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Put together your school's most explosive defense
Posted on 4/19/26 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 4/19/26 at 6:49 pm
11 players. Pick one package (3-4, 4-3, 5-2-4 etc)
I'll start.
UGA-
[Recency bias exists]
3-4
DL Jordan Davis
DL Jalen Carter
DL Devonte Wyatt
MLB Roquan Smith
MLB Alec Ogletree
OLB Travon Walker (DE hybrid so you can run a 4-3 out of this personnel)
OLB Jarvis Jones
S Malaki Stark
S JR Reed
CB Deandre Baker
CB Champ Bailey
I'll start.
UGA-
[Recency bias exists]
3-4
DL Jordan Davis
DL Jalen Carter
DL Devonte Wyatt
MLB Roquan Smith
MLB Alec Ogletree
OLB Travon Walker (DE hybrid so you can run a 4-3 out of this personnel)
OLB Jarvis Jones
S Malaki Stark
S JR Reed
CB Deandre Baker
CB Champ Bailey
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Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:04 pm to deeprig9
What is an explosive defense exactly? Like speed? It’s more of a term you hear coined for offenses
Wouldn’t it be easier to just pick the best overall players all time discussing your past defenders ?
Wouldn’t it be easier to just pick the best overall players all time discussing your past defenders ?
Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:07 pm to deeprig9
No David Pollack? This isn’t a serious list.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:07 pm to deeprig9
**3-4 Defense — All-Time Alabama**
DE — Jonathan Allen
NT — Quinnen Williams
DE — Marcell Dareus
OLB — Derrick Thomas
ILB — Reuben Foster
ILB — Cornelius Bennett
OLB — Will Anderson Jr.
CB — Patrick Surtain II
CB — Minkah Fitzpatrick
S — Mark Barron
S — HaHa Clinton-Dix
DE — Jonathan Allen
NT — Quinnen Williams
DE — Marcell Dareus
OLB — Derrick Thomas
ILB — Reuben Foster
ILB — Cornelius Bennett
OLB — Will Anderson Jr.
CB — Patrick Surtain II
CB — Minkah Fitzpatrick
S — Mark Barron
S — HaHa Clinton-Dix
Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:09 pm to auisssa
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DE — Jonathan Allen NT — Quinnen Williams DE — Marcell Dareus OLB — Derrick Thomas ILB — Reuben Foster ILB — Cornelius Bennett OLB — Will Anderson Jr. CB — Patrick Surtain II CB — Minkah Fitzpatrick S — Mark Barron S — HaHa Clinton-Dix
That’s a formidable defense
Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:10 pm to deeprig9
Tennessee
4-3
DL Reggie White
DL John Henderson
DL Albert Heynsworth
DL Derrick Barnett
LB Leonard Little
LB Al Wilson
LB Steve Kiner
S Eric Berry
S Deon Grant
CB Dale Carter
CB Bobby Majors
4-3
DL Reggie White
DL John Henderson
DL Albert Heynsworth
DL Derrick Barnett
LB Leonard Little
LB Al Wilson
LB Steve Kiner
S Eric Berry
S Deon Grant
CB Dale Carter
CB Bobby Majors
Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:12 pm to auisssa
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All-Time Alabama**
No Antonio Langham is insane
Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:19 pm to deeprig9
Yea you’re really showing your age on this one. Richard Seymour, Geno Atkins and David Pollack destroy that line you listed
Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:21 pm to deeprig9
DT - A'Shawn Robinson
DT - Jonathan Allen
DE - Eric Curry
DE - John Copeland
LB - Derrick Thomas
LB - Cornelius Bennet
MLB - Woodrow Lowe
CB - Patrick Surtain
CB - Don McNeal
S - Mark Barron
S - Landon Collins
The topic is "most explosive" defense which means negative plays, sacks and TOs. This defense is going to flat get after the QB. Curry and Copeland are the best pair of rush ends in the SEC in my lifetime. And then Biscuit and DT are simply the best rush OLBs any school could put on field. Woodrow Lowe maybe out of position here in the middle (tough to omit Rolando McClain and Lee Roy Jordan), but there's no way I'm leaving off a 3-time All-American.
DT - Jonathan Allen
DE - Eric Curry
DE - John Copeland
LB - Derrick Thomas
LB - Cornelius Bennet
MLB - Woodrow Lowe
CB - Patrick Surtain
CB - Don McNeal
S - Mark Barron
S - Landon Collins
The topic is "most explosive" defense which means negative plays, sacks and TOs. This defense is going to flat get after the QB. Curry and Copeland are the best pair of rush ends in the SEC in my lifetime. And then Biscuit and DT are simply the best rush OLBs any school could put on field. Woodrow Lowe maybe out of position here in the middle (tough to omit Rolando McClain and Lee Roy Jordan), but there's no way I'm leaving off a 3-time All-American.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:24 pm to auisssa
I’d remove Barron, add Langham and move Fitzpatrick to safety
Where to put Leroy Jordan, Copeland and Curry
Where to put Leroy Jordan, Copeland and Curry
Posted on 4/19/26 at 7:59 pm to FireDanMullen
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What is an explosive defense exactly? Like speed? It’s more of a term you hear coined for offenses
Earlier today one of your boys on this board made the same topic but for offenses, so I copied his topic title word for word but made it defense.
Not a hard concept chief.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:02 pm to Uga Alum
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No David Pollack? This isn’t a serious list.
If you are choosing Pollack over Jarvis Jones or Travon Walker (#1 overall draft pick) as the edge on the DL who can also play traditional linebacker, you are a moron.
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Uga Alum
Oh, I see. It's you again.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:04 pm to deeprig9
If we are talking about the best college defense (and not nfl potential) pollack was one of the best defensive players in SEC history.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:04 pm to Frac the world
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Yea you’re really showing your age on this one. Richard Seymour, Geno Atkins and David Pollack destroy that line you listed
I thought by explicitly stating "recency bias exists" that I could avoid this kind of bullshite.
I was wrong.
This board truly has gone to shite.
I don't know why I even try anymore.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:05 pm to deeprig9
Stop trying. You won’t be missed.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:05 pm to Uga Alum
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If we are talking about the best college defense (and not nfl potential) pollack was one of the best defensive players in SEC history.
In a 4-3, DP would probably be on my list. I chose a 3-4.
Now make your list. And don't just copy and paste mine and put Pollack in front of Travon Walker.
Posted on 4/19/26 at 8:45 pm to deeprig9
DE Freddie Joe Nunn
DT Walter Nolan
DT Kelvin Pritchett
DE Greg Hardy
LB Cassius Ware
LB Patrick Willis
LB DeWayne Dotson
DB Ken Lucas
DB Todd Sandroni
DB Chris Mitchell
DB Marshay Green
But to be fair, we usually don’t do defense
DT Walter Nolan
DT Kelvin Pritchett
DE Greg Hardy
LB Cassius Ware
LB Patrick Willis
LB DeWayne Dotson
DB Ken Lucas
DB Todd Sandroni
DB Chris Mitchell
DB Marshay Green
But to be fair, we usually don’t do defense
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