Ask IT: Which former Longhorn has the best NFL career?
Which Longhorn has the best NFL playing career?
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Currently the Longhorns have five Texas Exes enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only three, Earl Campbell, Bobby Layne, and Bobby Dillon, are in Canton because of their playing exploits.
Campbell is the obvious choice for No. 1, and probably will be the popular selection. So if your No. 1 is the Tyler Rose, who is your No. 2?
“Bobby Layne, for sure.” – 78longhornjoe
“Tommy Nobis should be in the Hall of Fame. It might be him. Jamaal Charles and Earl Thomas eventually get in?” – nordberg
“Priest Holmes. No respect!” – PearlandHorn
“Probably Layne, although Tommy Nobis was good enough to be considered for this. His evaluation suffered because of the bad teams he played on.” – billu
“There are few here who have seen Bobby Dillon play but he was amazing, particularly when you consider the fact that he did it with one eye.” – _ut73_
“Because of personal accomplishments? Justin Tucker is the best kicker of all time. Jamaal Charles and Derrick Johnson are up there. Earl Thomas.” – horns91
“Justin Tucker” – fburghorn
“I wouldn’t sleep on Steve McMichael. Tucker has to be up there, and when it’s all over Dickson may keep the kicker theme going.” – motolove
“Best playing career – Layne had the longest career playing at a high level. Earl had the most dominant stretch where he likely was the best non-QB in the league for 3-4 years. Nobis had the best career that has been overlooked.” – stevehorn
“Also, Dan Neil played in the NFL for 8 years (7 years as a starter or valuable playing time) and won two Super Bowls.” – horns91
“Tommy Nobis. Number 60. No doubt. When you set a NFL record by making 294 tackles as a rookie, you deserve your seat.” – jb8083
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- 3
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- 4New
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“Raymond Clayborn had a great, long pro career. Multiple pro bowls. McMichael needs to be mentioned. Doug English was a really good player on a terrible team. He made multiple bro bowls as well.” – boonedog
“DJ is my choice behind Earl.” – mark__m
“Jamaal Charles, Earl Thomas and Justin Tucker are likely headed to the hall of fame. Ricky would be in the Hall and of Fame if weed was legal back then.” – jordan91
“Top 5 best careers probably would be Earl, Layne, Nobis, Williams, and McMichael.” – TexasMDCoach
“Derrick Johnson. Defense wins.” – Jgl333
“Justin Tucker.” – 4th&Five
“Casey Hampton was the best NT for about 5 seasons, and Pitt built their D around him.” – AlienHorn
“It wasn’t the best but Bill Bradley played 8 years and was All Pro 3 times and played in 3 Pro Bowls.” – etexhorn
“Colt McCoy. He played 12 – 13 years. Still has his health and a boatload of money!” – arrowden
“Jerry Gray at least has to be mentioned. Played 9 years and made 4 Pro Bowls” – jstnu
“Phil Dawson had a long and successful career. Justin Tucker is the best ever but Phil should get some love.” – UCHookem20
“Its not a flashy pick, but Leonard Davis?” – IShotJR
“I always thought Tom Landry was a pretty good player/coach.” – ARSA
“Brian Robison did it at a high level for a long time. He’s not our #1, but don’t sleep on him on a top 10 NFL career list.” – OrangeGringo
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“Two deep snappers of note: Cullen Loeffler was an undrafted free agent who played in 171 career games all as a Viking; Adam Schreiber played in 202 across 7 different teams.” – callkevin
