.....The reason he was quick to run is because he played behind suspect lines.

.....In 1996, he had extremely green redshirt freshman Jeno James (who once actually fell over backwards before the snap!), junior Victor Riley (who showed up for two a days so out of shape he couldn't finish a 40-yard dash), junior walk-on James Kiger (maybe 250 pounds), 5th-year senior Leonard Thomas, and 5th-year senior walk-on Jim Roe. We got killed on the speed rush with that bunch.

.....Then, in 1997, we had pretty good tackles: sophomore Jeno James had improved greatly, and made some all-SEC teams. Senior Victor Riley made All-American. But the middle was woeful in 1997. There was totally green redshirt freshman T. J. Meers, sophomore T. J. Dunnigan, who had never snapped a ball till a week before the first game when he was moved to center, and junior Demarcus "False Start" Curry, a 330-pound behemoth who had trouble coming up out of a three point stance. He jumped early so many times in the SEC Championship Game, that Craig lost it and gave him a spanking on national TV! Frequently in 1997, teams would send two linebackers up the middle, and the line would buckle like cheap pair of shoes! Craig would sprint out and create... It was pretty amazing what he accomplished. The only teams to shut Craig down were Florida and Mississippi State, who were just too freakishly fast on the edge. Well, arguably, Alabama did, too. They had speed on D.

.....Our leading rusher both years was Rusty Williams, with around 300 yards a season. Not much help there...

.....The Carolina Panthers. As far as I'm concerned, he never got a fair shot to be a starter. The Panthers were more sold on guys like Chris Weinke and Jake Delhomne. Craig did play NFL Europe with the Scottish Claymores, and set a pro football single game passing record:

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.....I'd say that scrambling-wise, Burns and Craig are similar. However Craig was a passer, very accurate, and he could read defenses well. Burns is nowhere close, at this time. Craig's only impediment was that he was listed generously at 5'11". I'd say his lack of height doomed him in the NFL.

I'm with Jay in believing he was the best all-around AU QB to play at Auburn. I know Pat Sullivan meant a lot to his team as well, but in the modern era (my lifetime, haha!) I really believe he's the best yet. He was a great passer as his stats will show, but the added ability to scramble when under pressure just created another dimension that few QB's had during that time. I'll never forget the '97 SEC Championship Game because his performance (as well as hometown boy Jason Bray's INT return for TD). Dameyune was a playmaker, and I hope Kodi can live up to expectations and be that playmaker also. Thanks for the nostalgic look back. WDE!

...Qbs at LSU as late as 2004.  I have no idea where he is now or what he's doing.

I'd have to agree with the gallery that Craig is the best Auburn QB the last 20-25 years or so.  He could do it all.

Incredible talent and full of the "intangibles" that make a winner. I wouldn't say Karsten Bailey single handedly blew the SEC championship game though. We still went in with less than 3 minutes with the lead and Manning had to drive the length of the field with limited time. Something the AU defense had stymied most of the night. Prevent defense, the absolute bain of my football soul, cost us that game as much as the drops by Bailey. Manning showed a glimpse of his brilliance and in my opinion why he should have hands down won the heisman that year. He was far and away the best college football had to offer that year. And I drank away my sorrows trying to find a bar in downtown with out droves of obnoxious UT fans (not that there is any other type of UT fan).