Best LB in UT history and most underrated LB?

[Doxa]

Best - Al Wilson

Underated - Raynoch Thompson

This.

 

[ejvols4]

Best - Al Wilson
Underrated - Rico McCoy

 

[MikeVol44]

Big Al Wilson for me...best I can remember since 1979...Al could blitz, play the run, and cover the slot guy down the middle...honorable mention to Craig Puki, and Keith Delong...

Most underrated is Mike "Stop" Cofer! He was the Jevon Kearse before there was a Jevon Kearse. Huge outside LB who could play...had a long NFL career with the Lions...

 

[badkarma]

Al Wilson-Best

Keith Delong-underrated...he was an All American but is rarely mentioned and the guy was a monster

 

[C1Vol1]

Best Al Wilson
Underrated--Daryl Hardy or Todd Kelly (feel like Kelly was used more as DE at UT rather than LB)

 

[WesternKyVol]

Best -to Big Al
Underrated - Eric Westmorland
Underrated #2 - Kevin Simon
Underrated #3 - Kevin Burnette

Burnett was far better than Simon here. I would go so far as to say that Simon was overrated. He could not stay healthy.

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Raynoch definitely most underrated

 

[knoxff]

GBO!

 

[VOLINVONORE]

It'd be tough to argue against Al Wilson

I want argue with that, but Mike Lucci was also pretty good.

 

[Negateer]

Hacksaw and Wilson.

But there are three or four more who were almost as good.

 

[horde of llamas]

best wilson just wish he wrapped up more instead of going for the big hit most underappreciated horace morris

 

[EezyE]

Al Wilson - best
Jerrod Mayo - underrated
Eddie Moore/Eric Westmoreland - under appreciated

 

[macrovol]

All these are terrific, but Tom Fisher may have been the best of all had he not been killed in a car wreck before his senior year.

 

[germantown902]

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.

Thank you so much for posting this! I have mentioned this several times to family/friends and none of them remember this. He was such a bad man!

 

[Coach Grizz]

Best- Al Wilson



Underrated- Steve Kiner/ Jakie Walker

 

[illinoisvolfan1]

Thought I was only one on here old enough to remember lol:

You and I may be the only ones.

 

[Nationdom]

underrated-Ryan Karl

 

[Wilhelm16]

Best: Al Wilson. When he didn't make plays he was inspiring the rest of the D to.

Underrated: Gotta go with my high school position coach, Kelly Ziegler.

 

[thebjd]

Mayo could very well be the best. I think Tyrone Hines was underated.

 

[Flatliner]

Best - Al Wilson
Underated - Kelly Ziegler - just ask Bo jackson

Great Tennessee linebackers

Al Wilson
Jack 'Hacksaw' Reynolds
Raynoch Thompson - I believe was a bada** because he had Al Wilson in his ear !
Jerod Mayo
Rico Mccoy

Best: Jackie Walker
Underrated: Omar Gaither

yes he was ! good player k:

 

[OrangeByBirth]

For you young pups to consider:
Mike Lucci
Paul Neumoff
Both belong with Hacksaw/Kiner at the top.

Jackie Walker was the best "pound for pound" but his size limited his recognition.

Gaither was the most under-rated in my humble opinion.

 

[BACKDOC]

Underated Raynoch

 

[Coach Grizz]

Best: Al Wilson. When he didn't make plays he was inspiring the rest of the D to.

Underrated: Gotta go with my high school position coach, Kelly Ziegler.

Is he still coaching? Last time I seen him was a couple of years ago at the Clarksville association of referees steak dinner.

 

[cbbowlingmd]

People are terrible at picking underrated IMO. They just pick someone from the top 10 or 20.

If only the rest of us were as awesome as you.

 

[Flatliner]

Is he still coaching? Last time I seen him was a couple of years ago at the Clarksville association of referees steak dinner.

nope ... stopped coaching 2 years ago, his kid in playing for Tennessee Tech "Zack Ziegler" & Kelly is working on his business starpt.com