NFL Kimani Vidal vs Saquon Barkley

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

Vidal the only NFL RB of merit out of Troy, Barkley just one of a ton of stud Penn State RB's similiar to USC, Bama, Georgia, Auburn.

That got me thinking of big time RB's out of schools not known for NFL RB's, actually schools wihere they were pretty much it,

How about....

Tony Canadeo "The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga" he was a Packer
Deacon Dan Towler Washington & Jefferson/Rams
Ollie Matson USF/Rams....1952 Olympic 400m bronze medal
JD Smith NCA&T/Niners the first HBCU 1000 yard rusher
Dick Bass UOP/Rams their first 1000 yard rusher
Timmy Brown Ball State/Eagles
Brian Piccolo Wake Forest/Bears
Clemon Daneils Prairie View/Raiders,,,their first 1000 yard rusher
Abner Haynes North Texas State/Chiefs....first 1000 yard rusher/ first black to play college football in Texas
Terry Metcalf Long Beach State/Cards*****
Christian "Nigerian Nightmare" Okoye Azusa Pacific/Chiefs
Wendell Hayes Humbolt/Chiefs
Sid Blanks Texas A&I/Oilers
Wilbert Montgomery Abilene Christian/Eagles
Fred Jackson Coe/Bills
Elijah Pitts Philander Smith/Packers
Emerson Boozer Maryland Eastern Shore/Jets
Carl Garrett New Mexico Highlands/Patriots
Calvin Hill Yale/Cowboys first 1000 yard rusher

Strange case of Cookie Gilchrist, he went straight from high school to the CFL, then when the AFL came into existence, the Bills, he was the first AFL 1000 yard rusher.





***** he was a 25-10 long jumper and the father of Eric Metcalf a 27-6 NCAA Champ while at Texas and a great NFL RB also,

Son like father

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

While watching videos of great runs, this one is ridiculous.

 

[Sir Elzio Dennick]

At the other end of the Spectrum there is a Penn State with...

Lenny Moore Colts the first great pass catching RB, a Hall of Famer
Franco Harris Steelers Hall of Fame
Curt Warner Seahawks their first 1000 yard rusher
Lydell Mitchell Colts
Kijana Carter Bengals
Gary Brown Oilers
Blair Thomas Cowboys?
Larry Johnson Chiefs
John Cappeletti Rams Heisman winner

USC, Auburn, Bama, Georgia with at least that many.