Best Player in Your Dynasty

[VTPack919]

I get real sad this time of year thinking about NCAA football (or lack thereof). This used to be when my hype for the new game was at an all time high.

I am sure this kind of thread gets made all the time, but who was the best player you ever had in your dynasty mode?

Mine had to be Tony Bua during an Arkansas dynasty I had in 2003 or 2004. He was allllll over the field. I am pretty sure he had 10+ INTs and 10+ sacks and tons of tackles.

I miss this game.

[whughes]

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Online dynasty I ran for 6 seasons. We all started at 1* schools and built them up. I recruited a kid named Babatunde Schneider (no joke, that was his game generated name). 1* recruit that no one was going after but I decided to throw some points at him late in the season because he ran a 4.3 40. Dude graduated with 99 speed and acc, over 6,000 receiving yards and like 98 touchdowns. He was a man among boys playing in the MAC. He dropped a lot of balls his freshman year but his spec catch was in the 90s when he graduated. Dude just got open all the time

[beast10]

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my QB, three seasons (transfer)
10,885 career passing yards, 129 td's (ncaa record setting 58 as a senior), and 46 interceptions (11 as a senior)

his lead receiver, a four year starter
279 receptions, 4,710 yards, 43 receiving touchdowns
as a senior had 120 receptions, 1,722 yards and 21 touchdowns

this duo made me reconsider my sliders... but i'd refer to the fact we were absolute trash before the QB's arrival. so i settled that they were pure greatness lol

[SilverBullet19]

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currently (haven't played in months), its my RB Damien Hayden. He puts up 1,500 rushing yards and in the range of 400-500 receiving yards in a season. He's not blazing fast, and doesn't break every tackle, but he has that perfect balance that he can do it all well. Up the gut, run outside, screen pass, all good stuff. He may not usually outrun everyone on the field, but he is fast enough to break it loose.

He unfortunately gets hurt often. Ankles, concussions, and his Jr. year was cut short by a torn rotator cuff. Only time will tell if he actually returns for his senior season, or says "enough is enough."

[falcor1234]

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currently in my dynasty I have a guy named brian deloach. hes a redshirt freshman. I use him as my H-Back position. since they don't have that spot in ncaa I put him as the #3 wr and #2 hb. there is nothing spectacular about his abilities. hes 94 speed 95 acc route running is pretty good at 91. halfway through this season and he is on pace for 1000 yards rushing and receiving.

[SilverBullet19]

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I gotta say, from recent memory, my "best ever" was my QB Brian Givens.

He was a 3* recruit, and the first one I landed in my Sonoma State dynasty. He was a 4 year starter. In addition to running for over 2,000 yards, he threw for almost 16,000 yards and 148 touchdowns in his time. All with a team rated in the 70's, and the offensive line his first couple years was in the 50's. Lots of scrambling in those days.

I retired his number (3) in that dynasty, and so far it's the only one I've ever done that with. No one coming up through the team right now looks to be as dominant as he was.

[Toastandtoaster]

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I remember a dynasty i did when NCAA 14 first came out, I was my fav school minnesota, I believe they were a good 2 star at default everything. Numbered players, etc.... anyway, right at signing day, the #1 guy in the country was an ATH. Cant remember his overall for that, but he was 15% locked. I through all 15000 points at him with a scholarship I believe if I could. He ended up being like a 84 overall RB. Freshman with speed in the 90s, and elus and truck in the 80s. Don't know why no school looked at him at all throughout the year, but I just told myself he had huge character issues that would violate real ncaa rules to play, but this game was ok. So yeah, mega recruit.

[SilverBullet19]

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I remember a dynasty i did when NCAA 14 first came out, I was my fav school minnesota, I believe they were a good 2 star at default everything. Numbered players, etc.... anyway, right at signing day, the #1 guy in the country was an ATH. Cant remember his overall for that, but he was 15% locked. I through all 15000 points at him with a scholarship I believe if I could. He ended up being like a 84 overall RB. Freshman with speed in the 90s, and elus and truck in the 80s. Don't know why no school looked at him at all throughout the year, but I just told myself he had huge character issues that would violate real ncaa rules to play, but this game was ok. So yeah, mega recruit.

I like to imagine gems that you get late like that are kids with character issues, from a small school and went unnoticed, or suddenly broke out their senior year and flew under the radar without a 4 year resume. It's not too uncommon in real life, but it feels great to snag them in game.

[Toastandtoaster]

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Yes it does. But also so does the feeling of taking an average nongem 3 star depth guy from a power 5 team and making him a day 1 starter on a crummy Mac team. Yes it won't cripple their team or their recruiting efforts but it's one less they get and one need filled.

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[Mav3rek7]

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Can't remember the kids name, but as an OC at Ole Miss I had a RS freshman RB who was less than 100 yards from the single season NCAA rushing record until he was injured in the bowl game and had to miss the 2nd half.

I left Ole Miss that off-season to become the head coach at K-State (after Bill Synder retired), and after being a pre-season favorite for the Heisman, he's sitting at 3rd on the depth chart with all of 4 carries on the year because his overall isn't that high. I like to imagine that he didn't get along with the new OC and fell out of his good graces. Maybe all the hype went to his head and he did some goofy things, who knows.

Sometimes making up stories to explain the CPU logic is half the fun.

[Mjr Lee Fat]

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First dynasty ever in 14 was with Idaho. Got to the end of season recruiting after my second season. I was looking for guys that weren't being heavily recruited. Found a QB from South Carolina named Jimmy Goolsby. 4*, 6'5, 215lbs, 18% locked, so I thought "Why not scout him and take a look?" Dude was 78 overall. About as mobile as a statue sinking into quicksand, but had all the arm talent in the world. Came in with throw power in the low 90's and accuracy in the upper 80's, and he was immediately named the starter. Ended up throwing for over 5,000 yards as a senior, with 53 touchdowns and only 6 picks (that might have also been because of some sliders). He was my first 1st-round draft pick with that dynasty, and is always the head coach of any new dynasty I start up.

[TarHeelPhenom]

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The 1 year that Oregon State contended for a National Title in real life, I was playing with the Cal Bears. I battled them on the recruiting trail for the #1 CB in the country O.J. Burnsides...during the recruiting cycle his favorite kept flipping between my team and Oregon State. He spurned me for Oregon State...started as a true freshman...and when I played against them he picked me off 3 times. The true definition of a shutdown corner. Best I ever saw.

[Gingerchops]

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Don't know if I can say he was the best player, but by far my favorite player I've had in a dynasty was a QB at Wake Forest. It was the 1st year there as a HC and there were two QBs close in OVR, a sophomore named Nathan Logan who was balanced, and a RS junior pocket passer. First half of the first game was just a QB competition, but Logan immediately led two TD drives and then the job was his.

First year he was mediocre for the most part, threw above 50% but always was pretty even in TD-INT ratio. The guy was just so clutch. Led two 4th quarter comebacks that helped us to a 11-1 first year with a spot in the ACC title game that ended up being a de facto play-in game vs. Georgia Tech. Logan just became a postseason god, ended up throwing for 300+ yards and rushing for 100+ in that game with no INTs. We blew GT out, went on to the playoffs where he continued to be great and led us to a title in year 1, not throwing an INT from the ACC title on.

Actually had another QB competition between the same guys halfway through year 2 there because Logan started struggling again in the regular season. But he'd end up keeping the job and taking us to the ACC title again.

All in all, Logan finished his career with two NCs, orange Bowl win and three ACC titles. In his 8 postseason games he had like 18TDs and never threw an interception. Was always just a slightly above average at best QB during the year, but for whatever reason played like a heisman candidate in the postseason.