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This list is definitely debatable. I'm sure someone great slipped my mind. Go ahead. Who is in your top ten?
1. Dan Orlovsky. Although he only played two years in the Rent, he lit the place up. Great size. Great arm. Great leader. Very heady, smart QB. Threw the first TD in a stomping of Indiana. Holds a basket full of passing records and represented the university with humility and class. A deserving #1.
2. Terry Caulley. The best running back to ever list suit up for the Huskies. Yep, I said that. His quickness, acceleration, top speed, vision were all at A+ level. His strength was tremendous for such a small guy, he broke tackle after tackle, carried a high load and ran between the tackles as often as he ran outside. A freak accidence at Virginia Tech where he was untouched diminished a career headed for the stratosphere.
3. Donald Brown. His two thousand yard rushing season is the benchmark for the Huskies.
4. Darius Butler. He did everything. He scored a TD rushing, receiving, on a kickoff return and INT return. Closest to a lock down CB at the Rent. Had a 42 inch vertical leap.
5. Larry Taylor. He of the unfair fair catch. The best return man of, perhaps, any era. A threat every time he touched the ball.
6. Trevardo Williams. He was a terror off the edge where few OTs could deal with his speed.
7. Marcus Easley. Lightly used in Huskies career, he was a rare combination of size and speed. Caught everything especially big third downs.
8. Tyvon Branch. Prototype cornerback. Big. Fast. He is the best run stopping corner the Huskies have had.
9. Yawin Smallwood. The Huskies have had a lot of great LBs. He was a monster in the idle with the brain and leadership qualities to match.
10. Lawrence Wilson. Two times all Big East first team. Leading tackler in BE in 2010. Huge INTs versus Louisville and USF were game changers.
1. Dan Orlovsky. Although he only played two years in the Rent, he lit the place up. Great size. Great arm. Great leader. Very heady, smart QB. Threw the first TD in a stomping of Indiana. Holds a basket full of passing records and represented the university with humility and class. A deserving #1.
2. Terry Caulley. The best running back to ever list suit up for the Huskies. Yep, I said that. His quickness, acceleration, top speed, vision were all at A+ level. His strength was tremendous for such a small guy, he broke tackle after tackle, carried a high load and ran between the tackles as often as he ran outside. A freak accidence at Virginia Tech where he was untouched diminished a career headed for the stratosphere.
3. Donald Brown. His two thousand yard rushing season is the benchmark for the Huskies.
4. Darius Butler. He did everything. He scored a TD rushing, receiving, on a kickoff return and INT return. Closest to a lock down CB at the Rent. Had a 42 inch vertical leap.
5. Larry Taylor. He of the unfair fair catch. The best return man of, perhaps, any era. A threat every time he touched the ball.
6. Trevardo Williams. He was a terror off the edge where few OTs could deal with his speed.
7. Marcus Easley. Lightly used in Huskies career, he was a rare combination of size and speed. Caught everything especially big third downs.
8. Tyvon Branch. Prototype cornerback. Big. Fast. He is the best run stopping corner the Huskies have had.
9. Yawin Smallwood. The Huskies have had a lot of great LBs. He was a monster in the idle with the brain and leadership qualities to match.
10. Lawrence Wilson. Two times all Big East first team. Leading tackler in BE in 2010. Huge INTs versus Louisville and USF were game changers.
