Derrick Mayes had an ability to wrestle away a ball from many contested catches. I still remember the Snow Bowl of 1992, against Penn State, where Rick Mirer threw a ball right into the numbers of a Penn State defender, and as the guy was about to secure the ball, Mayes snatched that ball out of his hands.
That play alone turned the tide of the game, as that Penn State defense was wreaking havoc on our offense the whole game.