Maybe most underrated, most improved would suggest they sucked ass early in their career and then became great. BBK is definitely a contender. Maybe Lavon Coleman.
Fair, I agree that Dissly was the most underrated and not most improved.
My vote might be Alex Cook. Was buried at WR for 2 years, switched to safety, learned a new position, and only had 11 tackles his first 2 years on defense. Ended up being a captain and leading tackler for 2022
I don't think anyone thought Penix would be anywhere near as good as he ended up being. I think everyone also thought he would barely play and get hurt, me included. Could make a case for him even though part of it is his career at Indiana where he was kind of streaky and just good.
warren moon was an over looked junior college transfer who went 11-11 in his first two years as a starter and ended up being a rose bowl mvp his senior year
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Can’t believe I’m the first to say it but the obvious answer is obvious. Most improved player of all tim is PGOS.
Maybe most underrated, most improved would suggest they sucked ass early in their career and then became great. BBK is definitely a contender. Maybe Lavon Coleman.
Coach Pete took some seniors off the scrap heap (Andrew Hudson, Tani Tupou) and turned them into solid players. Dudes always regressed under sark.
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Fair, I agree that Dissly was the most underrated and not most improved.
My vote might be Alex Cook. Was buried at WR for 2 years, switched to safety, learned a new position, and only had 11 tackles his first 2 years on defense. Ended up being a captain and leading tackler for 2022
Leading tackler on the 2022 defense? How many tackles was that, seven?
did anyone really think Penix was going to be as great as he was?
I don't think anyone thought Penix would be anywhere near as good as he ended up being. I think everyone also thought he would barely play and get hurt, me included. Could make a case for him even though part of it is his career at Indiana where he was kind of streaky and just good.
warren moon was an over looked junior college transfer who went 11-11 in his first two years as a starter and ended up being a rose bowl mvp his senior year
How in the fuck has nobody mentioned Westover yet.
Guy went from being an accountant to being an NFL player.
Honorable mention, who was actually mentioned, was Dissly.
And our current chubby little walk on to schollie placekicker would be third.
Regressed, but I digress. I thought James Johnson had Heisman potential as a freshman.