Best PSU football players all time
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Speaking of errors -- "brest"??
Good list. Mike Reid needs to be at the top. He essentially started the Paterno era. Barkley deserves to be on the list too. He is clearly the best running back ever to play college football in the state of Pennsylvania.
Trace McSorley? I can confidently say that his is the worst full time starter we have had at the position since the turn of the century. Not by a wide margin but definitely the worst. In my time watching Penn State (92 to present), Kerry Collins, Darryl Clark, Michael Robinson (putting MRob three makes me very sad), Christian Hackenberg, Wally Richardson, Sean Clifford, and Rashard Casey, in that order, or the best.
For my money, the best Penn State football player for his career was Courtney Brown who I also consider to be the best defensive end I have ever seen at the college level.
For my money, the best Penn State football player for his career was Courtney Brown who I also consider to be the best defensive end I have ever seen at the college level.
QB - Kerry Collins
TB - Lenny Moore, the most underrated football player ever
FB/Flex - Tyler Warren
TE - Kyle Brady
WR - Bobby Engram
WR - Allen Robinson
OT - Keith Dorney
OG - Glenn Ressler (forgotten legend!)
C - A.Q. Shipley
OG - Jeff HARTINGS
OT - Sean Farrell
We are running the new Jim Knowles defense with these people
DE - Tamba Hali
DT - Mike Reid
Spaceater type NG - Anthony Adams
"Jack", which I hope Knowles calls Fritz - LaVar ARRINGTON
LB - Posluszny
LB - Ham
LB if not in nickel - Shane Conlan
DB - Mark Robinson
DB - Michael Zordich
DB - Ray Isom
DB - Amani Oruwariye
DB - Brian Tate (such an underrated player)
This is all off the top of my head
Ray Isom is on there because he was a freaking animal
We are running the I-Formation, by the way. If you are athletic enough to use it, nothing beats the I. Ask 94.
TB - Lenny Moore, the most underrated football player ever
FB/Flex - Tyler Warren
TE - Kyle Brady
WR - Bobby Engram
WR - Allen Robinson
OT - Keith Dorney
OG - Glenn Ressler (forgotten legend!)
C - A.Q. Shipley
OG - Jeff HARTINGS
OT - Sean Farrell
We are running the new Jim Knowles defense with these people
DE - Tamba Hali
DT - Mike Reid
Spaceater type NG - Anthony Adams
"Jack", which I hope Knowles calls Fritz - LaVar ARRINGTON
LB - Posluszny
LB - Ham
LB if not in nickel - Shane Conlan
DB - Mark Robinson
DB - Michael Zordich
DB - Ray Isom
DB - Amani Oruwariye
DB - Brian Tate (such an underrated player)
This is all off the top of my head
Ray Isom is on there because he was a freaking animal
We are running the I-Formation, by the way. If you are athletic enough to use it, nothing beats the I. Ask 94.
Anyone who thinks Casey, Seneca, Mills, Morelli, Bolden, and McGloin were all better than mcsorley.....I'm astonished beyond words 😂
Lenny Moore is the only man with 40+ rushing and receiving TDs in NFL history.
He also played defensive back competently at State.
It's a testament to how great Moore was that I don't think Barkley or Curt Warner were the best backs ever at State.
Posluszny is way too low.
He is most decorated defensive player in the history of Penn State football.
Kim Herring is the best safety to play at Penn State since 1982
You're right. Put him on instead of Isom, although it pains me to do it. Isom once all but suplexed Ironhead Heyward
Paul Posluszny is the best defensive player to play at Penn State in my lifetime. He should be #2 at the lowest. Most decorated PSU defender ever.
I'll shoot anyone who actually believes Gesicki was better than Brady or Ted Kwalick.
You left Munchak off, he's probably the best offensive lineman in PSU history.
I considered it. Penn State is loaded at guard. HARTINGS is THE best guard ever AT Penn State. Munchak, of course, is NFL HOF, but, frankly, JH was not far off. He toiled for some bad Lions teams and was most likely the best player not named Sanders in Detroit.
The reasons I included Ressler: he was ludicrously dominant playing both ways at Penn State. He almost singlehandedly crushed Ohio State in the Shoe in 64. We won 27-0, in an upset, and Ressler was in the Ohio State backfield almost every play. This is one instance of his greatness. He might very well have been the best player in college football his senior year. He was subsequently an excellent guard in the NFL. I am fully confident he is TRULY one of the 30 best players in Penn State history - regardless, that is, of position. I feel similarly about HARTINGS
Could say the same thing about Bruce Clark to be honest
Well, for starters, Seneca and Bolden were not full time starters. Second, the rest were all better. Trace was the product of a collection of skill position talent that was unmatched in quality. He had all time great players around him at multiple positions and had the best O-lines of the Franklin era. Trace was the weak link. He wasn't better than Morelli (underrated) or McGloin. Mills was better as well.
How do you define tight end? Brady was the best "traditional" tight end I have ever seen. He was a reliable reciever who could get open and make catches while blocking better than most tackles. Gesicki was more receiver than tight end. Still is. But, was an underrated down field blocker. You almost have to evaluate him (and Andrew Quarles) separately from Brady. Warren is more in line with Mickey Shuler, Pat Freiermuth or Tony Stewart. Overall, Brady is #1 in my mind. If you want a receiver, Gesicki is by far and away the best, if you want balance, Warren is the man.
I am only rating 92 on. 1 and 2.
QB - Kerry Collins/Darryl Clark
RB - Larry Johnson/Ki-Jana Carter
FB/TE - Tyler Warren/Aaron Harris
TE - Kyle Brady/Tony Stewart
WR - Allen Robinson/Bryant Johnson
WR - Chris Godwin/OJ McDuffie
LT - Donovan Smith/Levi Brown
LG - Rich Ornberger (spelling?)/Marco Rivera
C - Stefan Wisniewski/AQ Shipley
RG - Jeff Hartings/John Urschel
RT - Dennis Landolt/Keith Conlan
5T End - Yetur Gross Matos/Matthew Rice
3T Tackle - Jared Odrick/Devon Still
1T Tackle - Austin Johnson/DaQuan Jones
7T End - Courtney Brown/Tamba Hali
WLB - LaVar Arrington/Gerald Hodges
MLB - Dan Connor/Sean Lee
SLB - Paul Posluzney/NaVorro Bowman
CB - Trevor Williams/Justin King
CB - Joey Porter/Bhowah Jue
SS - Adrian Amos/Jordan Lucas
FS - Kim Herring/James Boyd
Dave Robinson : played TE and DE. All pro for Vince Lombardi's GBB
Larry Johnson : for one year the best I have seen. Looked like JBrown
Mike Reid : any questions?
Shane Conlon : ask Vinnie Testeverde
I think he was starting center for BColts, not guard
I was at that game. First ever CFB game as a spectator at age 7. My father was an OSU faculty member at the medical center and therefore we had faculty tickets. Little did I know I would be going to PSU as a student in 11 years.
