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Remy
Top 100 Players By Number of Position, Total Points and Average
Les Horvath, Archie Griffin, Woody Hayes, Vic Janowicz and Howard Cassady striking a pose.
What We Learned From The Top 100 Countdown:
- Ohio State has been blessed with a lot of great players.
- Ohio State is Linebacker University. There were more linebackers (15) on the list than any other position.
- Running back earned the most points (405) and had the highest average per player (36.8)
- Two positions only had one player make the list (PK and TE).
- Offensive players accounted for 58 spots on the countdown and 1,330.75 points.
- Defensive players accounted for 43 spots and 908.75 points.
- Great teams have great lines. 36 of the players were offensive or defensive linemen.
- The Rubric can be improved.
| POSITION | NO. OF PLAYERS | HIGHEST RANKED PLAYER | PLAYER'S POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINEBACKER | 15 | JAMES JAURINAITIS | 34.75 |
| RUNNINGBACK | 11 | ARCHIE GRIFFIN | 80 |
| OFFENSIVE TACKLE | 10 | ORLANDO PACE | 29.75 |
| CORNERBACK | 8 | ANTOINE WINFIELD | 28 |
| QUARTERBACK | 8 | TROY SMITH | 42 |
| WIDE RECEIVER | 8 | MERLE WENDT | 27.75 |
| DEFENSIVE TACKLE | 7 | JIM STILLWAGON | 25.75 |
| OFFENSIVE GUARD | 7 | WARREN AMLING | 20.75 |
| CENTER | 6 | RALPH WOLF | 23.5 |
| DEFENSIVE END | 6 | JIM HOUSTON | 32.75 |
| SAFETY | 6 | MIKE DOSS | 24 |
| FULLBACK | 5 | BOB FERGUSON | 23.75 |
| PUNTER | 2 | TOM SKLADANY | 25 |
| PLACE KICKER | 1 | MIKE NUGENT | 26 |
| TIGHT END | 1 | JOHN FRANK | 26 |
Ohio State's legacy at linebacker continues today.
| POSITION | POINTS |
|---|---|
| RUNNINGBACK | 405 |
| LINEBACKER | 340.25 |
| OFFENSIVE TACKLE | 210.5 |
| QUARTERBACK | 185.75 |
| CORNERBACK | 159.25 |
| WIDE RECEIVER | 136.5 |
| DEFENSIVE TACKLE | 129.5 |
| OFFENSIVE GUARD | 126.75 |
| CENTER | 125.25 |
| DEFENSIVE END | 122.5 |
| SAFETY | 109.5 |
| FULLBACK | 89 |
| PUNTER | 48 |
| PLACE KICKER | 26 |
| TIGHT END | 26 |
Ezekiel Elliott is poised to crack the Top 100.
| POSITION | AVG. POINTS |
|---|---|
| RUNNINGBACK | 36.8 |
| QUARTERBACK | 23.2 |
| LINEBACKER | 22.7 |
| OFFENSIVE TACKLE | 21.1 |
| CENTER | 20.9 |
| DEFENSIVE END | 20.4 |
| SAFETY | 18.3 |
| OFFENSIVE GUARD | 18.1 |
| FULLBACK | 17.8 |
| WIDE RECEIVER | 17.1 |
| PUNTER | 24.0 |
| PLACE KICKER | 26.0 |
| TIGHT END | 26.0 |
The rubric did not give much love to offensive linemen, but we know one of the keys to Ohio State's national championship: The Slobs.
The Top 100* Players Listed By Position
| QB (8) | RB (11) | FB (5) | WR (8) | TE (1) | OT (10) | OG (7) | C (6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TROY SMITH (42) | ARCHIE GRIFFIN (80) | BOB FERGUSON (23.75) | MERLE WENDT (27.75) | JOHN FRANK (26) |
ORLANDO PACE (29.75) |
WARREN AMLING (20.75) |
RALPH WOLF (23.5) |
| ART SCHLICHTER (30) | HOWARD CASSADY (50.75) | OLLIE CLINE (20.75) | JOEY GALLOWAY (19.75) | CHRIS WARD (27) | JIM PARKER (19.75) | GOMER JONES (23.5) | |
| JOE GERMAINE (20.75) | VIC JANOWICZ (44.5) | BOB WHITE (15.75) | BRIAN ROBISKIE (15.75) | DAVE FOLEY (26.75) | JOSEPH GAILUS (18.75) | TOM DeLEONE (21.75) | |
| DON SCOTT (20.75) | EDDIE GEORGE (43) | JIM OTIS (14.75) | DAVID BOSTON (15.75) | KOREY STRINGER (23.75) | JOHN HICKS (18.75) | RAY PRYOR (21.75) | |
| CORNELIUS GREEN (19.75) | WES FESLER (36.75) |
JEFF LOGAN (14) |
JEFF GRAHAM (14.75) | JACK MEWHORT (22) | KEN FRITZ (17) | JEFF UHLENHAKE (18.75) | |
| CRAIG KRENZEL (19) | LES HORVATH (36.5) | CY SOUDERS (14.75) | GEORGE JACOBY (17.75) | JOE LUKENS (17) | NICK MANGOLD (16) | ||
| BRAXTON MILLER (18.75) | CHIC HARLEY (33.75) |
MICHAEL JENKINS (14) |
JOE STAYSNIAK (17) | DOUG VAN HORN (14.75) | |||
| REX KERN (14.75) | KEITH BYARS (30) | DANE SANZENBACHER (14) | KIRK BARTON (16) | ||||
| BEANIE WELLS (19.75) |
CHARLES CSURI (15.75) |
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| TIM SPENCER (18) | KURT SCHUMACHER (14.75) | ||||||
| CALVIN MURRAY (15) | |||||||
| 185.75 | 408 | 89 | 136.5 | 26 | 210.5 | 126.75 | 125.25 |
Let's get defensive.
| DE (6) | DT (7) | LB (15) | CB (8) | S (6) | PK (1) | P (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM HOUSTON (32.75) | JIM STILLWAGON (25.75) | JAMES LAURINAITIS (34.75) | ANTOINE WINFIELD (28) | MIKE DOSS (24) | MIKE NUGENT (26) | TOM SKLADANY (25) |
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JOHN SIMON |
BILL WILLIS (22.75) |
A.J. HAWK (31) |
MALCOLM JENKINS (26) | JACK TATUM (21.75) | TOM TUPA (23) | |
| MIKE VRABEL (22) | GEORGE HASENOHRL (17.75) | TOM COUSINEAU (31) | AHMED PLUMMER (24) | KURT COLEMAN (19) | ||
|
WILL SMITH (16) |
AARON BROWN (17) |
CHRIS SPIELMAN (29) |
NEAL COLZIE (18.75) |
TIM FOX (17) |
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| ERIC KUMEROW (15) | PETE CUSICK (16.75) | RANDY GRAADISHAR (25.75) | SHAWN SPRINGS (16) | RAY GRIFFIN (14) | ||
| VAN DeCREE (14.75) |
QUINN PITCOCK (15) |
ROBERT BRUDZINSKI (24) |
MICHAEL GUESS (16) |
MIKE SENSIBAUGH (13.75) | ||
| DAN WILKINSON (14.5) | STEVE TOVAR (24) | CHRIS GAMBLE (15.75) | ||||
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MARCUS MAREK (22) |
BRADLEY ROBY (14.75) | |||||
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PEPPER JOHNSON (21) |
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| IKE KELLEY (20.75) | ||||||
| ANDY KATZENMOYER (17.75) | ||||||
| JIM LAUGHLIN (15.75) | ||||||
| MARK STIER (14.75) | ||||||
| RYAN SHAZIER (14.75) | ||||||
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GREG BELLISARI (14) |
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| 122.25 | 129.5 | 340.25 | 159.25 | 109.5 | 26 | 48 |
*101 players were recognized.
A link to view all of the articles for the players that made the list.
Ohio State's living Heisman winners: Howard Cassady, Archie Griffin, Eddie George and Troy Smith.
