I love these discussions based on both stats and personal opinion, but any list with Bailey ranked 4th is suspect in my mildly humble opinion. Yes, we only had him for three seasons but those three years nearly eclipse the numbers of Blair & Hess in four. He was part of the transition to DI and anyone who has followed the program long enough to see him play will always start with him #1 overall.
I also don't see the big disparity between between Juice & Aluma. I get the first to the Dance and the larger body of work but the margins between them are minute. LJ should absolutely be Top Ten ... he certainly glossed himself as GOAT on here once upon a time. Jesse should be higher up the list as well.
Here's my crack at the list:
- 1. Bailey Alston
2. Larry Blair
3. Karl Hess
4. Jesse Sanders
5. Anthony Smith
6. Peter Aluma
7. Juice Nwosu
8. Larry Jackson
9. Ed Vickers
10. Eric Gordon Sr.
Other names not listed originally to throw out there for honorable mention would be Mark Chafin and Chris Caldwell. Frankly I gave strong consideration for Chafin (4th All-Time Leading Scorer with 17.5 Career Average) in Top Ten. But I remember Gordon wowing me on my campus visit back int he Early '80s.
I also think it would be fun to create a Top 10 Texans list:
- 1. Jesse Sanders
2. Anthony Smith
3. Juice Nwosu (Texan since graduation)
4. Larry Jackson
5. Chris Caldwell
6. John Caleb Sanders
7. Ryan Kemrite
8. Nathan Day
9. Marcus White
10. Rell Porter
Honorable Mention: Gabe Caldwell, Nic Wright, Rob Attaway, Phil Ward, Harry Williams and Rev. Evan Risher