Top 50 College Football Players of the Past 50 Years
Posted Jun 20, 2017
28. Lawrence Taylor LB, UNC, 1977-80: LT helped establish Tar Heel football during a dominant college career. Taylor, who didn’t start playing football until his junior year of high school, was a terrifying combination of size, speed and aggression. In 1980, Taylor posted 16 sacks and was an All-American and ACC Player of the Year before redefining the outside linebacker position in the NFL.
(Athlon Sports)
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