A fun development in recent years has been the wide proliferation of throwback jerseys worn during intersquad fall ball scrimmages. Ohio State had a great one earlier in the fall, Notre Dame always has a great, but the latest entry might be the best lineup of anyone’s. Brown had their 2024 Turkey Bowl and shared the jerseys worn by players. It was a tremendous lineup that blended the popular and the obscure, the new era and the throwbacks, the local and the national. While this is a ranking, clearly, there are no losers here.
Here they are, per Brown social:
The 10 best Brown Turkey Bowl jerseys, ranked:
Honorable mention: Tom Brady Patriots Salute to Service camo, Commanders Dwayne Haskins (RIP), Eagles Reggie White, Giants homemade Devin Singletary
10 Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina Home black
To this day I’m not sure I’ve seen a football play made that blew me away quite like the famous Clowney forced fumble against Michigan in 2013. Appointment viewing players in college football are almost always on the offensive side of the ball, but Clowney was in a world all his own.
9 Odell Beckham Jr, LSU Road white
There are some player/program combos that just seem like the perfect match. Odell Beckham Jr’s name on an LSU jersey just looks right. It’s meant to be. The whites are so crisp.
8 Hunter Pence, Phillies Road white
I have always had a soft spot for Hunter Pence. As someone who was always a little hesitant to truly embrace their inner nerd, Pence made that a little more safe. He’s an MLB all star and champion, but he also streams Dungeons and Dragons on twitch. The Phillies are a classic uni, and he’s a favorite player of mine.
7 Joe Musgrove, San Diego Padres Home stripes
I’ll be honest I don’t know much about Musgrove but these jerseys pop really well.
6 Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers Home red
There just can’t be many of these floating around in Providence, RI. That’s why I like it so much. It could even be a safe bet this is the only one of these in the entire state. Bob is a fun player, Panthers a fun team for a neutral fan, and the jersey is bright and clean.
5 Chase Young, Washington Commanders road white
These jerseys are a little bit ugly but maybe not that ugly? I go back and forth on them all the time. For the whites, I think it comes down to the player and number. Young and 99 are both rad, so this jersey rates well.
4 Gary Payton, Seattle Supersonics Home green
Who didn’t love these Sonics jerseys? The only way this could be better is if it was a classic like Shawn Kemp. And I can tell it isn’t that cartoony font either, it’s the classic SONICS in a white bar across the front.
3 Will Mangan(?), New York Lizards Road white
I am taking my best guess at the #57 here. Not sure who else wore it but my first recollection was that Will Mangan wore it. I think Ben Rubeor maybe wore it too? Just guessing, but either way, I will always rank throwback MLL jerseys very high.
2 Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Phoenix Coyotes Home Black and all sorts of other colors
A really good hockey jersey is always a hit. I say that as the owner of a Minnesota North Stars jersey. OEL, with those old Phoenix Coyotes “just vomit colors and stuff everyone” type jerseys and the funky coyote logo, its a spectacular combination of player, jersey, and colors.
1 Josh Allen, Wyoming Home brown
Perfection. No words.
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