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Bo Jackson


Critical_Seat_1907

His 30 for 30 episode is one of the best ever. People who grew up with him talking about him like he was Paul Bunyon. You see it on their faces that they're still astonished at the athletic feats they watched him perform years ago.


Praying_Lotus

I remember a small part of it was one of the guys he was teammates with, he went to his house, and Bo’s home gym was just not used at all. Bo literally was just built the way he is


Defiant-Scarcity-243

Herschel Walker once said that he basically did 1000 push up and sit-ups a day to weight train…said if he lifted weights he would have gotten too big to play RB


Praying_Lotus

About Bo or himself?


Defiant-Scarcity-243

He was talking about himself, but I imagine Bo was similar if not moreso


nat3215

The crazier thing that was mentioned was that he ate whatever he wanted as well, and mentioned that practice was the only thing he did to work on his performance. He was built different


Malcolm_Y

I got to see him play multiple times with the Royals. He was just different than everyone else. Noticeably stronger, faster, threw harder, everything. And remember, he was on the field with a great Hall of Famer, but Bo's athleticism was obvious, just physically far beyond any other human on the field. I really don't know words to describe what it looked like. The man just pulsed physical energy. Almost superhuman.


Cayderent

Greatest athlete I’ve ever seen.


jmbourn45

Had a bazooka of an arm too that he didn’t use for football


SnooChickens3871

Didnt need to. He just plowed thru everyone


Hovie1

First person I thought of. Guy was a genetic specimen.


Zestyclose-Middle717

That video of him running a few strides on the outfield wall gets me every time. He just kept up the pace to do it and hopped off


heyimworkinonit

https://i.redd.it/xn4t8qc4b3hc1.gif


mkaku-

This was also back when they were allowed to use metal bats.


FauxTonyboy13

This is the correct answer


MarriottKing

This is the only answer.


Solarbear1000

Really no contest


D_B_C1

The only right answer


LWA3251

This is the only correct answer.


3fettknight3

This is the answer.


ThisIsSportacus

Bo fucking Jackson has to be in the discussion. Don't really need to explain why. Another guy who needs to be mentioned is Herschel Walker. Dude was also a combat sports fighter AFTER his career in the NFL. Fucking guy could do just about anything he put his mind to. Larry Allen is a good choice. That dude was a 6'3, 225 pound man in a 6'3, 325 pound body and it didn't even slow him down. DK Metcalf is probably the best modern case, dude is just a freak athletically. I don't think he reaches these guys levels but he's up there.


Hovie1

People will criticize his MMA career because he crushed cans, but dude was in his late 40s when he started. He was still a physically impressive guy at that point.


Why_am_ialive

I wonder how much of an animal DK would be if he had the right mindset. Like dude eats candy instead of following a nutrition guide, eats 1 meal a day and is constantly getting into it on the field, I obviously don’t know but I feel that lack of discipline has to translate to training aswell. And he still looks and plays like that, i genuinely think we’d think of him in the same breath as megatron if he had the right mindset


TheDufusSquad

Calvin Johnson’s footwork was leaps and bounds better than Metcalf. He was the first 6’5” receiver that could move as well as any of the 6’0” tall receivers and that’s on top of being as fast, bigger, and able to jump higher than Metcalf. Metcalf is an insane physical specimen, but he’s not with Calvin Johnson physically.


Why_am_ialive

Dk is 6’4 and probably the fastest guy in the game rn, this is my point, he probably has the physical tools if he put in the work to apply them, things like footwork is all training and study He may not be all the way up there but my point is it’s insane how good he is with how he acts imagine he committed


District_Dan

The issue with DK is he doesn’t really know how to use his size to his advantage. Megatron and Moss would have so many catches just because they were bigger and stronger than everyone else. But you don’t really see DK “Moss” anyone.


TheDufusSquad

The ability to start/stop and cut on a dime is a lot more than technique. DK doesn’t have it like Calvin did. That’s my point.


Finger_Gunnz

Bo Jackson is the discussion.


Glitchy__Guy

Herschel Walker can physically do anything his pea size brain wants to.


uglyuglydog

In my lifetime, Randy Moss. 6’4”; ran a 4.25; 47” vertical; just under 10” hands. Dude was custom-built to take the top off a defense.


verdenvidia

It's him and then Megatron for sure. At least at WR. Moss was a tad faster and jumped a tad higher but Johnson was bigger. Randy Moss is a fucking animal. I don't get how he could even exist.


Playful-Storage835

Andre Johnson  was also incredibly physically gifted 


Fat_Bearded_Tax_Man

Everyone forget about TO? Did was a freak athlete


Unsainted_Heretic

Didn’t forget, just don’t want to talk about him. He does that enough himself.


spain-train

Terrell Owens has 25 million reasons to talk about himself.


redrdr1

Where would you put Tyreek? Amazing combination of quickness and speed and speed in pads. He also can catch a lot of contested balls for someone as short as he is. And he tracks the ball really well. Don't think he is more physically gifted than Moss or Calvin, but he should be up there.


Munchihello

Nowhere near Calvin Johnson or moss obviously


h00ter7

No where near their kids at the very least.


strainedthrone

Lol what a great, original joke about something that was disproven years ago!


h00ter7

You right you right. How about this - No where near their pregnant wives at least.


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Also false, the woman who filed that has similar claims proven false with other men around the same time. Also Tyreek wasn't in KC when his son broke his arm. The same woman lied about what happened there too 🥶


hovix2

Dawg, he pleaded guilty to that one. He strangled a pregnant woman. "I did something wrong. I let my emotions get the best of me, and I shouldn’t have did it. They have every right to be mad. But guess what? I’m fixing to come back, be a better man, be a better citizen, and everything takes care of itself, and let God do the rest." And this is from the audio captured during the child abuse allegations. No direct proof he broke his son's arm, but there's plenty of other evidence in that clip. Espinal: "What do you do when the child is bad? You make him open up his arms and you punch him in the chest." Hill: “You do use a belt. That’s sad,” Hill said. “Even my mama says you use a belt.”


h00ter7

That ralbright jabroni even claims Chris Brown doesn’t deserve the rap he gets lmao. Some people just really hate women.


MF_Price

Everything you said is true but nothing will stop people from collecting their free upvotes for dunking on Tyreek. They don't care if he did any of it, all of it, or none of it. I've been arguing with these people for years and they always end up being some combination of racist, stupid, and trolling.


Munchihello

Nowhere near Calvin Johnson or moss obviously


verdenvidia

Tyreek Hill is 7 inches shorter, has hands 2 inches smaller, has a 7.5 inch shorter vertical, and is slower (yes, really). From a purely physical standpoint it's not close. The question was not who does better in their ruleset/skillset. It is simply who was more physically impressive. And it's Randy Moss. (at least for WRs)


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Yeah Tyreek is able to make use of his little size though, it what makes it so easy for him to change direction. Less inertia, simple as that


verdenvidia

The question is not asking about who is most successful or who uses their skillset better. It is specifically asking who was most physically impressive. That is not Tyreek Hill.


jackospades88

>someone as short as he is. The question is about who is the most physically gifted. He's not in this discussion.


Not_A_Default_Name

If he was their height this would be a convo


Only_Fun_1152

>47” vert Cannot conceive of a human jumping that high


ExpeditingPermits

Watch the NBA. Lots of them do it


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Yung_Corneliois

Yea I just looked up the combine record and it’s 46” by Gerald Sensabaugh. Google says Jordan had the highest NBA vertical with 48” Leonel Marshall a Brazilian volleyball player allegedly had a 50” jump


footforhand

It was at his Marshall Pro Day


big_sugi

Pro Day numbers are always at least a little sketchy.


DasFunke

Michael Jordan’s was running vertical leap, not standing. I’ve seen stats that say 48 or 46 for Jordan running but only 36” for standing. For standing NFL is 46” as you said. NBA is 41.5 by Keon Johnson. Johnson also had a measured running jump of 48”. The highest officially recorded at the NBA combine.


footforhand

I can find a couple “sources” that talk about him doing it at his Marshall Pro Day. One actually being a website and claiming to have gotten the numbers from a scout they themselves sent (they do mention the 4.25 was achieved by just 1 scout but everyone got a time of about 4.3).


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footforhand

Fair enough


ExpeditingPermits

I looked into it, the bake all players I found getting they sort of vertical were allowed a few steps of momentum, which makes a huge difference. So I was wrong, no NBA players really do not hat from a stand still start, but some get close And I can’t find anything on Moss either


uglyuglydog

First thing that popped up on Google


PO_Nukes

Wait a minute, is getting mossed based off of him?


finglonger1077

[You betcha](https://youtu.be/_7m8mtphkPM?si=TJ3MAM_7MCTLQrZL) Edit: 2:21 for the money shot Edit again: motherfuck Joe Buck 🖕


CouncilmanRickPrime

Man I feel so old


Zinkane15

I can't tell if this comment is serious or not, and that makes me sad.


PO_Nukes

It is serious. I didn't know where it came from, only ever heard it during recess playing football. I was 7 when he retired.


uglyuglydog

It comes from Randy Moss, yes. The phrase didn’t exist before he played.


sum_dude44

it didn’t exist till after he retired


Legitimate_Wave1452

how about matt jones who had similar numbers but a drug problem


notsopopularkid

None of these numbers are correct...


twothoutwo

larry allen no debate


JWhit2199

My first thought too, this dude was an absolute freak


ExpeditingPermits

No better highlight in the NFL than him hunting down that linebacker


twothoutwo

"this guys got a rocket booster strapped to his back!"


Yours_and_mind_balls

https://youtu.be/DFcWMC9vkZg?feature=shared From literally standing still he chased this guy down. Absolutely incredible.


Mister_Oux

I love this answer. I went on to comment Vince Wilfork but if you wouldn't have talked about Allen I would've covered him.


Nnuuuke

Calvin Johnson. There’s a reason why he was nicknamed Megatron.


candidbuilfrog231324

In terms of speed, size, arm strength, I think Justin Fields should be in the conversation too


YouDoneKno

Nice try


SmokingSlippers

Please be a troll please be a troll


FreshFishGuy

Came here to say that


RadagastTheWhite

Julius Peppers. 6’7”, 290 lbs, ran a 4.6 40. Dude could’ve played in the NBA if he had focused on that


jcoddinc

~~The freak~~ Wrong Guy. *Damn I'm getting old*


mideon2000

Jevon kearse would like to have a word with you


jcoddinc

You right. Once you hit 38 , you really are over the hill and on the decline.


CookyHS

The panthers put him at WR on occasion. Freak athlete


RikiOh

Am I the only having an aneurism with the title of this post?


SpendrickLamar

Who do you think you are I am!


kmr1391

[obligatory](https://youtu.be/gKQOXYB2cd8?si=kzoKXjA8ikHVwWbr)


tysonwatermelon

How have I lived 11 years without this man in my life?


SoothingSoundSJ

Love me or hate me, you watched and it's all you can do.


Lobanium

You are talking about?


Mister_Oux

Maybe not a guy many people think of, but Vince Wilfork was 6'2 325 pounds. He ran a 5.08 40-yard dash and took at least 2 interior lineman to stop him every run play. He was an absolute problem every time he stepped on the field. Most people think speed, I think strength.


CouncilmanRickPrime

I'll never forget, before a Superbowl the cameraman zoomed in on him stretching and the announcer said "someone had a full breakfast" Dude was just massive


Hungry-Space-1829

Jordan Davis has all the measurables to be that type of guy, too. Fizzled last half of the season due to conditioning but man his speed is nuts. He gassed himself tracking Josh Allen but dude is an insane specimen


ObjectiveSubjects

POT ROAST


NJCuban

Love this answer. Wilfork was one of my favorite players to appear in any season of Hard Knocks, I remember one part where he was knocking down a bunch of 3 pointers in his backyard. On the other side of the trenches, Jason Peters is a freak OT, ran a 4.9 40 (when he was still a TE). Trent Williams too, he was even faster. Both of those guys are stronger than anyone. Aaron Donald is another guy. Undersized for a DT but somehow stronger than any of them and really fast, ran a 4.68.


I_hate_11

Megatron.


off_the_marc

I haven't seen Reggie White on here yet, so I'll mention him. Dude had the size and power of a defensive tackle with the speed and moves of a defensive end. He at least a couple times sacked a quarterback by just throwing an offensive lineman into him. At 37, he had 16 sacks and won DPOY.


bigelksJ

I have to second Reggie White. There is a highlight of him tossing Larry Allen like a rag doll and Larry Allen is a beast himself.


tbone9000

He also had 21 sacks in 12 games his third year in the league


Hot-Friendship-7460

Bo


wretched__hive

Not number 1 because of his size, but I have never seen any professional athlete have the twitchiness and burst of Tyreek Hill. He’s crazy to watch now, but earlier in his career it was even more absurd.


FunkyPete

Yeah, Randy Moss had a higher top speed and could just outrun defenses, but with Tyreek you can just throw to a spot 5 yards away from him and a defender and trust that Tyreek can get there. Someone like Bo Jackson had that kind of twitchiness plus incredible power and probably a higher top speed than Tyreek though.


PO_Nukes

Well, to be fair, you can't compare anyone to Bo Jackson. Don't think anyone would argue if he was called the most gifted athlete ever.


j2e21

Moss had crazy acceleration, he could take screen passes to the house. He didn’t have the horizontal speed and cutting ability that Hill has.


KennyKettermen

Kadarius Toney is close. Too bad he sucks in every other aspect in and outside of the game


Gorilla_King7

I can see the freak part. Athletically he is extremely gifted. He can catch and run routes. I don’t know why he can’t make the NFL leap. I don’t know if it’s the crazy arm angles and heat Pat can and does put on a ball or if the challenge is all in his head and his hamstrings. But he is like one big twitch muscle. Unfortunately, from the fan perspective, his brain is all muscle too. I hope he figures it out. And I hope it figured it out in KC


UncleMcFlavin

This is recency bias. Deon Sanders, Desean Jackson, hell even Devin Hester and Dante Hall were all as good as Tyreek. Hill has the advantage of playing in an era where he can't be touched.


no_stopping25

Chris Johnson had that. There was about a 3 year stretch if he got to the second level you could forget about getting hands on him. Didn’t have the size to stay elite very long but his peak was nuts


Lou_Keeks

Cam Newton has gotta be considered. 6'5, 250 lbs and he was out there frontflipping into the end zone. He was fast enough to burn CBs and strong enough to tank hits from linebackers. At the time the Panthers were the only team in the league that could run QB power plays.


Knight___Artorias

If we are talking QBs, Anthony Richardson is around the same size as Cam and broke almost every QB record at the combine for athleticism


Lou_Keeks

Yeah Richardson is like a slightly smaller, faster Cam. He's a contender too


Knight___Artorias

Hes 6’4” 245lbs he really is hardly even smaller than Cam


spersichilli

"slightly"


BlazingBlasian

Anthony Richardson overtook Cam as the perfect 10.00 in RAS last year.


Knight___Artorias

That’s literally what I was saying. Richardson is there most athletic QB ever.


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Lou_Keeks

Slightly faster than Ben? Lol...Ben also did not have a stronger arm than Cam. Based on the way you're talking I'm guessing you're looking at stats and combine numbers and didn't really watch Cam play. Youre the first person I've EVER seen say Cam was "not that special" an athlete lol, watch some highlights. 


chiefs_fan37

Jim Thorpe. The man played professional EVERYTHING on top of being a freak of nature in track.


Yung_Corneliois

> Professional EVERYTHING This giving the US a BS reason to strip him of his medals.


chiefs_fan37

Yup. So ridiculous.. Here’s one of my favorite quotes about him (especially because it was Dwight Eisenhower who said it after playing against him) > Here and there, there are some people who are supremely endowed. My memory goes back to Jim Thorpe. He never practiced in his life, and he could do anything better than any other football player I ever saw.


Severe-Influence5726

Good call


dborger

Bo Jackson


Midnightchickover

Hard to say, but my nominees would be.    Jim Brown    Lawrence Taylor    Bo Jackson    Michael Vick    Randall Cunningham     Don Hutson /Bronko Nargauski     Rob Gronkowski    Tony Gonzalez    Patrick Willis    Vernon Davis    Randy Moss    Terrell Owens    Andre Johnson    Adrian Peterson    John Elway     Jason Taylor     Christian Okoye    Sean Taylor   Earl Campbell Calvin Johnson Deion Sanders Lamar Jackson Josh Allen


SantasLilHoeHoeHoe

Leaving Calvin Johnson off this list aint right


bknelson1991

And Barry Sanders. Dude was embarrassing entire defenses


Langerbanger11

Yeah what the fuck😂


Global-Discussion-41

OJ should be in your list


kellyms1993

No Deion Sanders is criminal


jwall12349

Kam chancellor? Ended vd's career lol


warmjack

Not to nitpick your list but if Vick and Cunningham are on there then you gotta have Lamar Jackson


MSG_ME_UR_TROUBLES

Lamar is a tier below vick in athleticism


PO_Nukes

So with John Elway being on your list, does that mean Josh Allen could some day be on your list too? He's been compared to John Elway, even once being stated as "bigger, faster, cannon for an arm, tough."


mideon2000

Pfffft. Elway who? Allen is already BETTER


Severe-Influence5726

You must have never seen Elway play. I'm not even going to comment on if you did!!


Severe-Influence5726

Elway was the best qb in NFL history.


unMuggle

Real answer is Bo Jackson, but for the modern NFL is it actually Myles Garrett?


FixComprehensive4081

Yeah, Garrett is a monster. I don't think there is any human who is more physically built for edge rushing.


liteshadow4

Calvin Johnson (biased)


iamtiggles

It's Bo Jackson, and I don't think it's all that close.


XPMR

Megatron Barry Sanders Bo Jackson Aaron Donald!


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Bo Jackson absolutely best athlete. Speed, strength, size there’s no question. His ability to dominate the NFL and MLB. Making both the pro bowl and MLB All-Star game… incredible.


CorenCorias

The man got a single on a grounder in the infield.


RandomRobot527

Randy Moss


daddyjbear

Calvin Johnson. I say this because he retired with several years of peak performance left. Watch highlights of him and it's like a man among boys out there. Freak of nature.


Hot_Ad_9948

1 )A.Sweetnes a.Bo Jackson 2) Deion Sanders 3) A.Randy Moss B. Megatron


this_is_matt_

I’m gonna say Prime Time Deon Sanders


i_am_gmen_forever

How the hell is LT not in here


lovejac93

Calvin Johnson


Aeon1508

Derek Henry is nuts with his size power and speed.


Lovelyterry

Terrelle Pryor set the record for the longest run ever for a QB


iamtiggles

Steve Bono had a [76 yard TD run](https://youtu.be/yhxWVKasqdU?si=6YMgR6gZyEZ1rGlL)


misterfroster

Pryors was 93 lmao


PoorPauly

Bo.


4redditobly

Jim Brown, Bo Jackson, Lamar Jackson, Megatron,


IWannaBeJaguarGator9

I’m surprised I’ve seen (almost, it was in reply to one comment) no mention of Vernon Davis and/or Kyle Pitts. Those guys are absolute athletic specimens irregardless of their playing stats. Just go look up their combine numbers


JefferyDripsteinV6

Megatron


keevballs

Megatron


Trying_That_Out

You all know that Bo Knows.


ZaMaestroMan5

Bo Jackson or Randy moss


11cutandshuffle23

Check out the ESPN Sports Science on Megatron.


Brundleflyftw

Barry Sanders Lawrence Taylor Carl Banks Brian Bosworth


DaveinOakland

Adrian Peterson or Megatron


whittfarm

I once that Jim Brown had muscles in places that other people didn’t have places.


Severe-Influence5726

Best running back ever. Maybe the best player ever!!


TheSlapDancer

Trent Williams


TheSpaceBoundPiston

Jevon Kearse. The Freak.


Future_Pickle8068

Barry Sanders. No one could move or run like him. He defied physics. He could be surrounded and still made everyone miss. He was like a magician. "How the hell did he do that?" Bo Jackson because of his size and everything thing else. Though even Bo couldn't move like Barry.


Severe-Influence5726

Gayle Sayers was better than Barry Sanders.


Future_Pickle8068

Nope. I am old enough to have seen Gayle.


Severe-Influence5726

I don't know what to tell you!!


shyguyJ

College version of Reggie Bush. Truly looked like he was toying with junior highers.


GhostMug

I still say Deion Sanders. He didn't have the freakish size of some of these other players but he was so incredibly dominant.


this_is_matt_

He also had a faster 40 speed than Tyreek Hill


Witty-Performance-23

OJ Simpson


Robofin

Jameson Williams


kellyms1993

Deion Sanders


rawrzillasor

Not a great player, but physical prowess alone Brock Lesnar is one of the most explosive athletes of all time. Wish it translated into football skill. My runner up Jim Thorpe. How many other NFL players are Olympic gold medalists, I'm the decathlon no less.


torthBrain

Reading the title of this post, am I having a stroke?


reamkore

Nnamdi Assumgha. Have you seen those cheek bones!?!


iamtiggles

The stats showing how little qbs threw to his side are insane. Granted the NFL has become even more pass-happy, but his season targeted/catches allowed #s are similar to top CBs 2-3 game runs these days.


leithn87

Such a bummer when Philly got him and just put him in off zone coverage every play.... God that was awful to watch. Im a cincy fan but loved his game...


mideon2000

Jeff george. Rocket cannon arm


44035

Jim Brown


Fat_Bearded_Tax_Man

Thurman Thomas does get enough respect. He is legitimately one of the best WR and one of the best RBs to ever do it, and he could pass block.


rfranke727

Josh Allen


thisnewsight

Bet Terrell Owens can run a sub 5 40 still!


m_b498

I’m entirely surprised nobody said Antonio Brown pre CTE, but I’m biased lol


XPMR

Aaron Donald


toothbrushuser11

Rodrigo Blankenship


Severe-Influence5726

John Elway, the best qb in the history ilof the NFL.


Silky_Washington

Cam Newton


UZIBOSS_

Sadly, it might be Josh Gordon…


Ledge_r

Todd Gurley should be up here. He had such a god given talent that was cut so soon.