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When it comes to picking the 25 greatest football players in Big Ten history, the number of worthy candidates seems endless. Here's our list, listed by position. 1 of 26 The 25 greatest players in Big Ten football history Gary Friedman/Getty Images 2 of 26 Otto Graham, Quarterback, Northwestern (1941-'43) Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images The legendary Graham actually went to Northwestern for basketball, but as a sophomore, found his way onto the gridiron.
The Lions drafted Otto Graham in 1944, but the quarterback chose instead to play for the Browns in the All-America Football Conference after World War II. He won AAFC titles all four years he played for the Browns in the league, and his success didn’t end when the Browns joined the NFL. He guided Cleveland to three NFL championships. Another quarterback was part of the only perfect season in NFL history.
Last summer I wrote a post that rated field goal kickers according to their accuracy compared to league average. And I also adjusted each kicker's field goal percentage to account for the distance of his attempts. If one kicker attempted a bunch of chippies while another was kicking a lot more long ones, then we should take that into account when comparing their percentages. This is highly non-controversial. Obvious even. So we're going to do it again.
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