The Top 10 Best Auburn Football Players of All-Time

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AUBURN, AL - SEPTEMBER 20:  The special teams unit of the Auburn Tigers prepare for a kick-off after the offense scored against the LSU Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 20, 2008 in Auburn, Alabama. LSU defeated Auburn 26-21.  (Photo by Doug Benc

The top ten players were not that hard to choose I would like to reconize them now. They played hard and made Auburn what it is today. I also have some honarble mentions that were tied with other players. Including Ronnie Brown, Will Herring, Tracy Rocker, Zeke Smith, and Pat Sullivan. I hope you enjoy this. This is my first slide show so go easy on me.War Eagle!!

The honorable mentions are slides 11 and up

No. 10: Quentin Groves

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He set Auburn's sack record with 25 and had close to 40 tackles at the end of his college career.

No. 9: Will Herring

AUBURN, AL - SEPTEMBER 16:  Early Doucet #9 of the Louisiana State University Tigers runs around Will Herring #35 of the Auburn University Tigers September 16, 2006 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.  Auburn defeated LSU 7-3.  (Photo by Chris Gray

Will is my favorite player, even tough he might not be the best I wanted to include him. But he did have 23 tackles and 8 sacks.

No. 8: Zeke Smith

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Zeke Smith was the ultimate bad ass. He was a hard hitter and no one can break his tackles.

No. 7: James Brooks

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James Brooks was a "hoss". He had 547 rushing yards in his first season.

No. 6: Takeo Spikes

INDIANAPOLIS - AUGUST 28:  Takeo Spikes of the Buffalo Bills tackles Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts during the preseason NFL game on August 28, 2004 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.  The Colts won 30-17.  (Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Linebacker with 156 tackles on the 1993 SEC championship team

No. 5: Tucker Fedrickson

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Great running back that had over 5000 rushing and had 13 great pro seasons.

No. 4: Carnell "Cadillac" Williams

AUBURN, AL - OCTOBER 23:  Carnell Williams #24 of the Auburn Tigers is tackled by Mike Williams #1 of the Kentucky Wildcats on October 23, 2004 at Jordan-Hare stadium in Auburn, Alabama. Auburn defeated Kentucky 41-10.  (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Imag

Carnell holds the record for most rushing yards in a game and was drafted first round third pick overall.

No. 3: Tracy Rocker

CIRCA -1988:  Tracy Rocker #74 of Auburn University stands on the field during a game against the Georgia Tech Bulldogs circa 1988. (Photo by: Allen Steele/Getty Images)

He led Auburn in tackles while he was here. He won the Outland & Lombardi Trophy in the same year.

No. 2: Bo Jackson

1985:  Bo Jackson #34 of Auburn University carries the ball during a game in the 1985 season. ( Photo by: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Bo has the record for most touchdowns in a season and won the Hiesman Trophy.

No. 1: Pat Sullivan

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Pat Sullivan won the SEC Player Of the Year in 1970 and 1971, the Heisman trophy in 1970, and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1991.

Honorable Mention: Ben Obamanu

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Ben had 83 catches in his five years at Auburn. He averaged 12 YAC and had 21 TD's

Honorable Mention: Jason Cambell

AUBURN, AL - OCTOBER 26:  Quarterback Jason Campbell #17 of Auburn goes for a long run against LSU in the second half of the SEC matchup on October 26, 2002 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.  Auburn defeated LSU 31-7.  (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Ge

Jason Cambell has a record for most completed passes in a game. He won the SEC Championship in 2004 and the Sugar Bowl also in 2004.

Honorable Mention: Ronnie Brown

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Ronnie Carnell and Cadillac all played together. Out of the three he was the second best. He was my favorite. He rushed for 1,875 and had11 TD's

War Eagle

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