Is Suh the best Defensive Player ever?

[ABQCOWBOY]

With all the talk that Suh should win the Heisman, myself included, it got me to thinking. No purely Defensive player has ever won the Heisman. Is Suh the best Defensive player ever?

 

[DFWJC]

With all the talk that Suh should win the Heisman, myself included, it got me to thinking. No purely Defensive player has ever won the Heisman. Is Suh the best Defensive player ever?

Highly...very highly doubt it....but this is something nobody can even try to answer for at least a decade. And then it will be inconclusive.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Highly...very highly doubt it....but this is something nobody can even try to answer for at least a decade. And then it will be inconclusive.

Strictly Collegiate

 

[DFWJC]

Strictly Collegiate

Mean Joe Green, Dieon Sanders, Charles Woodson, Selman, Tatum and others would be in the running for sure. It does help that the multi-media is 50 times more prevalent today...it gives a great defensive guy some hope with the vast exposure.

 

[joseephuss]

No, he is not. There have been other great defensive linemen that dominated in college. They just typically don't get the proper recognition when it comes to the Heisman. Also the Heisman race often isn't as wide open as it is this year. That is why Suh's name is being mentioned over and over. That and he is pretty good.

 

[Doomsday101]

With all the talk that Suh should win the Heisman, myself included, it got me to thinking. No purely Defensive player has ever won the Heisman. Is Suh the best Defensive player ever?

Ever? I don't know but he is a damn fine one and in my view the best right now.

 

[YosemiteSam]

He is the best.... FOR ME TO POOP ON!

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

The best defensive player I ever saw, in college, was probably Julius Peppers. Hugh Green and LT were right there but I'd have to say Peppers.

 

[DFWJC]

The best defensive player I ever saw, in college, was probably Julius Peppers. Hugh Green and LT were right there but I'd have to say Peppers.

I forgot about LT...he changed the game, imo. The other two also belong on that list.

 

[ologan]

Tommy Nobis wasn't too bad himself,nor was Bob Lilly.

 

[Temo]

I was going to say Peppers myself. Dude was unbelievable in college.

 

[Doomsday101]

Lee Roy Selmon was one hell of a college defensive player, too bad he ended up playing in Tampa Bay but despite being on a bad team he still had a great career

6× Pro Bowl selection (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
3× First-team All-Pro selection (1979, 1980, 1982)
2× Second-team All-Pro selection (1978, 1984)
6× First-team All-NFC selection (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984)
1× Second-team All-NFC selection (1983)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
1979 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1982 Co-Pro Bowl MVP
1979 NFL Defensive Lineman of the Year
1975 Outland Trophy
1975 Lombardi Award
1975 UPI Lineman of the Year

 

[dbair1967]

With all the talk that Suh should win the Heisman, myself included, it got me to thinking. No purely Defensive player has ever won the Heisman. Is Suh the best Defensive player ever?

not even remotely close

but I do think he deserves the heisman if he gets it this yr...he's the best player in college football this yr, and that what the award is supposed to be for

 

[CATCH17]

Roy Williams at Oklahoma was the best College defensive player, since Charles Woodson, until Suh came along.

Did Suh have a better single season than Roy Williams did in his JR season? I dunno.

 

[jimmy40]

With all the talk that Suh should win the Heisman, myself included, it got me to thinking. No purely Defensive player has ever won the Heisman. Is Suh the best Defensive player ever?

Russell Maryland looked just as dominating.

 

[the kid 05]

before a week and a half ago i had no idea who this guy was

 

[ajk23az]

before a week and a half ago i had no idea who this guy was

Then you weren't paying that close of attention to CFB. He was projected as a top 5 pick before the season started.

 

[Rogah]

before a week and a half ago i had no idea who this guy was

The guy never got the national attention he deserved. He started the year at #5 on Kiper's 2010 draft board. I believe he has moved up to #1 but I am not sure. But last week's game was the first Nebraska game I actually watched this year and I am probably not alone.

 

[BigWillie]

before a week and a half ago i had no idea who this guy was

76 tackles, 19 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 2 INTs (both returned for TDs), 1 FF, 2 blocked kicks, and a receiving TD .. as a junior.

Followed that up with ..

82 tackles, 23 TFL, 12 sacks, 1 INT, 10 pass breakups, 24 QB hurries, 1 FF and 3 blocked kicks

If you didn't know who this guy was before a week ago, you had to be in a coma.

 

[the kid 05]

76 tackles, 19 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 2 INTs (both returned for TDs), 1 FF, 2 blocked kicks, and a receiving TD .. as a junior.

Followed that up with ..

82 tackles, 23 TFL, 12 sacks, 1 INT, 10 pass breakups, 24 QB hurries, 1 FF and 3 blocked kicks

If you didn't know who this guy was before a week ago, you had to be in a coma.

or am not big into college football up until bowl week and when the sr/jr eligibility list comes out.