In a tournament-style format that was “Determining college football’s best player since 2000.” Miami Hurricanes legendary safety Ed Reed is the 12th seed. Reed should be ranked higher based on the impact he had on the Miami defense during the first two seasons of a three-year run finishing ranked in the top two.
Ed Reed was the unquestioned best player on the 2001 Miami Hurricanes national championship team. The 2001 Hurricanes are considered by most experts the best team in the history of college football. No one had as much talent as the 2001 Miami football team.