I believe the very first was this guy:

Jan 28, 2022
2:43:18pm

NewMexiCoug All-American

Gary Batiste Athlete Profile - MBKB

http://byucougars.com/athlete/m-basketball/11424/gary-batiste[https://byucougars.com/athlete/m-basketball/11424/gary-batiste]

The New York Times

First at Brigham Young (Published 1974)

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/05/04/archives/first-at-brigham-young.html

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Chaz with an interesting question: best player who never really got to play

Thrill

1/28/22 1:28pm

Trevor Molini

SierraCoug

1/28/22 1:29pm

Taysom Hill too. He got injured a bunch

TEXAS

1/28/22 3:01pm

Also Marcus Dupree is another one. ESPN 30 for 30 on his story was great

TEXAS

1/28/22 3:40pm

Langi Tuifua could have been great. Hinds is another guy that could have made a

cougaman

1/28/22 1:31pm

Langi Tuifua comes to mind.

Kavorka

1/28/22 1:31pm

He played as a freshman

Turnpike Lane

1/28/22 2:33pm

Ty'son Williams

Marc Spector

1/28/22 1:31pm

RE: Ty'son Williams

Y05

1/28/22 5:51pm

We don't beat Tennessee or USC without him. Our record would have looked much

thewaterboy

1/29/22 6:02am

Motekiai Langi

PrimeQuantumDeek

1/28/22 1:31pm

Social Distance

1/28/22 1:40pm

If that kid had ANY chance — the mission was gonna have to be axed.

SinkingQuffa

1/28/22 10:29pm

I think people underestimate how complex football is especially for nonAmericans

Bobmarleyjr

1/29/22 1:18pm

To a certain extent, Jordan Pendleton.

Niiineteeen84

1/28/22 1:32pm

This is the one that hurts the most for me.

crack

1/28/22 1:53pm

What's the story here? Was one of my favorite players growing up.

2Blue4U

1/28/22 8:50pm

Walt williams

BYUMizzou

1/28/22 1:32pm

this is the only right answer

BYJung

1/28/22 7:30pm

Hey I thought he was enrolling this year. 😀

Recipefordisaster

1/29/22 2:53am

I was thinking his running mate from back east EDDIE SCIPIO

farsurfer

1/29/22 6:40am

Troy Hinds

RockyBalboa

1/28/22 1:33pm

This ^^^^^^

Pretorian

1/28/22 2:34pm

This kid was a freak athlete with the hips of an 81 year old lady unfortunately

Cougz19

1/28/22 2:45pm

Tried rushing back from his mission too soon, I think.

SinkingQuffa

1/28/22 10:27pm

RE: Troy Hinds

Rich Coug Fan

1/28/22 3:01pm

Imagine a Taysom Hill with no season ending injuries.

Cougarclaw

1/28/22 1:33pm

Riley Nelson

Non-mo Coug

1/28/22 1:34pm

This was TIC by the way

Non-mo Coug

1/28/22 1:49pm

Mo Langi.

IGotGoodGifs

1/28/22 1:41pm

Brian Soi, Manaia Brown

BGRTHNUMEGO

1/28/22 1:42pm

Brian Soi was amazing, but his problem wasn't injury.

YSMACK

1/28/22 1:44pm

Brian Soi was so good. If he could've just stayed in a college program for 4 years straight....

mokelembembe

1/28/22 2:02pm

Yep. He was like Ngata good in HS.

YSMACK

1/28/22 2:08pm

At Utah State he was still as dominant. Blew up college lines as a Frosh. But that one year was all he ever played.

mokelembembe

1/28/22 2:17pm

I forgot he played at USU.

YSMACK

1/28/22 2:38pm

He went to a prep school first before Utah State.

mokelembembe

1/28/22 2:59pm

I played against Soi in high school. I still have nightmares about it.

diluigifan

1/28/22 2:09pm

Austin Holt, Richard Wilson, and Ross Apo come to mind.

Bob Vance

1/28/22 1:47pm

I play softball on occasion with Rich Wilson and that dude can CRUSH the ball.

RoaroftheCougartails

1/28/22 3:16pm

D1 athletes are in a special class. It's sobering when you realize what it takes to get there at all in terms

Bob Vance

1/28/22 3:18pm

Truly, I mean I hit home runs but when he really cuts loose he hits moonshots

RoaroftheCougartails

1/28/22 3:42pm

Uncle Rico. He’d have been great. No doubt, no doubt in my mind.

ballen

1/28/22 1:47pm

I think he is on the roster at the ewe. He's sitting so Rising can play.

Pangare

1/28/22 2:20pm

Danny Frazier. Was poised to be a star IIRC (I was a young kid)

fulano

1/28/22 1:47pm

I think he was also the first African American basketball player for BYU

PenrynCoug

1/28/22 1:54pm

That bit of basketball history belongs to Keith Rice.

Rob of NV

1/28/22 2:28pm

I believe the very first was this guy:

NewMexiCoug

1/28/22 2:43pm

I really liked the short glimpse of Famika Anae we got. He had some nasty to him

mokelembembe

1/28/22 1:48pm

Was it two Hawaii linemen he knocked out?

Ironhide

1/28/22 2:25pm

Oh man, you could write books on all of the "what if" guys. For every athlete

shoganai

1/28/22 1:50pm

Basically list any DE of the last 15 years that didn't contribute due to injury

Cougforgood

1/28/22 1:51pm

Jaxson Dart

MajorZeus

1/28/22 1:58pm

Ryan Hancock

zephyr

1/28/22 2:04pm

Michael Davis

StantonMac

1/28/22 2:10pm

Taysom Hill should be #1 and it’s not even close!

RexburgCougar

1/28/22 2:26pm

Not a bad point…

Pretorian

1/28/22 2:35pm

Except Taysom Hill doesn't even make sense for the question asked.

Zoobieman

1/28/22 4:25pm

If he had sense enough to be a LB — ABSOLUTELY!

SinkingQuffa

1/28/22 4:50pm

Never got to? Troy Hinds. Most of the others saw the field. So doesnt fit the question.

Turnpike Lane

1/28/22 2:32pm

If you want to be technical, yes, but a guy like Tuifua who got a handful of

cougaman

1/28/22 8:57pm

He got to play but lost his last two years, Gordon Hudson.

oldrugger

1/28/22 2:34pm

Did Troy Hinds (Sp?) ever suite up?

pilot17

1/28/22 2:35pm

Ross Apo's injuries hindered his potential

arizonacougarfan

1/28/22 2:39pm

Manaia Brown.... Criddle has alluded to this a couple of times.

wilsdad

1/28/22 2:45pm

Yes. Manaia was our Haloti. Even played around the same time

Sale

1/28/22 4:38pm

Famika Anae, this beast had a whole lot of nasty...

SageOwl

1/28/22 3:00pm

Bernard Afutiti

shimmy

1/28/22 3:08pm

Lately Hinds, Tuifua, Cade Albright, Hank Tuipulotu

Coop

1/28/22 3:13pm

Don't know his knowledge of history, but wonder if recently he's thinking Kody Epps

CLCougar

1/28/22 3:16pm

Bronco Mendenhall

Reasonable1

1/28/22 3:34pm

Star Lotuleilei

Reasonable1

1/28/22 3:54pm

Definitely. He’s one of at least 2 signees which didn’t qualify & went pro

Bobmarleyjr

1/28/22 9:06pm

Jordan Pendleton

Envisionman

1/28/22 4:19pm

Colby Jorgensen was another guy I wanted to really see. Could've been a good DE or maybe an even taller Issac Rex

mokelembembe

1/28/22 4:31pm

Not necessarily best player ever, but I have heard from a couple sources

Sale

1/28/22 4:41pm

He’s a heck of a head coach for the chiefs though.

Reasonable1

1/28/22 4:46pm

Then there’s Randy Reid…

CougarScrub

1/28/22 9:03pm

Jason Beck

Latergator

1/28/22 5:11pm

Steven Richards

BlueBull

1/28/22 7:39pm

Probably one of the players Crowton recruited in '03 or '04.

Zoobieman

1/28/22 8:10pm

The Legendary Jeff Allen

kla

1/28/22 9:08pm

Andrew Nash is one from the late 90s. Long, talented athlete

SinkingQuffa

1/29/22 2:10am

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