51 Days Until Kickoff: Who Is The Best No. 51?

[Blake Munroe]

No. 51 is one of those jersey numbers that doesn't have a long list of household names, but these three are pretty easy to separate once you dig through the history...

1. Stan Thomas (OT)
Thomas was a First-Team All-American and First-Team All-SWC selection in 1990, helped lead Texas to a Southwest Conference championship and became a first-round NFL Draft pick (No. 22 overall) by the Bears. That's a résumé nobody else wearing No. 51 can match.

2. Bruce Scholtz (LB)
If there's someone who can make a case against Thomas, it's Scholtz. He was a First-Team All-SWC linebacker, piled up 351 career tackles (still among the best in school history), and was a second-round NFL Draft pick. One of the most productive linebackers Texas has ever had.

3. Donald Hawkins (OT)
Hawkins rounds out the list. He started 24 games at left tackle, earned Second-Team All-Big 12 honors in 2013, and went on to play in the NFL. He doesn't have the accolades of Thomas or the career production of Scholtz, but he's the clear No. 3 for me.

The current No. 51 is offensive lineman John Turntine III out of North Crowley.

[taxsaver]

I knew Scholtz when he was knee high to a grasshopper.  Whole family was tall.  And he did great in the NFL.

I vote for Scholtz

HOOKEM

[taxsaver]

wow Scottie just hit the worst iron shot he's ever hit on 17...looks bad on TV but I've seen some terrible shots end up ok from some of the other guys so we'll see...but it looks bad from here!