City Meyer has coached numerous nice gamers throughout his profession, and but, there’s one particularly that stands out from the pack.
Meyer had loads of success at Bowling Inexperienced and Utah, nevertheless it wasn’t till he obtained to Florida that he was teaching rosters loaded with NFL expertise. After all, he additionally recruited elite gamers to Ohio State throughout his stint from 2012-2018.
Ohio State’s nationwide championship workforce in 2014 had NFL stars corresponding to Joey Bosa, Taylor Decker, Ezekiel Elliott and Michael Thomas on the roster. That being stated, one of the best participant Meyer has ever coached truly belongs to Florida’s program.
Throughout this week’s episode of “The Triple Choice” podcast, Meyer spoke to FOX broadcasters Mark Ingram and Rob Stone about former Florida star Percy Harvin.
Meyer described Harvin as “arguably the best participant to placed on a helmet.” He valued the two-time nationwide champion’s versatility and soccer IQ.
“I’ve stated this and never many individuals disagree who watched him, or performed in opposition to him, or performed with him,” Meyer stated. “I feel he is arguably the best participant to placed on a helmet. He is probably the most violent runner I’ve ever had, and Mark, he by no means obtained hit. We used to say he’d have eyes on the facet and the again of his head. He was extraordinarily good.”
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Harvin was an absolute weapon at Florida from 2006-2008. He hauled in 133 passes for 1,929 yards and 13 touchdowns throughout his profession with the Gators. Moreover, he had 1,852 yards and 19 scores on the bottom.
The Minnesota Vikings chosen Harvin with the twenty second choose within the 2009 NFL Draft. He went on to win Offensive Rookie of the 12 months.
Though Harvin did not have a Corridor of Fame profession within the professionals, he nonetheless managed to win a Tremendous Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks.
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