The Rundown Take
No LeBron, No Debate: Devin Locks In His NBA Mount Rushmore
Another chilly quarantine Friday in Atlanta, another solo trip down Miami memory lane — tight ends, offensive linemen and the program's biggest offensive game-changers all got the countdown treatment before Devin closed the night with the bonus topic he'd been building to: his personal NBA Mount Rushmore, and why LeBron James isn't on it.
Key Takeaways
- Favorite Miami tight ends: Bubba Franks at number one, Jeremy Shockey second, Greg Olsen third — Kellen Winslow Jr. and Jimmy Graham get name-checked but don't crack the list.
- Favorite offensive linemen: Joaquin Gonzalez, Bryant McKinnie and Leon Searcy, with Mario Cristobal and Calvin Harris mentioned as honorable alternates.
- Biggest offensive game-changers of all time: Reggie Wayne, all-time leading rusher Duke Johnson, and return specialist Devin Hester.
- Devin's NBA Mount Rushmore: Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant — three Lakers and zero LeBron.
- Next week's bonus topic is teased: an all-time starting five, position by position.
Bubba Franks, Duke Johnson and the Numbers That Back It Up
Devin came loaded with stats for every pick. Bubba Franks got the nod at tight end for his three-year productivity — 77 catches, over 1,000 yards, 12 touchdowns — ahead of Jeremy Shockey and Greg Olsen. Up front, Joaquin Gonzalez, Bryant McKinnie ("a goat in my opinion") and Leon Searcy anchored the offensive line list. But it was the game-changer category where the receipts really piled up: Reggie Wayne's 173 catches for 2,510 yards, Duke Johnson's 30 total touchdowns as a dual rushing-receiving threat, and Devin Hester's absurd return numbers — four punt-return touchdowns, two more on kickoffs, and a habit of breaking a 70-yard house call the moment you blinked.
Building the Mount Rushmore
The real energy of the night came on the bonus topic. Devin opened with two names he considers untouchable — Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — before admitting his own bias kicks in for the final two spots: Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant, both Lakers.
"I got Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I got Michael Jeffrey Jordan, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bean Bryant — that's my Mount Rushmore. I wouldn't argue with nobody after the two guys, Kareem and Mike."
He acknowledged callers pushing for Bill Russell and Oscar Robertson but waved off both as "a different era," and made a point of confirming for the audience that LeBron doesn't get a spot at all. With that settled, Devin signed off early to handle some personal business, promising the family that next week's bonus topic — an all-time starting five, position by position — was already locked in.