The Top Ivy League Football Players of 2010: Defense by Position

Brown loses the most, with two All-Ivy starters on the defensive line as well a starting linebacker and two defensive backs.  They will be led by All-Ivy Defensive Rookie of the Year AJ Cruz but that is a lot of personnel to make up.

DEFENSIVE LINE

Harvard returns nearly the entire starting defensive line while Penn adds another All-Ivy defender on the line.

All rising seniors:

Victor Ojukwu, Josue Ortiz and Chucks Obi, HARVARD,

Owen Thomas, PENN,

Matt Boyer, PRINCETON

Joe Young, YALE.

LINEBACKERS

PENN's defense looks loaded for 2010 and its strength is at the linebacker position.  Zach Heller (Sr.), Brian Levine (Sr.) and Erik Rask (Jr.) PENN all made All-Ivy last year.

Heller was the No. 2 Ivy league sack leader and Rask was No. 4 in tackles for lost (TFL)

Steve Cody (Sr.) PRINCETON, Ivy League leading tackler and No. 5 in TFL

Sean Williams (Sr.) YALE

DEFENSIVE BACKS

There are several talented DB's in the league, with Brown's AJ Cruz being the youngest.

Colin Zych (Sr.) HARVARD TOP 10 tackler and tied for lead in passes defended

Adam Money (Sr.) YALE

AJ Cruz (Soph.) BROWN No. 3 in passes defended

Shawn Abuhoff (Jr.) DARTMOUTH tied for lead in passes defended

Adam Mehrer (Sr.) COLUMBIA No. 4 total tackles, Ivy League leader in INT's

Rashad Campbell (Sr.) CORNELL

TEAM DEFENSE

#1 PENN, #2 HARVARD, #3 YALE