10 college football players that scared the crap out of us

4. LaDainian Tomlinson

Speed kills here in the asylum, and it also contains you and keeps you trapped.

One specific threat contained in the halls of this place is one renowned for running away from any and all defensive players, with the silky-smooth ability to shake off would-be tacklers. LaDainian Tomlinson was a human cheat code both during his time at TCU and in the NFL and was a terror for any defense to compete with.

Tomlinson is one of the most decorated football players of all time, and that all started when he donned the (now-retired) No. 5 jersey as a TCU Horned Frog. Tomlinson was a two-time First-team All-WAC in 1999 and 2000 and was the WAC Offensive Player of the year those years as well.

L.T. helped TCU to revive its program, helping them to their first bowl win in 41 years against the USC Trojans in the Sun Bowl in 1998. The next year, he went on to set an NCAA record for most rushing yards in a single game against UTEP with 406, since broken by Samaje Perine and later Melvin Gordon.

Tomlinson actually played a multi-purpose role similar to those college football legends who have graced the gridiron over the years, having both a freakishly fast running ability and a passing ability to boot.

Tomlinson threw for seven touchdown passes in his career. That functionality and the fact that he has the ability to shake almost any defender lands him a place among college football’s most terrifying players.