BYU's Harvey Unga (45) shakes hands with fans after BYU defeated Air Force in Mountain West Conference action at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Jason Olson, Deseret News
Editor's note: In anticipation of the 121st college football season in Utah, DeseretNews.com writer Jay Yeomans is ranking the 50 greatest Division I college football players of all time from the state of Utah. We're counting down the 50 days until Sept. 1 when Southern Utah at Utah and Weber State at Utah State kick off at 6 p.m. Rankings are based on what the player did during his college career.