Tim Tebow's ranking among best college football players this century is an insult to the Florida Gators

Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow is arguably the greatest college football player of all-time. He won the Heisman Trophy in his first year as starting quarterback, won two National Championships, and dominated the SEC for years, including breaking Herschel Walker's rushing touchdown record, which some believed was untouchable.

With all that said, The Athletic's Bruce Feldman didn't see it the same way, as he ranked Tebow eighth not of all-time, but of the last 25 years.

The H-back-sized quarterback was a force, bulldozing his way upfield as a runner while also spreading the field to take advantage of the Gators’ speed and weapons. Tebow helped Florida win the 2006 national title as a change-up runner behind Chris Leak. The next year, it was his show. UF went 9-4, but he won the Heisman by accounting for 55 total touchdowns.

In 2008, he led Florida to another national title, throwing 16 touchdowns and no picks over the final six games. He was the face and leader of a talented but volatile locker room. It made for an interesting mix, but they won a ton of games and he put up eye-popping stats. The 6-3, 235-pound lefty had one of the most prolific careers in college football history, going to New York as a Heisman finalist three times.

It's wild to look at the entirety of the career that Tebow had and think that either Joe Burrow or Cam Newton should rank ahead of him. Now, they did have better singular seasons than Tebow did, but an overall career? Tebow arguably should have won a second Heisman Trophy in 2009, but Alabama's Mark Ingram won the award with one of the weakest resumes in history.

Tebow was incredible for years under Urban Meyer with a resume that is nearly unmatched across the history of college football. Ranking him at eighth is an insult to Tebow and what he was able to accomplish with the Gators.