnati Bengals. Florida. Drafted 20th player overall in 1971 NFL draft by Los Angeles Rams. Won 4 Super Bowls in 15 NFL seasons and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990. Although Sims never really set the world on fire at Florida State, he was still a first-round NFL draft pick in 2006 by the Detroit Lions. Pat Summerall PK/P/DE/TE Columbia (Lake City) 1947. The 2022 College Football All-America Team includes those players of American college football who have been honored by various selector organizations as the best players at their respective positions.