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10 candidates to be on the cover of NCAA Football from 2014-present

By Dominic Gugliotta

LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 30: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball during the game against the Murray State Racers at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 30: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball during the game against the Murray State Racers at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

2. Lamar Jackson

This is the ranking that will probably receive the most hate. Lamar Jackson would have been an incredible player to use, has the swagger for awesome cover art and won the Heisman trophy. However, he is the No. 2 player on this list.

Remember the comparison between Kyler Murray and Michael Vick? Well, Lamar Jackson at Louisville was probably a better runner than both of them in college. In 38 games as a Louisville Cardinal, Jackson scored 50 rushing touchdowns in 38 games. That is not even including the 69 he scored while throwing the football.

An absolute dynamic player and quarterback, Jackson revived a program that sputtered for a brief period after Teddy Bridgewater went on to the NFL.

Running several quarterback draws, read options and designed quarterback keepers, Jackson was one of the shiftiest college quarterbacks the game has ever seen.

The Louisville coaching staff simply could not stop going crazy at how talented Lamar Jackson was. As a Heisman trophy winner in 2016, Jackson dominated the ACC conference leading the roster to a Citrus Bowl bid to end the season.

The talent throwing and running the football is so important in a video game player, and there is no doubt that Jackson’s unbelievable playmaking ability would have been perfect in the EA Sports video game franchise.

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