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Versatile John wrote:Dave Grayson is another guy I have always thought gets shortchanged a bit.

As a corner and safety, he was a fabulous player that never gets his just due, IMO.

Agreed. Strong honors at 6/6/allAFL and a decent kick returner as well. He's a name I usually bring up for Senior cornerbacks along with Lemar Parrish, Bobby Boyd, and Abe Woodson.

And unlike several Raider names that routinely get tossed around, he's actually deserving along with Cliff Branch and Steve Wisniewski (though for the last of these you have to ignore his reputation for dirty play).

Grayson, IIRC, was one of the first players to be a Pro Bowler and All-Pro in the same season as a corner and safety at different times in his career.

Parrish, Lester Hayes, Louis Wright and Erich Barnes are my top overlooked corners. You could throw Albert Lewus in there as well.