Question for the board on DBs...

[Blake Munroe]

We're going to ask @Rod Babers this today on Coffee and Football, but we wanted to ask yall as well.

Who is the best safety, corner and nickel you've ever seen play at Texas?

[AceHorn23]

Jammer, Vasher, Huff and Thomas. 

[AceHorn23]

Tough question for sure. 

[LonghornLegends]

Safety: I’m gonna have to say Earl dude was just plain elite.

Corner: give me Jammer I want to say Rod B for his sake lol!

Nickel: Maybe Jahdae here due to recency bias lol of course many others.

Great question Blake!

 

[SarkNotSteven]

Very tough question… At Texas:

Huff, Ross, and Barron

[Joe Naural]

Last 25 yrs , who produces more NFl safety’s?  UT

If I want a safety, which state produces more nfl safety’s than any other state?   Texas

Last 30 yrs how many of UT safety’s were drafted or made the nfl roster?

What makes the state of Texas so special for safety in college

Over the last 30 yrs, which conference produced the most nfl safety’s .

 My opinion:

~ emergence of 7 on 7 

~Coach Leach revolutionized passing

~ gave rise to complex passing schemes down to jr high high school

~ iron sharpens iron  no state produces more ready to go QBs WRs than state of Texas

~ if u were a b12 safety during the last 30 yrs, u had to be a field general, tested every single day in practice and in games…..those players came from Texas homegrown!

my two cents

Greetings From Colombia

 

 

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by Joe Naural

[Hashtag]

Safety: Earl Thomas
Corner: Quentin Jammer
Nickel: Aaron Ross OR Jahdae Barron 

Edited 5 hours ago by Hashtag

[Jack Lala]

Impossible question to answer when you ARE DBU. Begin with Bill Bradley,  the Campbell twins, to Jerry Grey. Can't be answered. 

[qaertyisthatdude]

I have a feeling this list will get much harder to make in the next 5-10 years.

[Drunk randoke]

1 hour ago, SarkNotSteven said:

Very tough question… At Texas:

Huff, Ross, and Barron

This

[Hashtag]

For those of you who have chosen Huff, why? Earl is clearly the best safety in school history.

[CHorn427]

5 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

For those of you who have chosen Huff, why? Earl is clearly the best safety in school history.

I think Huff produced more/put up the better body of work while at Texas. Earl was more talented and did better in the NFL, but had a shorter and less accolade-filled career than Huff

[Hashtag]

2 minutes ago, CHorn427 said:

I think Huff produced more/put up the better body of work while at Texas. Earl was more talented and did better in the NFL, but had a shorter and less accolade-filled career than Huff

So because Earl was so good he gets punished for only being at Texas for 3 years and leaving early to be a top 15 pick?

[SarkNotSteven]

5 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

For those of you who have chosen Huff, why? Earl is clearly the best safety in school history.

Huff—Overall body of work at Texas, Thorpe Award, National Championship, 4th down stop, legendary status (see #7 getting passed down), still at Texas, etc

ET—Texas Tech and leaving after his sophomore year 

I don’t think anyone would argue that ET didn’t have a better NFL career, but as far as Texas is concerned… Huff has to be on there.  I had more trouble with leaving Vasher & Jammer off

[TheContractor12]

Awesome question and many right answers. 
Ross and Huff I think jump out for be bc they have many big plays and team was great at that time. 
Jammar, Vasher, Mike Griffin. 
Earl was great for us and on the list but 1 play stands out that probably moves him to Tier 1b for me. 
Rod B, Barron next for me. 

[Ghostof2005]

Surprised nobody said Deshon Elliott. His 2017 season was something else. Also got robbed of the Thorpe award that year.

[Bobbers]

I loved watching Vasher play football.  He was electric.

As for the question, I would never be able to decide.  There are too many options.

I wonder what @Rod Babers thinks?

Edited 4 hours ago by Bobbers

[THookem]

Johnny Johnson, Jerry Gray, & William Graham