City Meyer: Percy Harvin is ‘the best participant to placed on a helmet’

Between Bowling Inexperienced, Utah, Florida and Ohio State, City Meyer has seen outstanding expertise on the soccer discipline. 

Over his 17 years of teaching on the collegiate stage, one participant stands out because the “best.” 

Meyer boasts a star-studded roster of gamers who made it to the NFL, together with Tim Tebow, Cam Newton and Terry McLaurin. He additionally coached Joey Bosa, Taylor Decker, Ezekiel Elliott and Michael Thomas, all of whom had been on Ohio State’s nationwide championship crew in 2014.

But, the participant Meyer considers the best is former Florida huge receiver Percy Harvin.

Meyer led the Gators from 2005-2010, and Harvin performed for the crew from 2006-08, profitable two BCS nationwide championships.  

In a latest episode of “The Triple Possibility” podcast, Meyer spoke to FOX broadcasters Mark Ingram and Rob Stone about Harvin. 

“I’ve mentioned this and never many individuals disagree who watched him, or performed in opposition to him, or performed with him,” Meyer mentioned. “I believe he is arguably the best participant to placed on a helmet. He is essentially the most violent runner I’ve ever had, and Mark, he by no means acquired hit. We used to say he’d have eyes on the aspect and the again of his head. He was extraordinarily good.”

Percy Harvin helped lead Florida to 2 nationwide championships. (Photograph by Albert Dickson/Sporting Information by way of Getty Photographs by way of Getty Photographs)

All through his profession at Gainesville, Harvin was a risk each within the air and on the bottom. He recorded 133 receptions for 1,929 yards and 13 touchdowns, whereas additionally dashing for 1,852 yards and 19 touchdowns. 

Harvin holds the Florida file for many profession yards dashing by a large receiver (1,852) and essentially the most dashing yards in a single season by a receiver (858 yards in 2007).

After his time in Florida, Harvin was chosen by the Minnesota Vikings with the twenty second decide within the 2009 NFL Draft. He then received the Offensive Rookie of the Yr award. He final performed within the NFL in 2016 with the Buffalo Payments.  

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