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Yahoo ranked the best football recruit to come out of each state

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    • 08/05/2019 at 10:28 AM #98191
      ProudUte
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      I tried to guess who I thought it was and I never thought of this guy.  When I saw his name, I thought, “Duh.”

      Who do you think it was.  There have been some very good ones.

      The interesting thing is that at least 25% of the guys named were busts that did little in college and nothing in the pros.  However, there were guys like Jim Brown, John Elway, Adrian Petersen and other big names listed.  The guy who came from the state of Utah had a great college and pro career.

       

    • 08/05/2019 at 10:33 AM #98192
      Utesbyfive
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      Jim McMahon?

    • 08/05/2019 at 10:41 AM #98195
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      UtemanUtefan
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      Haloti Ngata?

    • 08/05/2019 at 10:55 AM #98196
      Dante Guardi
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    • 08/05/2019 at 10:56 AM #98198
      Dante Guardi
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      Steve Young?

    • 08/05/2019 at 10:59 AM #98200
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      Heike
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      It has to be Merlin Olsen

    • 08/05/2019 at 12:10 PM #98201
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      concerned
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      yes it does. And if not Merlin, then Larry Wilson who was all-pro more than anyone else and in the HOF (Ngata will probably get there). Steve Young grew up in Connecticut, so he might be their best player.

      • 08/05/2019 at 2:20 PM #98207
        gothamute
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        Pretty sure Larry Wilson was born in Idaho

    • 08/05/2019 at 2:34 PM #98209
      concerned
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      You are right. Forget I said anything.

    • 08/05/2019 at 2:50 PM #98210
      ProudUte
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      It is Ngata.

      Makes sense.  Merlin Olsen makes sense too.

      I thought about Jim McMahon.  Also, there was a kid from the mids 70s that was on the front of SI that went to ASU.  I forget his name.  There was also Steve Clark who was recruited in 1978.

      Wilson was from Idaho and had a great pro player, but I don’t think he was highly recruited high school player.

      • 08/05/2019 at 5:56 PM #98214
        Red Don
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        Duplicate.

      • 08/05/2019 at 5:56 PM #98215
        Red Don
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        Yeah, I think I’d have gone with Olsen.  I don’t remember his college career but saw him play in the pros.

    • 08/05/2019 at 3:34 PM #98211
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      PlainsUte
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      Jake Heaps was not Washington’s best???

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