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Baker Mayfield, Bucs Super Bowl champion named to college football legend list

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were well-represented in a ranking of the best college football players since 2000.

Jeremy Brener

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield points to the stands after winning the Big 12 Championship game.
Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield points to the stands after winning the Big 12 Championship game. / Tim Heitman-Imagn Images
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has been stellar in his first two seasons with the team. He is finally beginning to look like the No. 1 overall pick from the 2018 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma.

The Athletic's Bruce Feldman ranked the top 25 players in college football since 2000, and Mayfield came in at No. 14.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield drops back to pass against the Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield drops back to pass against the Atlanta Falcons. / Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

Buccaneers listed in college football legend list

"Mayfield won the starting job as a walk-on freshman at Texas Tech in 2013 before transferring to Oklahoma, where he also initially walked on. He flourished in Lincoln Riley’s system, leading the Sooners to three Big 12 titles and two Playoff bids and finishing in the top four of the Heisman race three years in a row, including winning the award in 2017," Feldman wrote.

Mayfield wasn't the only Buccaneers entry on the list. Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who was part of the team from 2019-21 and helped the Bucs win Super Bowl LV, came in at No. 3 after being the No. 2 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

"The Huskers were a good team in 2009 but hardly a national title contender, finishing 10-4 and No. 14. But thanks in large part to the 6-4, 310-pound Suh, Nebraska held eight of its opponents to 10 points or fewer," Feldman wrote.

"Suh finished fourth in the Heisman voting. He won the Lombardi Award, Nagurski Award, Outland Trophy and the Bednarik Award. He became the first defensive player to win the Associated Press College Player of the Year Award since it was created 11 years earlier."

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Jeremy Brener
JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several On SI sites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid and resides in Central Florida. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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