[MissouriCowboy]

Originally Posted by Section444

He's been one of the top DT/DE's in the league for damn near a decade. Sadly, he played on a poor Bengals team for many years, then transitioned to a bad 49ers team. Now that they are a good 49ers team, he's finally getting the recognition he deserves.

Edit: Looks like ESPN actually has him ranked as the #1 DT in the game:
DEFENSIVE TACKLE - TOP 10
RK PLAYER GRADE
1 Justin Smith 92
2 Haloti Ngata 90
3 Ndamukong Suh 88
4 Vince Wilfork 86
5 Richard Seymour 84
6 Cullen Jenkins 83
7 Kyle Williams 82
Darnell Dockett 82
9 Geno Atkins 81
B.J. Raji 81

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_...rican_football)