An argument can be made that linebacker Takeo Spikes had the best football career of any Auburn football player when you combine his college career with his pro career.
At Auburn, Spikes led the Tigers in tackles in both 1996 and 1997, and his 136 tackles during his last season were the most by any Auburn defender in the past 25 years.
A Butkus semi-finalist for two years, Spikes passed up his senior season at Auburn and was picked in the first round of the 1998 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Spikes then spent 15 years in the league with the Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers.