Dancing With the Stars 2010 Lineup: Can Chad Ochocinco Be The Best Ever?

The new lineup of the ABC hit show "Dancing With the Stars" will reportedly have the NFL's king of showmanship on its stage this upcoming season. The season's roster of "Dancing With the Stars" will be announced tonight on the network, but reports and Twitters have already surfaced that Chad Ochocinco will be on this season's cast.

Ochocino has spent his Sundays disco-dancing, riverdancing, salsa-dancing and just about any other bodily gyration when he crosses the goal line. Can the Bengals wide receiver translate that to the dance floor? He's got some lofty competition to go up against both this season and with the athletes who participated before him.

17. Evander Holyfield

Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield was one of the first athletes ever on "Dancing". However he also turned in the worst performance, one that Ochocinco should easily pass. Why Holyfield did it (money), is a great question because despite being able to dance away from fists in the ring, the former champ couldn't handle himself on the dance floor.

16. Clyde Drexler

All these athletes in one way or another look out of place tap-dancing, tangoing or otherwise on "Dancing", but only one looked worse than Drexler. Somehow he was not eliminated until the fourth round of season, but its alright because he didn't look like he wanted to be there anyway.

15. Chuck Liddell

The former UFC champ is far from being considered a graceful athlete considering he spent his career pounding his opponent's faces in. But Liddell went from the octagon to the dance floor but was eliminated fifth during his season. Ochocinco's grace and fluid steps on the football field should provide for greater success.

14. Monica Seles

Monica Seles was once the best women's tennis player in the world, running around the court with authority on her way to 10 Grand Slam titles. However, her performance was not up to her tennis skills as she bowed out second during her season.

13. Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor was like the Chuck Liddell of the NFL. LT was never one known for finesse, but rather a vicious mean streak that focused on blowing up quarterbacks. Thus it should be no surprise that the Hall of Fame linebacker found trouble advance deep into his season of "Dancing".

12. Misty May-Treanor

The two-time defending Olympic gold-medal winning beach volleyball player did not make a deep run into her "Dancing" appearance. Fans tuned into see May-Treanor shake her moneymaker. Will Ochocinco and his infamous NFL antics be enough to draw in viewers?

11. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. became the second boxer to every participate in the show, but unlike his boxing career he would not finish undefeated. Mayweather bowed out early in his participating season. Ochocinco has never been one to take losing. Can he outgun the undefeated champ?

10. Michael Irvin

A good measurement of Ochocinco's possible dancing attributes is Michael Irvin. The Hall of Fame wide receiver was on "Dancing" just last season and made it to the third to final show. Irvin was known for his own hot dogging and dancing on the gridiron and brought that to the dance stage. Ochocino can look to Irvin for guidance.

9. Maurice Greene

Maurice Greene, a two-time gold medal winner and once the World's Fastest Man, brought his fleet feet to the dance stage. Can Johnson, who challenged the NFL's fastest man to a foot race, perform better than the former World's Fastest Man?

8. Laila Ali

Ali, the daughter of The Greatest, brought a combined of athleticism and elegance to the "Dancing" stage, giving Ohno a run for his money and showing other boxers how it's done.

7. Jason Taylor

Taylor went up against Yamaguchi in the finals of his season. An NFL defensive end reached the series final episode. If a pass rusher can make it that far, Ochocinco must have a solid chance.

6. Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice had the softest hands and could run like the wind. Both made for an inviting appearance on "Dancing" and kept him in the event all the way until the finals before finishing in second. The NFL's all-time receiving leader was only outdone the next season by Emmitt Smith.

5. Shawn Johnson

Gymnast Shawn Johnson won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She later brought her skills on the balance beam to the dance floor. Ochocinco is known for his quick feet and balance along the sidelines, but it will be tough to surpass someone who balances for a living. Johnson won her season of "Dancing".

4. Kristi Yamaguchi

Former gold medal-winning figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi walked away as the winner of her "Dancing" season. That should be no surprise given her elegance and abilities on the ice. Those skills easily transferred to the dance floor. Ochocinco will face a tall order trying to equal Yamaguchi.

3. Apolo Ohno

Ohno, the newly minted greatest American Winter Olympian of all-time, turned in his "Dancing" winning effort between the last two Winter Games at the height of his off-ice celebrity. He must have good balance to fly around on 18-inch long razor blades and it translated to the stage.

2. Helio Castroneves

The former Indy500 champion became a Dancing With the Stars champion in 2007. The Brazilian racing champ appeared to have dancing in his blood. Ochocinco has shown to be a natural end zone dancer. Will it translate to the stage?

1. Emmitt Smith

Emmitt Smith is the gold standard, literally, of NFL players taking on the "Dancing" challenge. Smith came out of nowhere to claim victory during his season with moves we never thought the NFL's all-time leading rusher had.