The Bodda Getta

Randy Walls. 17 -16.

Brandon Cox for me. Besides a couple interception nightmare games, Cox was an accuracy machine off of play action and he was a consistent problem for every SEC defense. He took 2004's offense over and put up better numbers as the SEC #1 Offense in 2005. He's tough as nails, (see LSU 2006), confident, and a great leader. Downsides were limited mobility and arm strength.

Tommy Traylor

There are three that come to mind having watched Auburn football since 1954...

1. Reggie Slack - a two year full-time starter ('88 & '89) and won SEC titles both years....he went 6-0 as a starter in all his (6) starts against UF, UGA, and Bama (undefeated in Amen Corner). You cannot do much better than that as an Auburn starting QB....some recognize Reggie for his talent, leadership, and achievements, but many Auburn fans do not....but, for my money, he's the most unappreciated and overlooked QB in Auburn history.

2. Randy Campbell - while acknowledged by some as a key performer in '82 & '83 and given credit (again, by some) for quarterbacking Auburn to it's first SEC title ('83) in years - he does not get the credit he deserves, IMO. The 20-4 regular season record, 2-0 bowl record, and SEC title he led his two teams to in '82 & '83 are not only hard to beat for any two year QB at Auburn, his leadership enabled Pat Dye to jump start the Auburn program after an initial 5-6 record in his first year on the Plains. Without Randy's steady hand, undeniable mental and physical toughness, and supreme leadership, Pat Dye may have taken a little longer than just 3 years to take Auburn's program from the pits of the SEC (1980) to the top of the SEC in just 3 years (1983).

3. Randy Walls - QB of the most overachieving Auburn team of all time....the 1972 Amazins'. He couldn't run or throw (at least that's what some folks would have you believe) and nobody on campus, Including Randy Walls or his family and friends, ever saw him as the replacement for Pat Sullivan in 1972. But Randy was smart, Randy was strong and physical, and Randy knew how to play QB for Shug Jordan. And Randy always thought Auburn was the best team on the field and played like it...with confidence and flair. We won a National Title in 1957 with a similar QB, one who "couldn't run or throw"....all he could do was beat you...that was Lloyd Nix. But Lloyd got a lot of credit and a lot of recognition for that achievement and still does today (deservedly so). I'm not sure many Auburn folks talk about Randy Walls much today. But he gave Auburn fandom....and me....one of the best AND most ENJOYABLE Auburn football seasons of my life.

Cox became only the second Auburn quarterback to be 3–0 against Alabama, with his predecessor, Jason Campbell, being the other quarterback to record this feat