​Sport Illustrated’s staff recently took the time to rank the top 50 college football players of all time, with Florida Gators legend cracking the top 10 at No. 8.”Perhaps the most iconic college football player of the 2000s, Tebow carved out a role in Urban Meyer’s Florida offense as a run-heavy second-string quarterback during his freshman season, helping the Gators capture the 2006 BCS national championship. Two years later, they won it again, this time with Tebow as the engine of the offense,” they offer.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”The year in between, he won the 2007 Heisman as a sophomore, throwing for 3,286 yards, 30 touchdowns and just six interceptions while adding 895 rushing yards and a whopping 23 touchdowns on the ground. He finished with 9,286 passing yards, 2,947 rushing yards and accounted for 145 combined touchdowns.”Also mentioned is fellow QB Cam Newton, who played alongside Tebow in Gainesville from 2007-08 before transferring to Auburn, where he excelled and earned a Heisman Trophy of his own. He checks in three spots ahead of the Gators legend at No. 5.Jim Brown—RB/DB/K, Syracuse (1954–56)Herschel Walker—RB, Georgia (1980–82)Barry Sanders—RB, Oklahoma State (1986–88)Jim Thorpe—RB/DB/K/P, Carlisle (1907–08, ‘11–12)Cam Newton—QB, Auburn (2010)/Florida (2007–08)Dick Butkus—LB/C, Illinois (1962–64)Tim Tebow—QB, Florida (2006–09)Red Grange—RB/DB, Illinois (1923–25)Orlando Pace—OT, Ohio State (1994–96)Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Tim Tebow among top 10 best college football players of all time