Top 10 HBCU Players of All Time | NFL Films

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

"Whenever I see him, it's always Mr. Williams" respect is so heartwarming when it's pure

[@DWF33]

My favorite player as a kid. Met him and Leroy Selmon as a boy and am a Buc fan for life. Totally Mr. Williams.

[@MontezWashington-sd6fw]

I wanted Doug Williams to get a ring so badly. I might be a Philadelphia Eagles fan, but I was a Washington Redskins fan that night.

[@GrantYT18]

HBCU means Historically Black Colleges and Universities just in case you guys didn't read the description and are confused about what it means Edit: I forgot to add case after "just in" so now

[@abiebeyda2582]

Thx

[@GrantYT18]

@@abiebeyda2582 You're welcome

[@AmirKhan-yv8jm]

Grant thanks, I like these Top 10 Videos, wanna know what I think the next one should be? How about Top 10 Offensive Lines?

[@GrantYT18]

@@AmirKhan-yv8jm I Like them too but I think they've done top ten o-lines already though maybe they can do an updated version edit : you're onto something they may not have made such a video after all

[@MyDoodad]

I did not know that, thank you.

[@ciaranryan3652]

When Micheal Strahan is number 10, then you know this list is INSANE

[@dwightlove3704]

Jonno Thursto He broke the Giants career mark for QB sacks held by Lawrence Taylor.

[@akvalues]

Jonno Thursto real talk

[@omar1s1]

I was thinking the same thing at the start!

[@OneManParade]

Should make you have more respect for Mark Gastineau. He did it for Real. Nobody laid down for him.

[@nonchalantguy7008]

True!

[@derricktyler9635]

That Doug Williams segment got me in tears. I'm not a Redskins fan but I remember that game. What a great man.

[@dwightlove3704]

Derrick Tyler Doug Williams caught hell during his playing days with the Buccaneers courtesy of cheap owner Hugh Culverhouse.

[@jeremythompson9122]

I really dislike the Washington Redskins but Doug Williams went through alot of tough times both on and off the field throughout his career. I was really happy to see him hoist the Lombardi Trophy and be named SB22 MVP

[@dnasty312]

I just ordered his jersey!

[@broderickealy175]

@@jeremythompson9122 W2 1

[@DWF33]

I am a Bucs fan since the beginning and I got choked up when he won the Super Bowl. Just a great human being.

[@dwightlove3704]

The old AFL was the first league to realize the potential of the players to come from the HBCUs.

[@elwin38]

Al Davis was all over the HBCU's in the early 60's signing players for the AFL.

[@KINGOFTHESWAC]

Yezzir! That's who opened the door for us HBCU'S

[@allenbrim2022]

I was expecting to see Earnie "Big Cat" Ladd on this list. They should 've done a top 20 list.

[@robertcherry7190]

@@elwin38 ...& Cube said, "stop giving juice to the Raiders"... A ridiculous bar when you know history.

[@elbowgang9715]

@@robertcherry7190 Stop givin' juice to the Raiders ,Cause Al Davis never paid us Say the whole damn line dont try to cherry pick the lyrics. Cube knew Al Davis got free marketing and merchandising off NWA but he refused to break bread so Ice Cube went in on his ass.

[@justicedavis5705]

Finally NFL Top 10 does an episode on HBCUs. Some of the best players in NFL history have come from these schools and they are still the breeding ground for underrated talents to have a college career and get into the NFL. Look at Tarik Cohen and Darius Leonard they show that HBCUs still produce NFL talent.

[@dwightlove3704]

Justice Davis Those guys you mentioned are very important to the teams they play with.Leonard is a CANDIDATE FOR NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.Tarik Cohen is one of the fastest players on the Bears roster he is a 4.42 man in the 40.Also watch for TRENT CANNON FROM D2 VIRGINIA ST he is a 4.42 man for the Jets roster.Leonard leads the NFL in tackles with a total of 135!!!!!!

[@KINGOFTHESWAC]

#FACTS💪🏾💯

[@infinitecontent8001]

Keep in mind that Steve McNair, Nate Newton and TO did NOT MAKE THIS LIST!!!

[@dwightlove3704]

@@infinitecontent8001 Bob Hayes remember this guy

[@The_king567]

No they don’t

[@blackice3395]

Doing a HBCU Tour on my motorcycle (89 schools so far) 😁 The experience is unbelievable ✊🏿

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

A couple of other names that I'll mention that could have been candidates for this list or Best of Rest: Donald Driver- Alcorn State, the Packers all time leader in multiple recieving categories Everson Walls, Grambling State- one of the best secondary players of his era, 4x Pro Bowl, 3x All Pro, led NFL in picks 3 times Too Tall Jones AND Richard Dent, Tennessee State- two of the all-time defensive studs Harry Carson, South Carolina State- defensive monster on the Giants Bullet Bob Hayes, Florida A&M- fastest man of his time Larry Little, Bethune-Cookman John Stallworth, Alabama A&M

[@sabirabdul-lateef5352]

Excellent!!

[@dwightlove3704]

Chris Kraeger How about Claude Humphrey he came out of Tenn St as well he was NFL DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR in '68

[@tygrkhat4087]

Junius "Buck" Buchanan of the Chiefs, Lanier's teammate and fellow Hall of Famer, from Grambling.

[@dwightlove3704]

Chris Kearger Ernie Ladd 6'9 325 of Kansas City Chiefs DE unfortunately his career ended because of injuries if that were not the case he is in Canton ppl were more afraid of him than Buchanan.Ladd is a Grambling product.

[@dwightlove3704]

Everson Walls was the ONLY DB to seriously threaten the NFL record for INTERCEPTIONS IN A SEASON held currently by NIGHT TRAIN LANE.

[@laquintinbelser8342]

I think steve Mcnair should be honorable mention at least...

[@mickellmcdowell9776]

Definitely

[@brenanconroy4052]

McNair is a rough one to leave off, but I understand. Basically you'd have had to take Strahan, Shell, Slater, or Doug off to put McNair in. No way they're getting rid of Slater or Shell because they're underrated purely because Offensive Line, and Strahan and Doug have rings... I understand it, but it's a rough one

[@kevinpayton2664]

You can say that about a lot of them.

[@thebestcentaur]

@@brenanconroy4052 this logic is sound. Sad there's not a top 20. Him and Shannon Sharpe would be in it

[@dwightlove3704]

@markmac I followed McNair's career coming out of college at Alcorn St.he was being called the RANDALL CUNNINGHAM of the '90s

[@SuaveMathis]

no Shannon Sharpe? SKKKKKKEEEEEEEEUIIP.

[@rhaeghartargaryen871]

Nick Borgaonkar he played in Georgia you mook

[@dbag3345]

@@rhaeghartargaryen871 Savannah State, dummy!

[@jacksonthomas1851]

3 Super Bowls, multiple pro bowls, hall of fame and his story how was he not on this list?

[@reedbowden2473]

😂😂😂

[@alanedwards7046]

Who on this list are you gonna take out for Shannon Sharpe? Sharpe was great, but I'm not putting him above anyone on this list.

[@kofiadease9709]

And the greatest thing about this list... ALL of these players are Hall of Famers! As a graduate of Howard University, this list is a great reminder of the stock that I came from! One of the best list NFL Films/Network has ever done! It's this list that earned my subscription! #blackexcellence #overallgreatness

[@NoelKunz]

HU!!!

[@johnwebb2442]

#blackexcellence #hbcusmatter

[@timothysaludo1715]

Doug Williams is not a Hall of Famer. He was, however, a very significant and historically important player. I can argue that maybe he shouldn't be in this list because they left off other HBCU players who did make the Pro Football Hall of Fame. John Stallworth is an example that comes to mind.

[@The_king567]

@@johnwebb2442lmao you are everywhere

[@Lue.cooks1]

Let's be honest, if a lot of these african american top players in college went to HBCU's , Alabama would be NOBODY.

[@crashstitches79]

Except that Alabama has top coaches, staff, and administration to go along with a top-level football team.

[@Mansamusa561]

@@crashstitches79 If those players didnt go to those schools I doubt those top staff, coaches, and administration would want to work there.

[@crashstitches79]

You don't know how college works, do you? It must be some magical institution that exists only to support a football or basketball team. LOL!

[@jasunndakidd1531]

@@crashstitches79 don't deny it son With out our top black athletes in the country ( Florida, texas since alabama likes to recruit athletes from them states ) alabama football program wouldn't be pooop💩💩

[@Mansamusa561]

@@crashstitches79 I do know how colleges work, those top D1 programs have more money, so more scholarships and money to illegally pay the players and their families.

[@cornellgreen3692]

The American Football League put HBCUs on the map. They found so many great players at the HBCUs that the NFL started to take notice. Willie Lanier, Robert Holmes. Fred Williamson, Earl Faison, Buck Buchanan, Ernie Ladd, and so many others I can't come up with. The AFL was looking for talent to tip the scales in their favor, and they were the HBCUs' coming-out party. That is another legacy of the AFL.

[@ericmcgowan1993]

I don't think Williamson went to a HBCU. Didn't he go to northwestern university in Chicago?

[@anthonyjohnson9403]

That's why back in the late 60s and early 70s, the Chiefs were one of the premier teams in all of pro football. Al Davis gets a lot of credit for Black opportunities, but the Chiefs really laid it on the line player wise.

[@MontezWashington-sd6fw]

@@ericmcgowan1993 correct.

[@ericmcgowan1993]

@MontezWashington-sd6fw Fred's my favorite movie director. And every Hollywood director's favorite director. They all copy fred: Tarantino, Stallone, Eastwood, Scorsese, etc

[@MontezWashington-sd6fw]

@@ericmcgowan1993 most of Fred "The Hammer" Williamson's movie's were created by him through his Po' Boy imprint.

[@33flights59]

For the guy who didn't know who Elvis Peacock is, he was a running back with Oklahoma from 74 to 77. He won two national championships and started ahead of Billy Sims for two years. Just sayin.

[@donnieeclaysr.]

I definitely knew who he was

[@MrJLov13]

Disappointed that my guy "Bullet Bob" Hayes didn't make this list. Maybe I'm a little bit biased being that he's from my alma mater of Florida A&M University, but I would think that a Hall of Fame Player with the impact he's had on the game should have been on this list.

[@UsedYourIllusion]

and probably one of the three fastest NFL players ever.

[@ShengYu1995]

yeah but look at the guys on the list? who the hell do you take out? strahan? its a tough call

[@MrJLov13]

That's why sometimes I have a problem with these Top 10s. When you limit it to just 10 players, some deserving names are unfairly gonna get left out!

[@atate23]

Hay I see fellow RATTLER!!!! 🐍🐍🐍

[@melvinlu9663]

It's a shame they don't show the Best of The Rest Segments on the KZbin version of these videos cuz I rmr they showed that segment on older versions of NFL Top Ten

[@vicksburgtomplsthemississi9127]

Adam Rank is not lying. This list could be renamed the greatest players ever.

[@dwightlove3704]

Ishmael Thompson Point taken but this list is giving recognition to black colleges.

[@ricecrispy7951]

Ishmael Thompson yes...yes it could!

[@dwightlove3704]

@@ricecrispy7951 Again this list is giving recognition to black colleges.I for was shocked to see this list but now that I'm seeing this its gratifying this shows that athletes from black colleges made a contribution to the NFL and should be seen by high school students to show them that if they attend a black school they can get into the NFL.

[@michaelwashington4408]

They use to have the best players until top schools with more money offered more. HBCU need a comeback

[@thebestcentaur]

As a Hampton alum, couldn't have said it better myself. This hit home, and is devastatingly true, especially since we only have about 100 left

[@dwightlove3704]

@@thebestcentaur Point taken you know that Hampton will have a new home soon THE BIG SOUTH they left the MEAC because its no longer playoff eligible for the FCS.

[@thebestcentaur]

@@dwightlove3704 I was so upset when I heard about that. That happened just this past year, my senior year. I loved inter-HBCU play, but now we'll get much less of it with the Big South. To add insult to injury, we made it to the second round of the dance a couple years back while still in the MEAC

[@kevinpayton2664]

For a long time I have wondered why HBCUs in the MEAC and the SWAC don't participate in the FCS playoffs.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@kevinpayton2664 Its a lack of a strong financial system for both of them

[@Nkosinati]

No Steve McNair?! No Richard Dent?! No Ed "Too Tall" Jones?! At least show me some honorable mentions... Maybe somebody didn't realize that Alcorn State and Tennessee State were HBCU's....?

[@ericmcgowan1993]

Don't forget Jimmy Smith. Maybe they should've gone top 20

[@KINGOFTHESWAC]

Yeah that does suck that they didnt even get Mentioned!!!

[@umarabdul-ali6868]

Also John stallworth

[@KINGOFTHESWAC]

@@umarabdul-ali6868 didnt he go to Alabama A&M? Reciever for the Steelers Right?

[@umarabdul-ali6868]

@@KINGOFTHESWAC Alabama a&m

[@comacoma-fs5xk]

Takeo Spikes still has the world's biggest neck and Charles Davis sounds exactly like he does in Madden 😂

[@ozzyrrv420]

This is a nice list they are all super legends of the games history.

[@EricJGonzalez]

(21:25) "I'd let Mel Blount sleep with my wife!" 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@gtkelly789]

Thank you for this. I was just talking to my co-worker about players from HBCUs

[@dwightlove3704]

GTKelly There is a account for HBCU SCHOOLS on Twitter.

[@gtkelly789]

@@dwightlove3704 can you give the name of the account?

[@dwightlove3704]

@@gtkelly789 Its called HBCU YARD SPORTS

[@chaosghost08]

No Shannon Sharpe? No Steve McNair? He was drafted 3rd overall from an HBCU!

[@dwightlove3704]

Mr Chaos Ghost Yes McNair is a product of Alcorn St he was being called the RANDALL CUNNINGHAM of the ' 90s

[@nubreaks2]

He would be on a top 20 list.

[@bigbanknewyork3655]

No SB ring.

[@kingjames1139]

I thought Walter Payton was definitely #1 but I forgot Rice went to a HBCU

[@Thujone10]

I watched both of them play and anyone who thinks Rice is a better football player than Payton is delusional. Payton did everything and better than Rice, except pass-catching and just doing that does NOT make you a great FOOTBALL player. Rice is the best RECEIVER but thats it.

[@kingjames1139]

@@Thujone10 different strokes for different folks I won't argue either way

[@dwightlove3704]

Yes King James he attended Mississippi Valley St

[@thebestcentaur]

@@Thujone10 they probably put Rice at #1 because of his accolades. Rice had more Super Bowls, Pro Bowls, and All-Pro selections than Sweetness, plus his career lasted nearly a decade longer, and he was a Pro Bowler in three different decades. Kind of hard to best that, even though they're both well-deserving HOFers.

[@thebestcentaur]

Plus he still holds a huge number of NFL records, like in the triple digits. So I definitely understand the disagreement, but the ranking also makes sense to me

[@larrybryant861]

Shannon Sharpe? Savannah State

[@maxwelljohnson1340]

Larry Bryant I was incredibly surprised to not see him.

[@Tim_Marshall73]

@@maxwelljohnson1340 every1 on here except Doug Williams is a first ballot hall of famer

[@jpowers55]

@@Tim_Marshall73 Wait Doug Williams made the list but not Shannon Sharpe?

[@Tim_Marshall73]

@@jpowers55 that is correct

[@michaelwashington4408]

He is for sure. I do understand why Doug William's made the list

[@whiteymcflightey]

Deacon Jones originally said "when you go up side a man's, OR A WOMAN'S, head, they blink for a moment." The nfl edited out the "or a woman" part lol.

[@dafttassia1960]

I think what he meant was 'if you smack anyone upside their head they will blink' but it came out wrong.

[@ericmcgowan1993]

Why didn't they edit out the part where the guy wants Blount to sleep with his wife?

[@futurequagmire6199]

He believed in equality, equal rights and equal lefts 😂😂

[@drewmusolino3032]

@@ericmcgowan1993 That's Scott Farrel for you.

[@nubreaks2]

Charlie Joiner out of Grambling held the receiving record when he retired. Bob Hayes out of FAMU was the most feared WR EVER! Teams created zone defenses due to his dominance. Greatest MLB is between Lanier and Butkus. So, the greatest WR, DE, MLB, and 2 Linemen, along with arguably the greatest RB went to HBCUs. Payton ran, passed, caught passes, and punted at JSU. The Hayes omission is glaring. Everson Walls set the rookie interception record and came close to breaking the single season record that year. I believe that he was the first to lead the league his first three years. Sterling Sharpe was the greatest H-back ever and held some TE records when he retired. Though he played next to Lynn Swann, John Stallworth actually had the stats and had all of the Steelers receiving records. Steve McNair came one yard from being the second African American QB to win a SB. HBCUs placed most of the Black players in both leagues through the 1970s. White schools leached great players away by 1971 when LSU and Ole Miss were the last two major programs to recruit Black players.

[@koolhandduke4087]

Ok, it's official, I'm getting old. I remember seeing all of these players on Sunday.

[@dwightlove3704]

Willie Brown 6-2 220 and Mel Blount 6-4 210 are the fathers of all jumbo sized DBs who came after them.

[@JoFlirt]

This list actually has an undetermined and/or undefined due to the great players that never played in the NFL or played but not at their natural position due to racism and segregation. Back then certain positions were only for whites as well as teams for years wouldn't draft black players. I can only imagine how extensive this list could be!

[@dchenkin02]

NFL films probably meant the top 10 NFL players who played for a HBCU.

[@MyDoodad]

Hating on Favre for sitting down when you see a monster like Strahan about to destroy your career? Cmon man. A franchise quarterback knows when he can't escape and stays healthy for the season. He even tapped him for not slamming him and it was great sportsmanship.

[@ethanlu262]

MyDoodad it was a premeditated sack. They gave it to him

[@t-townchampreviews1442]

Favre and Strahan are really good friends

[@brianmigon6090]

Walter #1 always with me RIP SWEETNESS

[@steveasare6135]

Very educational. I never knew that some of these guys went to HBCUs.

[@ericmcgowan1993]

I'm almost certain I heard on a documentary about the raiders that art shell graduated from Notre dame. I never knew he went to an HBCU. Somehow I appreciate him more now. I didn't think he was a great coach but that was certainly a milestone that needed to happen

[@dwightlove3704]

How about Emmlen Tunnel ex NY GIANT DB from Morgan St he is no.2 on the NFL all time list for INTERCEPTIONS 79!!

[@kingbee1500]

Where's Junious (Buck) Buchanan. Grambling State/Kansas City Chiefs?

[@ryan_2007_walls]

Jerry Rice the greatest HBCU player in NFL History end of discussion 28:58

[@jaywhite9631]

As an Alabama resident, it's too bad that Buck Buchanan and John Stallworth aren't Top Ten. But they're enshrined in Canton. Buck was at Grambling with Willie Brown, but he went to high school in Birmingham. Stallworth was in Alabama's backyard, but went to Alabama A&M.

[@josedopwell9645]

I'm a Steelers fan and I didn't think of John Stallworth, but he would've been worthy of at least an honorable mention. Buck Buchanan was a mammoth at DT who was strong, elusive and durable. He is often criminally overlooked even for a Hall of Fame player. He was the reason the division-rival Raiders drafted fellow Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw. I see the historical significance of having Doug Williams on the list, but was he a better player than Buck Buchanan was? I don't believe so.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@josedopwell9645 Williams was apart of a group of men that paved the way for BLACK QBs in the modern era. I was listening to WFAN(NY) sports radio once and on the BENINGO&ROBERTS SHOW 10AM-1PM they were talking HOF WR MICHAEL IRVIN about Williams as a possible CANDIDATE for the NFL HALL OF FAME for his impact on aforementioned BLACK QBs in the current climate.Men like MICHAEL VICK,BYRON LEFTWICH,DONOVAN MC NABB,WARREN MOON,RANDALL CUNNINGHAM ,KORDELL STEWART,DON MC PHERSON all saw him shoot down the STUPID IDEA that was held against black QBs that they wouldn't lead a NFL team to a title.

[@josedopwell9645]

@@dwightlove3704 while l agree that Doug Williams' Super Bowl victory was a groundbreaking achievement, his overall career doesn't scream Hall of Famer to me. Phil Simms has virtually double the TD passes Williams accumulated, led the Giants to a Super Bowl victory with his own scintillating QB play, and was an integral part of another Giants' SB-winning season before he went down with a late season injury in 1990. But thus far he's been ignored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@josedopwell9645 Sorry but Williams had 4 SECOND QUARTER TD PASSES.Joe Namath got in simply because of what he said to the media prior to the game with his FAMOUS GUARANTEE.Williams THREW FOR MORE YDS IN THE 2ND QTR (228)ALONE THAN NAMATH ACCUMULATED IN THE ENTIRE GAME IN SB III(206)also NAMATH didn't have a SINGLE TD PASS IN HIS GAME and we all know what Williams did in that department.Simms still holds the mark for accuracy 88% 22/25 268 yds 2/3 tds.Namath and JIM MC MAHON are the ONLY QBs not to throw a touchdown pass in their SB appearances and be on the winning team.

[@josedopwell9645]

@@dwightlove3704 l'm not a fan of Namath's induction either. He may have the worst QB rating of anyone in the Hall. I think Len Dawson was a better AFL QB than Namath. He just didn't have the Madison Avenue marketing machine to inflate and overhype all his exploits. But his numbers are not only far superior to Namath's, they're also better than many of his 1960s NFL contemporaries. With a few exceptions (e.g Sandy Koufax, Gale Sayers) I believe any sports HOF should honor consistent excellence over time. I don't think Williams or Namath pass that exam. But one's in and the other's out. A player playing the game of his life does not equal a Hall of Fame career.

[@charakiller270]

Aeneas Williams - out of southern university

[@marcuslee1927]

chara killer I know he’s been voted into the HOF, but you can argue he was one of the most underrated players of his era. If he played for San Fran, Dallas, or Pittsburgh instead of Arizona, he’d be remembered by more fans.

[@dwightlove3704]

@@marcuslee1927 He finished with the Rams

[@marcuslee1927]

Dwight Love Yeah, the Cardinals let him go to have a chance at a Super Bowl (had a very good postseason), but few people noticed him during his days in the desert

[@dwightlove3704]

@@marcuslee1927 The pros knew him and they gave him his props

[@o.o1015]

Glad someone said it. Grew up watching Aeneas out here in the desert. Was flat out one of the best CBs I have ever watched play the game. Was so happy when he was recognized by the HOF

[@smoothbro9711]

Honorable Mention .... Ernie Ladd. Grambling St who feels me on this

[@miltonhenderson2588]

Smooth Bro Testify, Go Tigers!!!

[@c2itccase9]

I was talking to an ex-NFL player today about Ernie Ladd...the player? Nick Ryder, RB Detroit Lions out of University of Miami.

[@kennethesaupoint1828]

BIG CAT ERNIE LADD

[@zelbongrimmage3770]

Facts

[@EmmaBonn96]

Imagine this team Just imagine Jackie Slater and Art Shell blocking for Walter Payton and Doug Williams throwing to Jerry Rice Mel Blount and Willie Brown covering your receivers

[@AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan]

I would put Bob Hayes on this list. He went to Florida A&M and went to the Olympics before he went to NFL and he is the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.

[@kiasax2]

Art Shell deserves to be much higher. Maryland Eastern Shore is a very small school and to rise to the level he did on pure desire and intelligence. That's a real man. Doug Williams was the man! Coming from Grambling, he finally proved that black QBs were intelligent enough. Who questioned that? I never did because I grew up with black guys who played football with me. Doug Williams was awesome! I was and am a fan!

[@bjnt922]

I just realized every school in the SWAC(South Western Athletic Conference) except for Alabama State, Alcorn State and UAPB(University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff) has a player in the Hall of Fame. Alabama A&M-John Stallworth Grambling State- Buck Bucannon, Willie Brown Jackson State- Walter Payton, Jackie Slater Mississippi Valley State- Jerry Rice, Deacon Jones Prairie View A&M- Ken Houston( Should have been considered for the list) Southern- Mel Blount, Aeneas Williams Texas Southern- Michael Strahan

[@aboutthat1440]

JSU also has a Lem Barney DB in the HOF.

[@RainmakerXBooty]

steve mcnair has a close resume for HOF out of alcorn state

[@babak6409]

L c greenwood ark a m

[@bjnt922]

@@babak6409 Same school. They changed their name to Arkansas Pine-Bluff.

[@zelbongrimmage3770]

Nice list

[@TheDCGuitar13]

When the list omits Air McNair and Shannon Sharpe and starts with Micheal Strahan, you know it’s loaded!

[@jpowers55]

Alright NFL Films. I see you.

[@Sasquatch-hw7gl]

I usually have a couple problems with these lists but this was done perfectly in my opinion

[@BigBossC]

"I'd let mel blunt sleep with my wife" LMAO that guy is nutz

THANK you lmao I’m not the only one letting that slide

[@ericmcgowan1993]

Why didn't they edit that out?

[@tmack7948]

Totally insane that McNair isn't on this list. Best HBCU QB to ever play

[@joeleicht5764]

Scott Farrall is a scratchy-voiced, obnoxious idiot. How did he ever get a job in this business? (Perhaps by letting people sleep with his wife?)

[@deetjay1]

I watched Doug Williams in that famous Super Bowl...from A hospital CCU...Will never forget his performance, for a lot of reasons!

[@ericmcgowan1993]

I was about 7. My mom was jumping up and down on furniture and all over the place cheering. I'd never seen her so excited before and didn't understand why cause she wasn't even a Redskins fan

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Deacon Jones’ 173 sacks is even more impressive when you realize that offenses ran the ball like 70% of the time in his era! Not as many chances to get sacks!

[@babak6409]

In 12 games

[@TehJew22]

And they didn't record sacks back then!

[@nonchalantguy7008]

Damn, that’s a really good point.

[@teezwilliams22]

I was gonna say what babak said, there was also only 12 games in a season back then!! I’ve heard NFL experts say, if they actually counted his sacks back then, and they played 16, or 17 games like now, he woulda had around 265 sacks 😂😂😂😂 deacon Jones ridiculous!!!

[@Yankeeapple13]

Doug Williams is one of two African American quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl. He is the only African American quarterbaxk to win Super Bowl MVP

[@Tim_Marshall73]

Only guy on here not in the hall of fame. So therefore. Overrated.

[@verbfrombonsai8852]

@@Tim_Marshall73 his impact though... Well, his greatness did not span many seasons. But he deserves what he has

[@jdaddyrizzo]

Dang is it really only him and Russel Wilson?

[@Yankeeapple13]

To win Jerome Rizzo. To play it’s been: Doug, Williams, Steve McNair, Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson.

[@cole3433]

@@Yankeeapple13 McNabb played in one as well

[@MyHBCUInterview]

🏆Gotta love HBCUs!! Nothing like 'em! So legendary and Loved!

[@KINGOFTHESWAC]

#FACTS

[@CasperTheGhost64]

Black people are the best athletes. They are built different, built better. Incredible people

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

18:41 ➡ Top 4 players were arguably the GOAT at their position in history of the league.

[@nihilist2434]

Well number one and two were the best at their positions

[@KINGOFTHESWAC]

#FACTS

[@savvycadaver625]

"Jones signature was definitely the head slap" 22:30 * proceeds to show him punching people... upper cutting that Viking* lmao

[@yoowuzgud]

Why is Strahan always number 10 on these top 10 lists? One of the most underrated defenders ever.

[@dwightlove3704]

Yoowuzgud Strahan made the list of the ALL TIME GREATS NO.99!!!!!!!

[@justingoodhart8489]

Doug Willians is an amazing and inspirational story, as are all of these really. But his I find particularly incredible.

[@DWF33]

One of the best guys. Just a classy man.

[@ThrowbackHEAT]

one of the best lists yall have done

[@dwightlove3704]

Ken Houston one of the all time greats at the safety position came out of PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

[@howardharris4522]

If prairie view is a HbCU then my gracious you are absolutely right. Ken Houston is one of the greatest ever. And even with that being said they forgot arguably the best of all time Lem Barney.

[@donaldclay9535]

Panther-Paradise, Texas. (smile)

[@bulij7107]

This the best top ten list I've ever seen since they been doing it....

[@nihilist2434]

Well it does have two of the top 3 players of all time in rice and Payton

[@Canuck204]

If NFL Films makes a top 10 offensive lineman of all time, Art Shell deserves to be on there.

[@depaola63]

@6:59 THE BEST LOOKING RUNNER at HB ever !! I am now 56 and watched Eric's career from SMU, He ran a 9.4 /100 yd. at 6'3 /227 lbs !! { his 1st two seasons he ran for almost 4,000 yds !!!! & Elvis Peacock was SUPER at OU !

[@TheTone37]

Payton should be #1 arguably. He played runningback, quarterback, and kicker effortlessly in the Nfl.

[@cobracmr4]

I personally agree and I'm a Packers fan. Best player of all time imo

[@RheemQ]

@@cobracmr4 facts

[@timburr4453]

Willie Brown's quickness was incredible. i have no doubt he'd be just as good today and stick to receiver it's crazy seeing Mel Blount do what he did...you look at the agility of those plays, you look at him and your mind immediately says linebacker

[@3serio]

They want Brett to come off of a Play action and, see Strahan coming at him unblocked and they want him to stand there to take a sack. Not like he had room to step up or avoid him.

[@bdeezy1794]

Imagine you're that Qb at 0:30 and Michael Strahan twists up the middle unblocked and gets a full head of steam and is coming at you completely unimpeded. That's a big boy beelining for you.

[@dwightlove3704]

No CHARLIE JOINER he was the ORIGINAL leader for all time receptions straight from Grambling.

[@RUMBOYZ]

Good list 😎✊

[@amarilittle9567]

They forgot Bullet Bob Hayes he was from FAMU

[@fenukikauvaka4071]

Loved this 💜🤙🏽

[@Etnad85]

Good List but no Steve McNair tho 🤔🤔🤔

[@vicksburgtomplsthemississi9127]

I think they wanted to dodge the controversy related to his death. I do agree though, I watched with the intentions of hearing my school shouted out.

[@vicksburgtomplsthemississi9127]

@smoothcollected Much respect to you as well.

[@terrencecarter1915]

Steve McNair was not making this list. Great player, but; Bob Hayes, Shannon Sharpe, Larry little, Aeneas Williams, John Stallworth, Richard Dent, and Charlie Joiner get on this list before McNair. Also all ten of these guys can make a case for Top ten all time great players.

[@melvinshine9841]

He did get an honorable mention.

[@terrencecarter1915]

Melvin Shine I did not know that. They don't show best of the rest on youtube.

[@GoseiDaiShogun]

This was a great Top 10 list and I would not be at all mad if they did a second version of this list. Anyone that didn't make this list should be eligible for that.

[@Kingbossdon]

Bret Favre gave Michael that sack he took 5 steps and slipped

[@Lawomenshoops]

Doug Williams at 8:59, the game is at the LA Coliseum. I know the field has under gone may changes since that shot was taken. But, interesting how the field arrangement has changed over the years.

[@beaniespencer4631]

Tarik Cohen is going to be on the list one day.... dude is a problem (NC A&T) go aggies

[@curiouslymavismade]

Love the HBCU's, it ain't about where you go, it's about what you do when you get there.

[@tristanlecoz3311]

no love for steve mcnair??

[@zyxwut321]

No Bullet Bob Hayes from Florida A&M? His speed literally changed the game forever. Guess he's Top 15.

[@MontezWashington-sd6fw]

Speaking of Florida A&M, I'm surprised that Ken Riley was not on the list. When he played 15 years with The Cincinnati Bengals, he had 65 interceptions. That's more than Pittsburgh's Mel Blount.

[@plutoniumrocket]

Top 10 Ivy League players.

[@zachh207]

plutoniumrocket #1 Ryan Fitzpatrick lol 😂

[@arsenioseslpodcast3143]

LMAO! Yeah...ok. Hahahahahaha! They're memory-based students. That is all.

[@DanStrayer]

Sid Luckman no. 1?

[@davidbarber3821]

They moved trying to hv a show of players all from the 40's & 50's

[@FTW54]

@@arsenioseslpodcast3143 so you're implying ivy leaguers aren't smart orrrrrrrr?

[@jerrygleeson4769]

I hope the NFL Network does a top 10 HBCU programs of all time some day.

[@Thaeffintruth]

i do think it's funny that it's pretty much a bunch of white guys commenting on the impact of 10 HBCU players lol ...not many black commentators lol

[@colinwalker9892]

Steve McNair threw for 14,496/ yds with 114/ tds at Alcorn St finished 3rd in the 1995 heisman voting with 2 RBs ahead of him that would be out of the league by his MVP season he is THE Best Titan in franchise history and has more rushing Tds then Mike Vick.

[@oliviabenson4833]

Save for Doug Williams everyone else is a Hall of Famer.

[@eddieleejoseph2998]

Steve McNair he was a nfl MVP

[@colinwalker9892]

And led Jeff Fisher t an Super bowl come on now you have to put him in the Hall just for that.

[@eddieleejoseph2998]

Colo Mystic Walker 😂😂Thats no easy task

[@colinwalker9892]

@@eddieleejoseph2998 Not at all brotha lol

[@jeremythompson9122]

I'm a Bills fan but Walter Payton might be the best overall football player I've ever seen play the game. Sweetness probably had a better passing arm than some of the QB's the Bears have had over the years and was a hell of a pass protector too when he had to pick up a blitzing LB or DB. Not to mention the fact that he may very well be the greatest runner who ever played the game. His work ethic was second to none

[@jacklandon9933]

I'd have flipped the top two. I think Walter Payton is the best football player of my lifetime. Technically, Jim Brown played one season after I was born, but I don't count him.

[@john1985278]

Who up here misses the old end zone designs? I miss the Giants one myself before they all switched to artificial field turf.

[@umarabdul-ali6868]

Wow, no John Stallworth a 4× super bowl winner and hall of Famer

[@hippie564]

I grew up in the DC area and I personally think the NFL hyped up Doug Williams/ black QB thing. He had been around a long time before joining the redskins and took Tampa to their first playoff game. EVERYONE knew he was a good QB

[@conquistadorito]

Do the top 10 Ivy League players

[@jeremythompson9122]

I'd like to see that. Gary Fencik was a great player who went to Yale

[@GentlemanWorlock1]

26:40 that flip to get up was SWEEEET

[@jjm1123]

So, the best WR, RB, DE & CB of all time were HBCU. Now, what does that tell us?

[@drakebudasz8837]

Malabarista Good athletes come from poor environments. All the boxers from 1880-1950 came from really poor ghettos mostly Italian/Jewish etc then 1950-2000 it was mostly southern African America/Latino and now in the 21st century its all Eastern Europe from oppressive former Soviet Union countries

[@cityhawk]

It explains the mediocrity of many FBS programs. You look at the talent that came from HBCU programs, FBS schools could have had them as well, but due to segregation and racism, it was HBCU schools that benefitted the most from it. To be overlooked at certain positions because of the color of your skin is ridiculous and unnecessary. Players like Lanier, Shell, and Williams showed that skin color has little to nothing to do with a players ability at some of the most physically and mentally demanding positions. It’s a shame that a point like this has to be made instead of using common sense. If you can do your job, and do it well, nothing else matters.

[@calcaleb7041]

That southern idea of “inbreeding will make us stronger than them” failed 🤷‍♂️

[@anthonyjeter4643]

The list could go on and on, like Ben Coates (Livingstone College), Steve McNair (Alcorn State), Harry Carson (South Carolina State) , Marion Motley (South Carolina State), Aeneas Williams (Southern) , Shannon Sharpe (Savannah State) and Paul Younger (Grambling)...

[@kennethesaupoint1828]

MAMAN YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT S.C. STATE H.C.

[@mattfahringer148]

RIP Deacon

[@cobracmr4]

And Walter.

[@chriscitizen5457]

Our marching band got to meet Doug Williams at one if Gramblings homecoming games in 88 through our band teacher who was a drum major at the time Grambling in 78 and were good friends.

[@MastaSimpson]

This list is ridiculously excellent. It’s shameful that only the exceptional were even considered. Think of ALL the excellent players from black colleges that never even got a glimpse

[@PinkysBane]

Elvis Peacock was an Oklahoma Sooner legend from the 70's Barry Switzer wishbone days. Peacock lined up in the backfield with Billy sims

[@iAintSayDat]

This makes up for them placing the MEAC conference on there Football Factories Top Ten list and not the HBCUs

[@MrJLov13]

Wait, the MEAC Conference is on the Top 10 Football Factories list. They must have updated the list, when was this?!

[@TheACM22]

@@MrJLov13 It was one of their earliest videos, like 10+ years ago. It's actually really funny watching it now cause they all praise Penn State and Joe Paterno and say that Alabama is a dying program lol

[@richardtaylor5609]

The Mac not Meac

[@KINGOFTHESWAC]

It's all About THE SWAC BABY!!! #HBCU FOR LIFE Proud to be A JSU Alumni 💯💪🏾💯💪🏾💯💪🏾 Jackie Slayter, Walter Payton (JSU BABY Tiger Pride) LETS GO JSU TIGERS!!!🐅🐅🐅🐯🐯🐯, JSU, SU, GSU, TXSU MVSU, Then to top it off, The #1 Pick is Frat!!! Phi Beta Sigma...🤘🏾💪🏾💯 GOMAB

[@StFidjnr]

#3 had a award named after him for the NFL sacks champion

[@Mourtzouphlos240]

I'd argue with the order but this is a very good list. This would actually make a pretty good team.

[@markherrmann9838]

There are enough HBCU to make both an offensive top 10 AND a defensive 10 top 10. ( Not to mention all of their career tenures!)

[@joedorben3504]

Walter Payton should be #1 receivers arent involved in much of the heart and soul of football, which is the hitting. Rice is still phenomenal tho

[@jhupp8707]

Exactly Rice is still the greatest receiver but can he pass and block like Payton did I don’t think so

[@mattojeda1491]

Rice's numbers are so far above and beyond the other receivers on the list of all time stats. Jerry worked hard for those numbers and always deserves to be #1 on lists of greatness. Payton was great but Rice literally blew away the competition. He's got 6000 more receiving yards than Larry Fitzgerald who's #2 on the list and 40+ more touchdowns than #2 on that list, Randy Moss. Emmitt has roughly 1500 more rushing yards than Walter and Walter is 1500 above Barry. Walter is 4th all time in rushing TD's and he's 54 behind Emmitt. I'm not taking away from Walter I'm just defending Jerry being #1 on this list. He also has 224 more receptions than #2 all time receptions list. He was just that damn good.

[@jhupp8707]

Matt Ojeda Rice also played 19 seasons to Payton’s 12

[@dwightlove3704]

@markmac That goes without saying

[@joedorben3504]

@markmac I myself played corner, and dont think a corner/receiver could ever be considered the overall GOAT (maybe a safety tho, if they were dominant enough for a long enough time). Receivers dont have the traits typically associated with great football players: generally speaking they dont hit that hard, arent as tough, arent that strong (this and the prior two points I made are all relative to the population of all NFL players, ofc NFL receivers are very significantly stronger and tougher than the average fit person), they dont get dirty, they arent banging every play. Their involvement in the game is just not the same as that of an RB.