Greatest Players in College Football History ESPN recently revealed its list of the top 150 players in the 150-year history of college football. The top 11 players in college football history <br />were honored at halftime of the National Championship on Monday night. 11. Roger Staubach: <br />QB, Navy, 1962-64 10. Gale Sayers: <br />RB, Kansas, 1962-64 9. Barry Sanders: <br />RB, Oklahoma State, 1986-88 8. Dick Butkus: <br />LB, Illinois, 1962-64 7. Earl Campbell: <br />RB, Texas, 1974-77 6. Red Grange: <br />RB, Illinois, 1923-25 5. Jim Thorpe: <br />B, Carlisle, 1907-12 4. Archie Griffin: <br />RB, Ohio State, 1972-75 3. Bo Jackson: <br />RB, Auburn, 1982-85 2. Herschel Walker: <br />RB, Georgia, 1980-82 1. Jim Brown: <br />RB, Syracuse, 1954-56
