All-Time College Football Team: Defensive Tackle

Continuing in the pursuit of naming college football's all-time team, Timothy Croley looks at the defensive tackle position.

by Timothy Croley (Columnist)

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May 05, 2008

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In the beginning, the big players stood a mere 5'10" and weighed in at only 180 pounds.

Now, looming as large as skyscrapers, these giants stand well over 6 feet tall and weigh in at 300-plus pounds.

Yes, I'm talking about the defensive tackles.

The ones that make quarterbacks cringe, and running backs dip, dodge, duck, and do everything else possible to avoid falling under them.

You've got Lee Roy Selmon, a beast from Oklahoma. There's "Mean” Joe Green from North Texas, an eventual icon of the game on the professional level. And who can forge the "Minister of Defense," Reggie White, from Tennessee?

The list could go on and on naming the best defensive tackles to ever play at the collegiate level, with so many defensive tackles deserving of the top two spots on the All-Time College Football Team.

But only you can determine who will be lucky enough to fill those spots.

Cast your votes now for the two defensive tackles you think are most deserving of being deemed the best ever to plug a hole or sack the quarterback.

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reply to comment by Timothy
2 months ago

After much deliberation, here are my two votes:

Bruce Smith (VT) – Rightly named “The Sack Man” at Virginia Tech; career totals of 71 tackles for loss (with a total of 504 in losses) and 46 sacks (including 22 in his junior season); two-time All-American, 1984 Outland Trophy Winner

Glenn Dorsey (LSU) – All-American in 06 & 07; only player to ever win the Bronko Nagurski, Outland, Lott, and Lombardi Trophies; finished 9th in the Heisman voting in 07, highest totals among defensive players; led LSU’s dominating defense to a 2008 National Championship; his numbers, though great, are no comparrison to the impact he had on the field for LSU
reply to comment by Timothy
2 months ago

Don't forget to check out my other "All-Time" articles, as I work my way to receiving votes and naming the All-Time College Football Team during the week before the 2008 season starts.
reply to comment by Spenser
2 months ago

Warren Sapp is close.
reply to comment by Spenser
2 months ago

Also did Bruce Smith play DT or DE in college?
1. by Timothy
  from 2 months ago
  
  I wondered that same question, Spenser. While doing a little research I discovered that many DTs turned into DEs in the NFL, Bruce Smith being one of them. I also found that not as many college DEs have made it in the NFL as have DTs.
  
  Thanks for your votes. Be sure to check out the other "All-Time" Articles: head coach, safety, cornerback, and linebacker. I'll have the DE article up next week.
reply to comment by Spenser
2 months ago

When you do quarterbacks make sure to include Vince "jesus in cleats" Young
1. by Timothy
  from 2 months ago
  
  Yeah, I pretty much will open it up to any quarterback (which may be a huge mistake with all the differing opinions). I have in mind who I think is the greatest, hands down, on the college level at quarterback. And to be honest, that is only one of about three positions I have totally locked in.
reply to comment by Tim
2 months ago

Sorry I'm late on this one.

Warren Sapp.
1. by Timothy
  from about 1 month ago
  
  Not a problem. Got your vote and should have the defensive end article up by Wednesday.
reply to comment by tyler
20 days ago

John Henderson from Tennessee