Top 10 Aggie Football Players

I'm just making a list of the top 10 football players on our roster, in what I view as their order of importance:

1. Stephen McGee, QB: The unquestioned leader of our team, for offense, defense, special teams, the whole squad. Everyone, including the crowd, feeds off of his toughness and intensity. We'll go as far as his arms and legs will carry us in 2007.
   
   
   
2. Yemi Babaloa, LT: Protects the blindside of the unquestioned leader of our team, keeping him healthy and safe in the pocket. Yemi gained my attention with his constant habit of always going downfield to look for more people to destory, er, block out of the way.
   
   
3. Kirk Elder, LG: Guards are the players who trap and pull on lead plays. A good guard is worth his weight in gold. Elder helps lead our rushing attack.
   
   
4. Michael Shumard, RG: He's only a redshirt sophomore, but I'm looking for Shumard to replace Grant Dickey, and excel. Dickey was the one weakness on our offensive line last season, and Shumard could help us move from the level of a stellar line to a dominant line.
   
   
5. Jorvorskie Lane, TB: Our 270+ lb battering ram tied an A&M record with 19 TDs last season. Unstoppable in short yardage (except when Grant Dickey whiffs on a block), the 'J-Train' is the most dominant big back in college football.
   
   
   
6. Mike Goodson, TB: A&M's returning rusher from last season averaged 6.7 yds per carry, gaining 847 yds on only 8 starts. Goodson is the most electric player on our team, and could have a breakout season in '07, where he announces his presence on a national level.
   
   
   
7. Martellus Bennett, TE: Our leading returning receiver from last season (38 receptions, 497 yds, 3 TDs) , Bennett is a physical specimen who is also the best blocker on the team, and the best blocking TE in the Big 12.
   
   
   
8. Joey Thomas, TE: The other half of our dynamic TE duo, dubbed "The Legion of Doom" by Bennett, Thomas is an excellent blocker and solid receiver. He would be starting on any other team in the Big 12; his opportunities are limited only b/c he is on the same team as Bennett.
   
   
   
9. Corey Clark, RT: Most teams run to the right side, b/c that is the strong side of the formation due to the fact that most QBs are right-handed. Your RT doesn't have to be as athletic as the LT, but he does have to be a bulldozer, capable of road-grading the burly DTs opposing defenses stick in 4 or 5 techs to stop the running game. Clark is a steamroller.
   
   
10. Red Bryant, NT: A good NT controls the A-gaps, and stops the opposition's inside running game. A great NT demands a double-team on every play, and still makes plays. Bryant is a great NT.
    
    
    

Now, some may notice that I listed 9 offensive players in my Top 10; this is by necessity more than design. We don't have the Wrecking Crew defenses we used to have, and we've had only one shutout that I can recall under Fran (Wyoming, 2004), so we have to win games with our offense. Hence, I give you an offense-heavy Top Ten.