Best LB in UT history and most underrated LB?

[knoxff]

Sorry to steal this from you bnhunt, thought it was a good thread...curious about who everyone thinks was the best LB and most underrated in UT history?

GBO!

 

[Jax_Vol]

Craig Puki = Best

Jack 'Hacksaw' Reynolds = most underappreciated


Through a mutual friend, I got to spend some time with Jack back 4-5 years ago. He can barely walk thanks to all the old football injuries. More from his Rams / 49er days than Vols. Rather sad....

Great guy!!!

 

[dlw4n]

It'd be tough to argue against Al Wilson

 

[Lexvol]

Best: Jackie Walker
Underrated: Omar Gaither

 

[Jax_Vol]

It'd be tough to argue against Al Wilson

Yeah, that is true. Now that I think about it a little more, Al Wilson would be the best becuase he was the heart and soul of a natinal championship team.

 

[cd12]

Best: Jackie Walker
Underrated: Omar Gaither

Was it Mike or Jackie that played for the Bills for years?

 

[Lexvol]

Was it Mike or Jackie that played for the Bills for years?

Jackie was drafted by San Fran (I think) but was cut..possibly because of his sexual orientation. Ironic, huh?

 

[BigSteve09]

Al Wilson

 

[ACvol3]

I think Mayo was underrated while he was here

 

[illinoisvolfan1]

Best - part of me wants to say one of the old timers, like Jackie Walker, Kiner, Reynolds, but based on what he did in 3 years and how he is doing now I would throw Jerod Mayo into the mix.

Underated - Ray Nettles!!!

 

[swiperboyfan]

Best: Al Wilson
Most underrated: Dale jones

 

[GmanTN]

Best - Al Wilson/Jack Reynolds
Underrated - Jerod Mayo/Omar Gaither/Reveiz (sp)

 

[Lexvol]

Best - part of me wants to say one of the old timers, like Jackie Walker, Kiner, Reynolds, but based on what he did in 3 years and how he is doing now I would throw Jerod Mayo into the mix.

Underated - Ray Nettles!!!

Kiner/Reynolds/Wilson all deserve to be part of any discussion like this, but if you talk to the guys that played around Jackie they will tell you to a man that he was good for at least 5 of their wins. He was that much better than the people he played around.

Wilson is a legend, but he played on some stacked defenses.

 

[volgrad1985]

I know everyone is gonna jump to say 'Al Wilson', and you can't go wrong with #27. But Steve Kiner was most likely our best college LB of all time.

As for underrated, I favor Raynoch Thompson, followed by Dale Jones.

 

[UTwild82]

Best - Al Wilson

Underated - Raynoch Thompson

 

[Pink-Floyd]

Best: Al Wilson
Underrated: Jerod Mayo

 

[volfan4evr]

Steve Kiner.....he had to play in Jack Reynolds shadow.

 

[ACvol3]

My favorite- Noch.. Dude was fearless and never gave up.. I remember being at a game when I was young... The other team was winning and were n victory formation, about to take a knee.. Raynoch dove over the line when the qb got the ball and drilled him.. When most sane individuals would've given up, he was still trying.. I hadn't seen anyone do that before at the the time.. Thought it was awesome.

 

[supersmo18]

Best was either Dale Jones or Al Wilson, most underrated, IMO, was either Raynoch or Leonard Little.

 

[volinreallife]

Best is Al Wilson, hands down brought it on every play.

Jerod Mayo- underrated

 

[give_him 6]

Al Wilson.

 

[OrangePower]

Best- Al Wilson
Under appreciated - Eric Westmoreland, Ryan Karl, Keith Delong

 

[supersmo18]

I need to elaborate; Little wasn't necessarily underrated. I meant that more in the context of "what could he have been without other defensive studs around him" kind of way.

 

[WesternKyVol]

Raynoch Thompson was well rated IMO.

Eddie Moore WAS highly underrated, however.

 

[BigSteve09]

Why are people saying that Mayo was underrated? He was mentioned all the time during broadcasts, esp 2006