Fox Sports continued its list of the best college football players to ever wear each number this week, ranking No.’s 26-50, and two former Oklahoma football players cracked the ranking. After quarterback Baker Mayfield, No. 6, made the initial list of No. 1 through No. 25, running back Adrian Peterson and safety Rickey Dixon made the second iteration of Fox Sports’ look-back.
Peterson, who finished second in Heisman Trophy voting after his first year with Oklahoma, was named the best college player to ever don No. 28.
During that season, Peterson rushed for 100-plus yards in his first nine games. He set the NCAA record for most 100-yard games by a freshman with 11, all while helping lead the Sooners to a 12-1 record and finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting. – Fox Sports
Peterson ranks fourth in school history in yards rushing with 4,045 over his three seasons. He left Norman after his junior year and was selected seventh overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2007 NFL Draft. Peterson won NFL Most Valuable Player honors in 2012, running for 2,097 yards, and finished his professional career with 14,918 yards, ranking fifth all-time.
Dixon wore No. 29 for the Sooners from 1984-87, patrolling the defensive backfield before playing six seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. He was a key part of the Oklahoma Sooners’ 1985 national championship team. He was a three-time All-Big 8 selection, was a consensus All-American and won the Jim Thorpe award back in 1987.
Sooners who made honorable mention on the list were No. 36 Steve Owens, No. 38 Roy Williams, and No. 44 Brian Bosworth.
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