Most underrated Vol of the modern era?

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utvols74 said:
I suppose "underrated" should have been defined at the beginning. Making to the pros (Foster, Carter, McDaniel, Wilson, Garner, Stewart, Colquit, etc. etc. etc.) were all rated high enough in college to get drafted in the pros. They hardly qualify in my opinion for "underrated"; perhaps for "favorite players".
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It was defined. See the original post. Second sentence.
 
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Fighting Possum said:
Little Man Stewart. He shared carries with two other backs his whole career and still broke the UT all-time rushing record. Senior Bowl MVP. 5 TDs in one game for the Jags. Etc.
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I grew up friends with him and his father was my football coach, as a kid. He's a great guy and comes from great parents. However, I'm not sure that he's ever been underrated. I believe that he was a first round pick in the draft and had a solid NFL career.
 
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I am going to repeat Tony Thompson. I'm shocked that no one else has mentioned this guy. He stepped in after Webb's injury and rushed for over 1000 yards. He came out of no where to help us to an SEC title and Sugar Bowl victory in 1990.
 
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J.J. McCleskey...Showed up as a walk-on and ended up with a solid pro career.

There was a lot of fight and character in #6.

Keith Delong. Shame he ended his career on a bad football team in 1988. Excellent linebacker who belongs on a list with our greats.

Mose Phillips. Simply put: a total badass. A complete fullback from an era when the Tennessee offense required a fullback to catch and run as well as he could block.
 
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1Big_Orange_Fan said:
One of the 2 bookends, right? It was Hobby and Haynesworth I believe. They were the first set of ends when I started following the Vols! Made an impression on me for sure.
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Tracy Hayworth - met him on the strip at The Library (old bar) after the '89 Duke game - nice guy.
 
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thagodfather said:
I grew up friends with him and his father was my football coach, as a kid. He's a great guy and comes from great parents. However, I'm not sure that he's ever been underrated. I believe that he was a first round pick in the draft and had a solid NFL career.
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All right, who is this? This is David Helton. If you know Little Man I'm sure I know you too...
 
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I say Jeff Hall hands down. Having to deal with Palardy/Lincoln the last few years really made me appreciate him alot more.
 
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One in my book has to be Clausen. I remember when he was at UT people gave him a lot of crap. Being the guy to come in after Manning and Martin wouldve been rough for anyone I think. Id sure like to have a QB like him at UT now.

Ill also add. I read where someone had Doug Furnas on their list. I never saw him play at Tennessee but id see him nearly every time my dad was at the wrestling matches in Knoxville in the 80's. They actually had to speacial order his tights because his thigh muscles were so oversized. I believe his still holds a few UT and NCAA powerlifting records.
 
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I tend to second the earlier nomination of Jason Witten. Witten is somewhat of an unsung hero simply because we historically have neglected the tight end position in our passing attack. Witten held the single-season receiving record for tight ends until Rivera broke it last Saturday.

Witten already has become the alltime leader among Dallas Cowboy receivers and, if he stays healthy long enough, could eventually surpass Tony Gonzalez as the alltime receptions leader among NFL tight ends. As things now stand, he will move into 3rd place for that position by the end of this season.
 
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