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Topic: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s

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OrangeAfroMan

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ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« on: March 28, 2021, 07:17:30 PM »
60, 80, where are they whipping these numbers from?  Meh, anyway...
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1. Suh, Neb
2. Reed, Mia (FL)
3. Suggs, ASU
4. Mack, Buff
5. Donald, Pitt
6. Pollack, UGA
7. R.Williams, OU
8. Mathieu, LSU
9. Peppers, UNC
10. D.Johnson, Tex
11. Freeney, SU
12. Kuechly, BC
13. Newman, KSU
14. Polamalu, USC
15. Young, OSU
16. Berry, Tenn
17. Laurinaitis, OSU
18. Allen, Bama
19. Lehman, OU
20. Dorsey, LSU
21. A.Smith, WF (CB)
22. Miller, A&M
23. Leonhard, Wis
24. Taylor, Mia (FL)
25. Henderson, Md
26. Garrett, A&M
27. Jones, UGA
28. Te'o, ND
29. Fairley, AU
30. Posloszny, PSU
31. Oliver, Hou
32. Doss, OSU
33. Dumervil, UL
34. Willis, OM
35. Strait, OU
36. R.Smith, UGA
37. Harris, OU
38. King, Iowa
39. Clowney, USCe
40. Hawk, OSU
41. Kiwanuka, BC
42. Huff, Tex
43. Vasher, Tex
44. Wright, Tex
45. Selvie, USF
46. Rogers, AU
47. Fitzpatrick, Bama
48. L.McDonald, TCU (LB)
49. Hughes, TCU
50. Kerrigan, PU
51. Wright, Ariz
52. Henderson, Tenn
53. Peppers, UM
54. Bunkley, FSU
55. Cason, Ariz
56. J.Bosa, OSU
57. Calmus, OU
58. Arenas, Bama
59. J.Ferguson, La Tech (DE)
60. Webster, LSU
61. Chubb, NCST
62. Mays, USC
63. Beasley, Clem
64. Ellis, USC
65. Long, WSU
66. Matakevich, Temple
67. McCoy, OU
68. Meeuwsen, ORST (S)
69. Kikaha, UW (LB)
70. Orakpo, Tex
71. Peterson, LSU
72. Barnett, Tenn
73. Wilkins, Clem
74. Talib, KU
75. Weddle, Utah
76. Q.Williams, Bama
77. Maualuga, USC
78. Woodley, UM
79. Holliman, UL (S)
80. Van Noy, BYU
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2021, 07:19:00 PM »
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2021, 07:22:30 PM »
Someone I like is too low and someone I don’t like is too high
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2021, 07:23:30 PM »
Hot take!
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2021, 07:44:06 PM »
Just for OSU, Laurinaitis over Hawk looks weird.
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2021, 08:26:26 PM »
Laurinaitis was one of the few 3x consensus All-Americans in college football history.
(1 of only 7 since WWII)
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2021, 08:50:41 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on March 28, 2021, 08:26:26 PM
Laurinaitis was one of the few 3x consensus All-Americans in college football history.
(1 of only 7 since WWII)
I guess that is why they rank them the way they do - Laurinaitis was good, though never as impactful as Hawk, so it is weird looking.
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2021, 08:51:47 PM »
ESPN lists of top whatever's.

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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2021, 08:56:20 PM »
Aaron Donald was great, but he's not there without his NFL career
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2021, 08:57:06 PM »
He was arguably the best safety of his generation in the NFL but I don't really remember Ed Reed being all that dominant in college. 
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2021, 08:57:48 PM »
As for MSU, No Dennard or Calhoun seems weird.  Jabrill Peppers remains on brand as the most overrated player ever
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2021, 08:59:01 PM »
Quote from: rook119 on March 28, 2021, 08:57:06 PM
He was arguably the best safety of his generation in the NFL but I don't really remember Ed Reed being all that dominant in college.
He was great, but Berry and Doss were better
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2021, 08:59:23 PM »
Speaking of tackles - Vince Wilfork? He has his own orbit at Miami.
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Re: ESPN's Top 80 Defenders of the 2000s
« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2021, 10:15:52 AM »
I like this list better than the QB list
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