50 Days, 50 Bearcats: The Greatest Cincinnati Football Players of All Time

AAC Football Championship - Tulsa v Cincinnati
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The Cincinnati Bearcats' season is 50 days away, and to pass the time until the season starts, I have given my list of the 50 best Bearcats to ever play.

The list is based mainly on time at Cincinnati, with some weight given to how they performed if they went on to play in a professional league. There are due to be a few names that are left off the list; however, the list is completely Subjective.

Program Legends (1-10)

1. Desmond Ridder, QB, 2017-2021

2. Greg Cook, QB, 1966-1968

3. Travis Kelce, TE, 2008-2010

4. Mardy Gilyard, WR/KR, 2008-2011

5. Connor Barwin, DE/TE, 2004-2007

6. Gino Guidulgi, QB, 2001-2004

7. Sauce Gardner, CB, 2019-2021

8. Jason Kelce, C, 2003-2006

9.Artell Hawkins, DB, 1995-1998

10. Brent Celek, TE, 2003-2006

Program Changers (11-30)

11. Derek Wolfe, DL, 2007-2010

12. Mike Boone, RB, 2015-2018

13. DeAngelo Smith, DB, 2006-2009

14. Tony Pike, QB, 2007-2009

15. Kevin Huber, P, 2004-2007

16. Zach Collaros, QB, 2008-2011

17. Dustin Grutza, QB, 2004-2006

18. Josiah Deguara, TE, 2016-2019

19. Nick Temple, LB, 2013-2016

20. Dominick Goodman, WR, 2008-2010

21. James Wiggins, DB, 2017-2019

22. Jayson Fabini, OL, 2001-2004

23. Myjai Sanders, DE, 2017-2020

24. Korey Cunningham, OL, 2015-2018

25. Haruki Nakamura, DB, 2002-2005

26. Ivan Pace Jr., LB, 2022

27. Antwan Peek, DE, 2001-2004

28. Tre Tucker, WR, 2021-2024

29. Alec Pierce, WR, 2018-2021

30. James Hudson III, OT, 2017-2018

High Performers (31-50)

31. Troy Evans, LB, 1998-2000

32. Jerome Ford, RB, 2020-2021

33. Mike Wright, DL, 2001-2004

34. Daven Holly, DB, 2001-2004

35. Coby Bryant, CB, 2017-2021

36. Brig Owens , QB, 1963-1964

37. Bryan Cook, DB, 2019-2021

38. Dontay Corleone, DL, 2022-2025

39. John Hughes III, DL, 2008-2011

40. Eric Wilson, LB, 2014-2016

41. Josh Whyle, TE, 2018-2022

42. Trent Cole, DE, 2001-2004

43. Alex Gordon, LB, 1983-1986

44. Antonio Gibson, DB, 1981-1982

45. Vaughn Booker, DE, 1987-1991

46. Darrick Forest, DB, 2017-2020

47. Sam Garnes, DB, 1993-1996

48. Chad Plummer, WR, 1995-1998

49. Corey Kiner, RB, 2022-2024

50. George Jamison, LB, 1980-1983