So National Signing Day has come and gone. Articles and opinions abound on which school did well, and which school did not. I decided to stay out of the predicting business and pass on the opportunity to comment on Georgia's class of 2009.

I'm sure that the 18 players Georgia signed will do well. Hopefully most will qualify. Some will have an immediate impact this fall, others will not see game action for at least a year. No doubt this is a fun time to look ahead.

But I have decided to take this off season and take a look back. In some cases, the memories will be fresh, others you may need to look back in the UGA history books to rekindle those memories.

Today I start what I hope will be a series of "Top 10" list of some of the greatest players in UGA history.

I will tackle most of the positions, one by one, and list those that I feel are the best ten in each category. Of course, this will just be my opinion. Hopefully you will agree with some, and disagree with others.

More than anything I hope you will voice your opinion. Give me your "Top 10", and tell me where I was "wrong"... 

So lets have some fun and look back on some great players in UGA history, while we look forward to kick-off in 2009.

First up...here is my "Top Ten UGA Running Backs of All Time"...

10) Thomas Brown - Thomas Brown will always be one of my favorites. He always seemed to be in the middle of the action. Making tackles on special teams, or returning a kick-off for a TD. He was also a pretty good running back! Despite splitting time with others for most of his career, Thomas led the Bulldogs in rushing in 2004 (875 yds) and in 2005 (736 yds). He finished his senior year with almost 1,200 all purpose yards.

Thomas was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2008 NFL draft. He missed his rookie season after suffering an injury in the preseason.

9) Musa Smith - Musa Smith was a big part of the 2002 SEC championship season. Musa led the team in rushing that year with 1,324 yards. In the 2003 Sugar Bowl Musa led Georgia to a win over Florida State rushing for 145 yards. Musa finished his Georgia career with 2,202 yards and 19 TDs.

In the 2003 NFL draft the Baltimore Ravens picked Smith in the 3rd round.

8) Terrell Davis - Davis could be a little higher on this list. But his Georgia days pale in comparison to his NFL days. Davis claimed that then head coach Ray Goff never liked him, and he was forced to play with injuries that limited his effectiveness.

In Goff's pass happy offense Davis rushed for 824 yards, and 445 yards as a starter. He finished his senior season strong with games of 113 yards and 121 yards. This strong finished earned him an invite to the Blue-Gray game.

The rest is NFL history. Drafted by the Broncos in 1995, Davis would play for Denver from 1995-2002. He finished his NFL career with 7,607 yards rushing and 60 td's. He won the Super Bowl MVP in 1997, and won NFL MVP honors in 1998.

7) Tim Worley - Worley finished his UGA career with just over 2,000 yards rushing and 27 td's. In 1998 Tim led the Dawgs with over 1,200 yards.

Worley was drafted by the Steelers in the first round of the NFL draft. As a rookie Tim rushed for 770 yards. Worley retired from the NFL in 1994.

6) Rodney Hampton - Hampton came to UGA by way of Houston,Texas. He left the Dawgs after having rushed for over 2,600 yards. Hampton had a very  successful career in the NFL.

Drafted in the first round of the 1990 draft by the NY Giants, Worley would play in the NFL from 1990-1997. He rushed for almost 6,900 yards. Worley rushed for over 1,000 yards in each season from 1991-1995. Tim earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Giants Super Bowl XXV championship team.

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