Brandon Walker had a good topic...

[dawgstudent]

Rank your top 5 Mullen players

His were:

1. Dak Prescott
2. Fletcher Cox
3. Johnthan Banks
4. Chris Jones
5. Jeffrey Simmons

 

[llmsudawg]

I'd have to put Slay in there somehow.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Dak
Simmons
Boobie
Gabe Jackson
KJ Wright/Benardrik McKinney

 

[MSUDC11]

1. Dak
2. Fletch
3. Fitz
4. Banks
5. Simmons

 

[Hump4Hoops]

Slay is a better NFL player, but was overshadowed by Banks's stats at MSU.

Not enough teams threw Slay's way for him to rack up the gaudy INT stats that Banks had. Really hard to quantify his value on those teams.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

That's a good top 5. Dak is a lock but the next dozen are close.

1. Dak
2. Boobie
3. Gabe Jackson
4. De'Runnya Wilson
5. Josh Robinson

 

[kired]

Dak
Cox
Jackson
Banks
Dixon

I may move Simmons ahead of Dixon if he continues to improve. I hate that Dixon only had one season under Mullen - but that was an incredible season for him.

ETA: I believe Gabe Jackson started every game for 4 years, played practically every snap outside of garbage time, and consistently performed at an All-SEC level. I don't see any way he doesn't make this list. As much as we've complained about o-line under Mullen, he's one of the best we've ever had.

 

[Avelso]

I still cant believe OM threw the ball all over the field against us with Banks and Slay as the 2 DB's. Chris Wilson was the DC if I remember correctly.

 

[57stratdawg]

All things considered, this guy deserves some votes:

 

[CuzDawg]

I’d have Ballard in there.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Dak, Fletcher, Banks, Chris Jones, and either Gabe Jackson or KJ Wright.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Well it's hard to defend the slant

I still cant believe OM threw the ball all over the field against us with Banks and Slay as the 2 DB's. Chris Wilson was the DC if I remember correctly.

When the DC says to play 7 yards off the line of scrimmage. Man I wish those guys could've been in this system Grantham is running.

 

[Mayor of Little London]

Really need this to be a top 10.
Look forward to listening to the show.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

1. Dak




2. Banks
3. Cox
4. BMac
5. Sherrod

 

[00Dawg]

Going with:

1. Dak
2. Banks (our first national award winner needs props)
3. Cox
4. Fitz
5. Sherrod

Honorable Mention: Leo Lewis. If UM is indeed crippled for 5+ years, he'll get a spot on the list.

Simmons is waiting in the wings as well.

 

[llmsudawg]

perhaps they didn't throw his way because he was really good and chose to throw at Banks instead....

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Clarification: Are we excluding players who were here when Mullen arrived. Because Dixon should be on the list and Chris Relf deserves to be in the conversation.

 

[UnmutemeHadad]

Chris Jones, to me, never performed at State the way he is in the NFL. Simmons is doing more than Jones ever did in my opinion.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

You’re right. I don’t know if it was scheme, coaching, effort, development, thinking about Freeze’s text from the previous day, or all of the above, but CJ only played in flashes. We’ve had several lineman was were much more disruptive and preformed better. Simmons is one of them. Simmons, Cox, McPhee, Smith, and probably Sweat were/are all better collegiate players.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

1. Dak
2. Boobie
3. Gabe Jackson
4. De'Runnya Wilson
5. Josh Robinson

Fletcher Cox has to be a lock too. The lowest you can put him is #3. He was dominant in college and is one of the best Defensive players in the NFL. Dak is number one because he is a QB but Cox impacted every game he played in.

 

[tcdog70]

1. Dak
2. Fitz
3. Cox
4. Simmons
5- Ross or Wright

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

1. Dak
2. Fletcher Cox
3. Antony Dixon (what might have been if Mullen had Dixon for 4 years)
4. Simmons
5. Bear Wilson

Honorable mentions: Chris Relf, KJ Wright, Josh Robinson, Banks, Fred Ross

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

Will we ever have a DB Duo like them again?

 

[bonedaddy401]

Banks wouldn't make my top 10

 

[missouridawg]

Chris Jones rated as the top DT in America the last half of his Junior season.

 

[Msubulldogfan1]

Chris Jones rated as the top DT in America the last half of his Junior season.

Simmons already has more sacks, TFLs, and total tackles this season than CJ ever had in a season.

CJ was an athletic freak, and it’s showing in the NFL and why he was drafted in the 3rd round. But he didn’t really live up to expectations as the 2nd overall recruit in 2013. So I think that tends to make State fans under value him a tie bit.

Meanwhile Simmons is delivering and then some.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

He played that high for 1/6 of his career. Maybe it’s just me, but me expected more from the #2 recruit in the nation.

 

[Croom's knee socks]

1. Dak
2. Fletch
3. KJ
4. Vic
5. Bump

 

[BossDawg78]

Relf and for sure Dixon could arguably make the list. Bump, too....if we are including players he inherited.

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

1. Dak
2. Fletcher Cox
3. Boobie
4. Ballard
5. Banks

Simmons is gonna be 3rd and possibly 2nd on this list.

 

[Junction John]

I've been thinking lately how much Relf was a poor man's Fitz. It's amazing how similar the offenses are then and now. Relf could pound it, but Fitz's speed makes a huge difference when he gets out in space.

 

[treeddeep]

Chris Jones? Wtf? He put up like half a season of stats in his whole career at state