Which college football conference has the best Top 5 NFL players over the past 50 years.

Goldenage

Example:

Bull sitter chooses from the SEC

H. Walker
E. Smith
B. Jackson
P. Manning
K. Stabler

as his Top 5 NFL players from the SEC the past 50 years.

You then try to beat him with your own SEC list or a top 5 from another conference.

Past 50 years only.
Best NFL players from a conference.

Let’s see what conference produced the best Top 5 NFL players the past 50 years.

Anyone graduated before 1972 does not qualify.

streeter

Ronnie Lott
John Elway
Tony Gonzalez
Aaron Rodgers
Marcus Allen

coolstanley

BIG TEN

Tom Brady
Drew Brees
Rod Woodson
Orlando Pace
Mike Webster

coolstanley

Hall of Famers by College

Notre Dame (13)
Southern California (13)
Michigan (11)
Ohio State (10)
Miami - Florida (9)
Pittsburgh (9)
Alabama (8)
Syracuse (8)
Minnesota (7)
Illinois (6)

Bullsitter

SEC

RB, Emmitt Smith - Gators/Cowboys
OL, John Hannah - Bama/Pats
TE, Ozzie Newsome - Bama/Browns
C, Dwight Stephenson - Bama/Dolphins
LB, Derrick Thomas - Bama/Chiefs

Maywood

Geez!! Big 10.

Sid Gillman
Lou Groza
Dick LeBeau
Paul Warfield
Tom Brady
.......................although Sid Gillman and Dick LeBeau probably made it in as Coaches after their playing days.

coolstanley

I'd say the Big ten wins looking at my list

Alfonz24

Could you define conferences? Current mega conference members or the conferences from 20 - 25 years ago?

Would it have to be the conference they were in when they played?

e.g. OJ Simpson played in the PAC-8 but USC will be Big TEN next year.