CrunchGriz said:
Zirg said:If you're just talking MT high-school performance, you can't compare Chase's gaudy 6-Man numbers with guys like Hilliard who played AA. You don't think Hilliard wouldn't have scored on every carry in 6-man too?
Zirg said:CrunchGriz said:
Lex Hilliard! Hilliard was drafted and actually played running back in the NFL, neither claim can be made for Chase.
Kerry Porter went to HS in Great Falls and was drafted 35 picks ahead of Hilliard, and had a more nationally prominent college career was Wazzu, but he was born in Italy, so it's got to be Hilliard based on the criteria.
grizaremoregooder said:Gotta go with Lex. Chase would have put up bigger numbers in AA if he had played at that level. The Drummond games were over very early and Chase sat the bench for much of those games. He would have dominated at the AA level don't kid yourself.
oGriz said:Don't have an opinion. Loved watching both Lex and Chase. Both were Walter Payton Award finalists. I won't vouch for the stats below, but these are what I found.
Ted Illman, Glasgow, played in 5 NFL games
Milt Popovich, Butte, drafted in the second round - 15th pick, played 5 years for the Cardinals, played in 43 NFL games
Kerry Porter, Great Falls, drafted in the 7th round, played in 35 NFL games
Lex Hilliard, Kalispell, drafted in the sixth round, played a little for Miami and New England, played in 62 NFL games
Chase Reynolds, Drummond, undrafted, played a little for Seattle, was a “Rams standout special teams player,” played in 60 NFL games
UM Rushing Yards (since 1970)
4016 Lex Hilliard (1st)
3991 Chase Reynolds (2nd)
UM Receiving Yards (since 1970)
866 Chase Reynolds (10th)
By far the hardest opponent I ever played against in high school. Literally impossible to tackle one on oneZirg said:If you're just talking MT high-school performance, you can't compare Chase's gaudy 6-Man numbers with guys like Hilliard who played AA. You don't think Hilliard wouldn't have scored on every carry in 6-man too?
ordigger said:Frank Akins has the most yards rushing by any RB born in Montana (Dutton). And its not even close thanks to his 1948 season.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AkinFr00.htm
PlayerRep said:Zirg said:If you're just talking MT high-school performance, you can't compare Chase's gaudy 6-Man numbers with guys like Hilliard who played AA. You don't think Hilliard wouldn't have scored on every carry in 6-man too?
Reynolds played 8-man football, not 6.