The University of Florida’s football program has an illustrious history that spans decades, with a superlative run of success from starting when [autotag]Steve Spurrier[/autotag] took over in 1990 to the departure of [autotag]Urban Meyer[/autotag] after the 2010 campaign.
During that span, the Gators produced a prodigious amount of athletic talent — never mind that Florida is still the only team in the SEC to have a player selected in every draft since the AFL-NFL merger. But the Orange and Blue has also had a few dynamic duos in its midst as well.
Brad Crawford of 247Sports put together his 50 all-time best playmaking duos in college football history and had three UF pairs in his rankings.
Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin
“[autotag]Tim Tebow[/autotag]’s list of accolades is expansive, chief among them his Heisman Trophy win in 2007,” Crawford begins. “He was also part of two Florida teams that won a BCS National Championship and was a two-time SEC Offensive Player of the Year. He has a statue outside of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, and finished his career with the Gators with 9,286 passing yards and 88 touchdowns to just 16 interceptions while rushing for 1,947 yards and 57 touchdowns.”
But even Tebow could not do it by himself. Without the help of his trusty sidekick [autotag]Percy Harvin[/autotag], those two championships would never have happened.
“While Tebow, Wuerffel and Steve Spurrier all won Heismans at Florida, Harvin might be the most dyamic offensive talent in program history. Harvin was an incredibly versatile player for the Gators.
“In three seasons, Harvin rushed for 1,852 yards, caught 133 passes for 1,929 yards and scored 32 total touchdowns. He was a nightmare for opposing defenses because he could be used in any number of ways and once he got past you, there was no catching up.”
Based on this, Crawford ranks Tebow and Harvin as the second-best college football pair behind the USC Trojans‘ dynamic duo of Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush.
Florida’s other two top dynamic duos
Coming it at No. 29 is another Heisman Trophy winner, [autotag]Danny Wueffel[/autotag], along with his favorite wide receiver target, [autotag]Reidel Anthony[/autotag].
“During UF’s national championship season in 1996, Anthony was an explosive offensive player and quarterback Danny Wuerffel’s favorite,” Pat Dooley notes.
The Pouncey Twins — Mike and Maurkice — came in at No. 49, largely due to their contributions to Florida’s two national titles in the aughts.
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