Despite not playing collegiately till his junior year, Kevin Greene is one of Auburn football’s most famous sons. He’s definitely Auburn’s most famous walk-on. Playing linebacker in just eight games as a senior, he led the SEC in sacks in 1984 and won Auburn’s Zeke Smith Award as the team’s best defensive player.
With just two thirds of a season under his belt, he was drafted 5th round in the 1985 NFL Draft by Los Angeles Rams. Greene felt confident he would make the team during training camp because of the way he was trained at Auburn. “It was a blessing to play under Pat Dye and his staff,” said Greene.