Joe Tiller

CHEYENNE -- Do you ever see a number on a Wyoming football jersey and think of all the great players to wear it? Yeah, me too. In this daily series, I’ll give you my take on which Pokes’ football player was the best ever to don each number. The criter ...

Former UW star Mitch Donahue: "I owe a lot to Paul Roach. He is a great man. He was a players' coach. He loved us and we loved him."

Do you ever see a number on a Wyoming football jersey and think of all the great players to wear it? Yeah, me too.

Do you ever see a number on a Wyoming football jersey and think of all the great players to wear it? Yeah, me too.

Do you ever see a number on a Wyoming football jersey and think of all the great players to wear it? Yeah, me too.

Do you ever see a number on a Wyoming football jersey and think of all the great players to wear it? Yeah, me too.

Do you ever see a number on a Wyoming football jersey and think of all the great players to wear it? Yeah, me too.

"You know who we almost got to come to Laramie?" That's a statement that can make even the most casual of fans cringe, especially when it comes to a mid-major program like Wyoming.

"You know who we almost got to come to Laramie?" That's a statement that can make even the most casual of fans cringe, especially when it comes to a mid-major program like Wyoming.

Nine of the 76 players who find their name on the ballot this year are wide receivers. All had great careers, each raking up more than 1,900 yards and a 15.3 yards per catch average.