​It’s typical summer content for websites to produce lists to pass the time before the college football season begins. Yesterday, Sports Illustrated released their choices for the top 50 college football players of all-time.The list itself suffers from some recency bias, but finally an organization that doesn’t mess around when it comes to choosing the GOAT. That’s right Syracuse legend Jim Brown topped the list ahead of Herschel Walker and Barry Sanders.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHere’s what SI said about Brown’s selection:Before making his case as the greatest NFL player of all time, Jim Brown did it all for Syracuse. Literally. Brown led Division I in rushing touchdowns with 13 during his senior season in 1956, finishing with 986 yards in just eight games. He also kicked extra points with the Orange, and logged eight career interceptions on defense. Along with football, Brown played basketball and ran track at SU, and also has a claim to the title of greatest college lacrosse player of all time. Few can come close to matching Brown’s full college athletics résumé.The top 10 of SI’s list is:WalkerSandersJim ThorpeDick ButkusRed GrangeOrlando PaceAs with any sort of list, it’s designed to illicit arguments and certainly when you put Baker Mayfield ahead of Lamar Jackson or Johnni Manziel ahead of Michael Vick you’re sure to get some differing opinions. While thereis plenty to debate, we certainly don’t have any have issues with the choice at the top.