Put together a couple of 85 man rosters below in a way to admire the amount of talent that has come through our program over the last 2 decades. Split it by players whose last year was 2001 (Tressel’s first year) - 2011 (Fickell year) for “team 1” and 2012 (Meyer’s first year) - 2018 (Meyer’s last year) for “team 2.” I realize that some players on team 2 were committed to Tressel, but if you can overlook that (and that I altered some of the positions of OL), I am curious to your thoughts on the below questions...
- Which team is more talented / would be favored on an intra-squad scrimmage?
- Who did I miss that deserves to be on one of these rosters (I honestly had a tough time filling team 1 and think my brothers here would be more insightful on some of the teams from the early 2000s than I am)?
TIA
*Edit - added a Cooper era-based team as well and accepting feedback. I also plan to adjust these teams a bit to better categorize players who played for 2 coaches — the way it currently is has players falling on the team of the coach they last played for (with Fickell players being on the Tressel team), but I think it would probably be better to organize by who the players committed to).
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2012-2018 teams (predominantly coached by Meyer)
O (41)
QB - Haskins, B.Miller, Barrett, C.Jones (4)
RB - Elliott, Hyde, Dobbins, Weber, Z.Boren (5)
WR - Campbell, Samuel, J.Marshall, KJ Hill
WR - M.Thomas, N.Brown, Mack, Victor
WR - D.Smith, McLaurin, Spencer, P.Brown, Dixon (13)
TE - Heureman, Vannett, Stoneburner, Baugh (4)
LT - Decker, J.Jones, Fragel
LG - Jordan, D.Baldwin, Pridgeon
C - Elflein, Linsley, Ja.Boren
RG - B.Price, M.Hall, Farris
RT - Norwell, Mewhort, Prince (15)
D (41)
DE - N.Bosa, C.Young, T.Lewis, Simon, J.Holmes, S.Miller
DE - J.Bosa, Hubbard, N.Williams Spence (10)
DT - D.Jones, A.Washington, Sprinkle
DT - Hankins, M.Bennett, Landers (6)
OLB - D.Lee, Baker, Worley
MLB - McMillan, Sabino, C.Grant
OLB - Shazier, Perry, M.Harrison (9)
CB - Ward, Conley, Roby, Okudah, T.Howard
CB - Lattimore, Apple, Sheffield, D.Grant (9)
S - Hooker, Fuller, Webb
S - V.Bell, C.Bryant, Powell, O.Johnson (7)
ST (3)
K - Haubeil
P - Johnston
LS - Haynes
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2001-2011 teams (predominantly coached by Tressel)
O (40)
QB - T.Smith, Pryor, Krenzel, Bellisari (4)
RB - Clarett, B.Wells, Pittman, J.Wells, Herron, Saine, J.Martin, Schnittker (8)
WR - Ginn, Holmes, Hartline, D.Carter
WR - M.Jenkins, Posey, Robiskie, R.Hall
WR - Gonzalez, Sanzenbacher, Small (11)
TE - Hartsock, Ballard, D.Sanders (3)
LT - M.Adams, T.Walter
LG - Barton, Stepanovich, Datish
C - Bentley, Mangold, Brewster, Cordle
RG - Sims, Clarke, Ju.Boren
RT - Olivea, Boone (14)
D (42)
DE - W.Smith, Gibson, Richardson
DE - Gholston, Worthington, Fraser, Kudla (7)
DT - Heyward, Pitcock, K.Peterson
DT - D.Scott, T.Anderson (5)
OLB - Hawk, Carpenter, Bullard, R.Reynolds, Homan
MLB - Laurinaitas, Wilhelm, Schlegel, Spitler
OLB - C.Grant, Freeman, Rolle, L.Grant (13)
CB - Gamble, Youboty, D.Ross, McNutt
CB - M.Jenkins, D.Fox, Chekwa, D.Washington (8)
S - Coleman, W.Allen, Salley, A.Russell
S - Doss, Whitner, Hines, Ebner, Nickey (9)
ST (3)
K - Nugent
P - Groom
LS - McQuaide
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1998-2000 teams (predominantly coached by Cooper)
O (42)
QB - Germaine, B.Hoying, K.Graham, S.Jackson (4)
RB - George, R.Smith, Montgomery, Pearson, Wiley, R.Harris, By'not'e
FB - Cothran, Sualua (9)
WR - Boston, C.Sanders, Germany, Stablein, E.Ross
WR - Glenn, Galloway, D.Miller, Rambo, J.Graham, Olive (11)
TE - Dudley, Lumpkin, Ellis (3)
LT - Pace, Staysniak
LG - J.Davidson, R.Murphy, Sumner, Hartman
C - Uhlenhake, Beatty, K.Murphy
RG - Winrow, B.Gilbert, Monnot, L.Daniels
RT - Stringer, Moxley (15)
D (38)
DE - Vrabel, J.Simmons, B.Johnson, Cotton
DE - A.Spellman, Finkes, R.Bailey (7)
DT - Pickett, G.Smith, MacCready
DT - Wilkinson, Fickell, Garnett (6)
OLB - Diggs, R.Miller, Isaman, Rudzinski
MLB - Katzenmoyer, Styles, Tovar
OLB - C.Powell, P.Harrison, G.Bellisari, M.Williams, K.Johnson (12)
CB - Springs, Clements, V.Clark, Paul
CB - Winfield, Plummer, Kerner, T.Howard (8)
S - R.Kelly, G.Berry
S - R.Harper, D.Moore, D.Brown (5)
ST (3)
K - Stultz
P - Bartholomew
LS - Houser
- Which team is more talented / would be favored on an intra-squad scrimmage?
- Who did I miss that deserves to be on one of these rosters (I honestly had a tough time filling team 1 and think my brothers here would be more insightful on some of the teams from the early 2000s than I am)?
TIA
*Edit - added a Cooper era-based team as well and accepting feedback. I also plan to adjust these teams a bit to better categorize players who played for 2 coaches — the way it currently is has players falling on the team of the coach they last played for (with Fickell players being on the Tressel team), but I think it would probably be better to organize by who the players committed to).
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2012-2018 teams (predominantly coached by Meyer)
O (41)
QB - Haskins, B.Miller, Barrett, C.Jones (4)
RB - Elliott, Hyde, Dobbins, Weber, Z.Boren (5)
WR - Campbell, Samuel, J.Marshall, KJ Hill
WR - M.Thomas, N.Brown, Mack, Victor
WR - D.Smith, McLaurin, Spencer, P.Brown, Dixon (13)
TE - Heureman, Vannett, Stoneburner, Baugh (4)
LT - Decker, J.Jones, Fragel
LG - Jordan, D.Baldwin, Pridgeon
C - Elflein, Linsley, Ja.Boren
RG - B.Price, M.Hall, Farris
RT - Norwell, Mewhort, Prince (15)
D (41)
DE - N.Bosa, C.Young, T.Lewis, Simon, J.Holmes, S.Miller
DE - J.Bosa, Hubbard, N.Williams Spence (10)
DT - D.Jones, A.Washington, Sprinkle
DT - Hankins, M.Bennett, Landers (6)
OLB - D.Lee, Baker, Worley
MLB - McMillan, Sabino, C.Grant
OLB - Shazier, Perry, M.Harrison (9)
CB - Ward, Conley, Roby, Okudah, T.Howard
CB - Lattimore, Apple, Sheffield, D.Grant (9)
S - Hooker, Fuller, Webb
S - V.Bell, C.Bryant, Powell, O.Johnson (7)
ST (3)
K - Haubeil
P - Johnston
LS - Haynes
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2001-2011 teams (predominantly coached by Tressel)
O (40)
QB - T.Smith, Pryor, Krenzel, Bellisari (4)
RB - Clarett, B.Wells, Pittman, J.Wells, Herron, Saine, J.Martin, Schnittker (8)
WR - Ginn, Holmes, Hartline, D.Carter
WR - M.Jenkins, Posey, Robiskie, R.Hall
WR - Gonzalez, Sanzenbacher, Small (11)
TE - Hartsock, Ballard, D.Sanders (3)
LT - M.Adams, T.Walter
LG - Barton, Stepanovich, Datish
C - Bentley, Mangold, Brewster, Cordle
RG - Sims, Clarke, Ju.Boren
RT - Olivea, Boone (14)
D (42)
DE - W.Smith, Gibson, Richardson
DE - Gholston, Worthington, Fraser, Kudla (7)
DT - Heyward, Pitcock, K.Peterson
DT - D.Scott, T.Anderson (5)
OLB - Hawk, Carpenter, Bullard, R.Reynolds, Homan
MLB - Laurinaitas, Wilhelm, Schlegel, Spitler
OLB - C.Grant, Freeman, Rolle, L.Grant (13)
CB - Gamble, Youboty, D.Ross, McNutt
CB - M.Jenkins, D.Fox, Chekwa, D.Washington (8)
S - Coleman, W.Allen, Salley, A.Russell
S - Doss, Whitner, Hines, Ebner, Nickey (9)
ST (3)
K - Nugent
P - Groom
LS - McQuaide
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1998-2000 teams (predominantly coached by Cooper)
O (42)
QB - Germaine, B.Hoying, K.Graham, S.Jackson (4)
RB - George, R.Smith, Montgomery, Pearson, Wiley, R.Harris, By'not'e
FB - Cothran, Sualua (9)
WR - Boston, C.Sanders, Germany, Stablein, E.Ross
WR - Glenn, Galloway, D.Miller, Rambo, J.Graham, Olive (11)
TE - Dudley, Lumpkin, Ellis (3)
LT - Pace, Staysniak
LG - J.Davidson, R.Murphy, Sumner, Hartman
C - Uhlenhake, Beatty, K.Murphy
RG - Winrow, B.Gilbert, Monnot, L.Daniels
RT - Stringer, Moxley (15)
D (38)
DE - Vrabel, J.Simmons, B.Johnson, Cotton
DE - A.Spellman, Finkes, R.Bailey (7)
DT - Pickett, G.Smith, MacCready
DT - Wilkinson, Fickell, Garnett (6)
OLB - Diggs, R.Miller, Isaman, Rudzinski
MLB - Katzenmoyer, Styles, Tovar
OLB - C.Powell, P.Harrison, G.Bellisari, M.Williams, K.Johnson (12)
CB - Springs, Clements, V.Clark, Paul
CB - Winfield, Plummer, Kerner, T.Howard (8)
S - R.Kelly, G.Berry
S - R.Harper, D.Moore, D.Brown (5)
ST (3)
K - Stultz
P - Bartholomew
LS - Houser
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