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Fox Sports
13-06-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Urban Meyer: Percy Harvin is 'the greatest player to put on a helmet'
Between Bowling Green, Utah, Florida and Ohio State, Urban Meyer has seen remarkable talent on the football field. Over his 17 years of coaching at the collegiate level, one player stands out as the "greatest." Meyer boasts a star-studded roster of players who made it to the NFL, including Tim Tebow, Cam Newton and Terry McLaurin. He also coached Joey Bosa, Taylor Decker, Ezekiel Elliott and Michael Thomas, all of whom were on Ohio State's national championship team in 2014. Yet, the player Meyer considers the greatest is former Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin. Meyer led the Gators from 2005-2010, and Harvin played for the team from 2006-08, winning two BCS national championships. In a recent episode of "The Triple Option" podcast, Meyer spoke to FOX broadcasters Mark Ingram and Rob Stone about Harvin. "I've said this and not many people disagree who watched him, or played against him, or played with him," Meyer said . "I think he's arguably the greatest player to put on a helmet. He's the most violent runner I've ever had, and Mark, he never got hit. We used to say he'd have eyes on the side and the back of his head. He was extremely smart." Throughout his career at Gainesville, Harvin was a threat both in the air and on the ground. He recorded 133 receptions for 1,929 yards and 13 touchdowns, while also rushing for 1,852 yards and 19 touchdowns. Harvin holds the Florida record for most career yards rushing by a wide receiver (1,852) and the most rushing yards in a single season by a receiver (858 yards in 2007). After his time in Florida, Harvin was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 22nd pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He then won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award. He last played in the NFL in 2016 with the Buffalo Bills. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from College Football Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Florida football: Three former Gators named to CFB Hall of Fame ballot
Three former Florida football standouts ― Alex Brown, Brad Culpepper and Percy Harvin ― were named on June 2 to the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame ballot for the 2026 class. Harvin helped lead the Florida Gators to national championships in 2006 and 2008 as a two-way rushing and receiving threat in head coach Urban Meyer's spread offense. In three seasons at UF, Harvin had 33 catches for 1,929 yards and 13 TDs, while rushing 194 times for 1,852 yards on 19 TDs. He went on to a seven-year NFL career, winning a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014. Advertisement Brown played at UF from 1998-2001 under Steve Spurrier, earning consensus All-American honors his final season at UF. A Japser native and former Hamilton High standout, Brown finished his four-year Florida career with 161 tackles, 47 tackles for loss and 33 sacks. He went on to an eight-year NFL career with the Chicago Bears (2002-09) and New Orleans Saints (2010). Culpepper played at UF from 1988-91, finishing his career with 47.5 tackles for loss, 18 sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries and 4 pass breakups. In 1991, Culpepper captained the Gators to their first SEC Championship and led the defense with 50 tackles. Culpepper went on to a seven-year NFL career from 1993-2000 with the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears. Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@ Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators' national championship basketball season in 'CHOMP-IONS!' — a hardcover coffee-table collector's book from The Sun. Details at This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: CFB Hall of Fame ballot includes three former Florida football standouts
USA Today
29-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Vikings see some changes and familiar faces in 2009 NFL Re-Draft
Vikings see some changes and familiar faces in 2009 NFL Re-Draft It can be tough looking at re-drafts of past NFL drafts. If the player from your favorite team played well, there's a good chance he goes higher in the re-draft, and you're stuck getting a less-talented player in the exercise. Even more painful is if your team drafted a bust, passing on countless starting-caliber players in the process. Re-drafts can add salt to those wounds. Rarely do we see players slotted to the same position they were drafted, especially the further down the draft board you go. But in PFF's 2009 re-draft, the Minnesota Vikings do just that, landing do-it-all Florida receiver Percy Harvin at pick No. 22, just like they did 16 years ago. Harvin's career was cut short, but he was elite in his first four seasons with the Vikings. He earned PFF receiving grades of 83.4, 87.0, 87.9 and 92.1, thanks to his game-breaking speed. He had the talent to be known as one of the most electric players the league has ever seen, but injuries and concussions derailed that vision. It's tough to argue the pick, especially when considering the type of weapon the Vikings needed in 2009. While Sidney Rice stretched the field like a traditional receiver and Adrian Peterson bruised defenses up the gut, Harvin brought a horizontal element to the offense. He was used on end-arounds, reverses, and screens, attacking defenses underneath, gaining 925 yards and six touchdowns from scrimmage in 2009. Harvin was also a dangerous weapon in the return game, taking two kickoffs to the house as a rookie. He was selected as the 2009 Offensive Rookie of the Year, a steal at pick 22. If only he could have had better quarterback play and better injury luck, perhaps we could have seen Harvin in purple for more than his four years. Instead, he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in 2013 before bouncing around the league, retiring after the 2016 season. His fellow 2009 draft classmate, tackle Phil Loadholt, also got selected in the re-draft. Originally the 54th overall pick out of Oklahoma, Loadholt was picked 30th overall by the Tennessee Titans in this draft. Loadholt started 15 games as a rookie and 78 of 80 possible games to begin his career before injuries started to affect his availability in 2014. He retired after a preseason injury in 2015.
