ESPN Top 25 Unfulfilled Potential Athletes

[Tide Run This]

Man you couldn't tell me back in 94/95 that Lawrence Phillips wasn't gonna be a monster HOF player in the NFL crazy how everything went south for him after he entered the league RIP.

 

[Tide Run This]

Jeremy Johnson

 

[Tide Run This]

Ron Powlus and Dan Kendra belong but it seems they not trying to pile on college kids you gotta be old enough to remember the hype over both of those guys.

Clarett was a victim of being one of the first true freshman to ball out during the new generation of media shows like Around The Horn,PTI had just started up and they ran Clarett into the ground during the 02-04 years

 

[Seven1986]

We expected better: Top 25 of unfulfilled potential

17. Aaron Hernandez

 

[Tide Run This]

I didn't know getting drafted was your criteria. I was thinking expectations we are talking about in here were to get drafted with the thought of being special once so. He was never viewed as that even prior to the blood cots.

Stop it

Yeah he was regarded as special in Nebraska lore but I don't remember anyone saying shyt about Frazier beyond that. shyt me being 10/11 years old I already assumed he'd be an assistant coach under Osborne for a few years after his career ended but he actually ended up coaching at Baylor for a little bit

I think Brook Berringer actually had a better upside as far as NFL went even though I doubt he would've lasted that long he got killed in a plane crash though after they won they 2nd title in 95-96

 

[Collateral]

Nah son how come none of yall mention Christian Laettner. Motherfukk that p*ssy I'm glad his pro career was shyt

 

[Rollo Goodlove]

What about about penny hardaway, Tracy mcgrady , how do you make this list with out Brandon Roy!!!!!


ESPN is about just as reliable as Mediafakeout

 

[Rollo Goodlove]

What happend to young freddy

 

[Tide Run This]

Surprised ESPN missed this one

 

[Mac Casper]

No Len Bias

 

[Black Lightning]

We expected better: Top 25 of unfulfilled potential

25. Matt Leinart
24. Bo Jackson
23. Ki-known Carter
22. Generation K
21. Roy Tarpley
20. Tony Mandarich
19. Drew Henson
18. Tony Conigliaro
17. Aaron Hernandez
16. Vince Young
15. Todd Marinovich
14. Lawrence Phillips
13. Mental Smith
12. Matt Bush
11. Brian Bosworth
10. Jamarcus Russell
9. Brien Taylor
8. Freddy Adu
7. Maurice Clarett
6. Mark Prior
5. Jay Williams
4. Ryan Leaf
3. Marcus Dupree
2. Sam Bowie
1. Greg Oden

Bo Jackson #24

 

[Reggie]

No

Ron Powlus and Dan Kendra belong but it seems they not trying to pile on college kids you gotta be old enough to remember the hype over both of those guys.

Clarett was a victim of being one of the first true freshman to ball out during the new generation of media shows like Around The Horn,PTI had just started up and they ran Clarett into the ground during the 02-04 years

Kendra was hyped to no end and this was before social media and whatnot. Just hearing the stories about him and seeing how huge he was you just knew he was going to be a star at QB and potentially change the game. But when he got moved to fullback I believe the legend was dead just as fast as it started.

 

[getmoney310cpt]

They forgot Reggie Bush

 

[Lord Beasley]

Greg Oden did Waaaaayyy more than Jamarcus Russell did as a #1 pick


so fukk this list!

Yeah I opened this shyt fully expecting jamarcus to be no.1. When oden was healthy or even at 80%, he was killin shyt. Jamarcus was consistently trash

 

[Big Blue]

Freddy Adu #1

He should top 5 at the very least