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2000 Sugar Bowl

Defensive tackle Corey Simon was selected two picks later with the sixth overall selection, and placekicker Sebastian Janikowski was taken 17th.

Bennie Goods

Bennie Goods (born February 28, 1968 in Pattison, Mississippi) was a Canadian Football League defensive tackle who played eleven seasons for two different teams.

Brooks Bollinger

Bollinger was traded to the Minnesota Vikings in 2006 for defensive tackle C. J. Mosley and a draft pick where he was reunited with new head coach Brad Childress, his offensive coordinator in college.

Cedric Woodard

Cedric Darnell Woodard (born September 5, 1977 in Bay City, Texas) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League.

Chad Clifton

Clifton's 2002 season seemed as promising as his first two until November 24 when he suffered a severe pelvic injury after receiving a blindside hit from the Tampa Bay Bucs defensive tackle Warren Sapp.

Chuck Walker

Charles David "Chuck" Walker (born August 10, 1941 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) was a defensive tackle who played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons.

Darnell Bing

He was a part of a Poly team that had an unprecedented five players ranked in the top 100 in the nation according to Rivals.com: tight end Marcedes Lewis, offensive tackle Winston Justice, defensive tackle Manuel Wright, running back Hershel Dennis and himself.

Demetrin Veal

Demetrin Leandro Veal (born August 11, 1981 in Salvador, Bahia) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent.

Ed Budde

At the heart of the Chiefs’ offensive line with Jim Tyrer at left offensive tackle, his overpowering presence helped the Chiefs win two American Football League Championships (1966 and 1969) and a world championship in Super Bowl IV after defeating the NFL's Minnesota Vikings 23-7, with Budde able to handle the opposing right defensive tackle, Hall-of-Famer, Alan Page.

J'Vonne Parker

J'Vonne Dieunti Parker (born June 7, 1982 in Scotland Neck, North Carolina) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent.

Jermaine Haley

Jermaine Leroy Haley (born February 13, 1973 in Hanford, California) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins.

Jim Kanicki

James Henry Kanicki (born December 17, 1941 in Bay City, Michigan) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants.

Joe Rutgens

Joseph Casimiere Rutgens (born January 26, 1939 in Cedar Point, Illinois) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.

Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila

He was released on November 1 after the team activated defensive tackle Justin Harrell from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.

Kenilworth, New Jersey

Tony Siragusa, Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle, was born and raised in Kenilworth and starred in football and wrestling for David Brearley High School.

Paul Schwegler

Paul Anthony Schwegler, born May 22, 1907 to immigrant parents from Germany and Russian Poland, was an American football defensive tackle.

Pittsburgh Steelerettes

The last squad of Steelerettes left the field after the 1969 season, the first year of Hall of Famers head coach Chuck Noll and defensive tackle "Mean Joe" Greene.

Ray Woodard

Ray Woodard (born August 20, 1961) is a former American football defensive tackle and current head coach at Lamar University.

Tommy Jeter

Thomas Melvin Jeter (born September 20, 1969 in Nacogdoches, Texas) is a former American football defensive tackle who played for five seasons in the National Football League.

Vili Maumau

Born on Niuafo'ou, Tonga, he played as a defensive tackle for the University of Colorado and was a 3rd Team All Big 12 selection as a junior where he was a teammate of Chris Naeole.

William Still

Notable members of the Still family include the composer William Grant Still, professional WNBA basketball player Valerie Still, professional NFL defensive end Art Still, and professional NFL defensive tackle Devon Still.


see also

1971 Michigan Wolverines football team

Walter E. Sexton, middle guard, sophomore, Massapequa, New York - started 1 game at left defensive tackle and 1 game at middle guard

1992 Philadelphia Eagles season

Tragedy struck the team when, on June 25, 1992, defensive tackle Jerome Brown lost control of his Chevrolet Corvette at high speed before crashing into an electric pole, killing Brown and his nephew.

1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

Early in the game, Tampa Bay had a chance to score first, but Packers defensive tackle Bob Kuberski blocked Michael Husted's 43-yard field goal attempt.

2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

During the October 16 game vs Army, defensive tackle Eric LeGrand suffered a spinal cord injury.

2015 NFL Draft

San Diego traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Dallas in exchange for defensive tackle Sean Lissemore.

Ballou High School

Marvin Austin (2007), college football defensive tackle at UNC Chapel Hill, taken by the New York Giants in the 2nd round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Brodrick Bunkley

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Bunkley was ranked as the No. 22 defensive tackle nation-wide, in a class that was highlighted by Haloti Ngata, Rodrique Wright, and Gabe Watson.

Bunkley

Brodrick Bunkley (born 1983), American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints

Carl Eller

After being traded with an eighth round pick to Seattle Seahawks for defensive tackle Steve Niehaus, Eller played his final season in 1979 with the Seattle Seahawks, where he ran his career total to 225 games.

Chris Duncan

Making the show "Stully and Rammer", while he moved to co-host the Fast Lane with Randy Karraker and former Rams defensive tackle and Super Bowl XXXIV champion D'Marco Farr.

East Bernard, Texas

Michael Bankston, former NFL defensive tackle and defensive end who played for the Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals.

Jacksonville, Arkansas

Dan Hampton, Daniel Oliver Hampton also known as "Danimal" (born September 19, 1957) is a retired Hall of Fame American football defensive tackle who played twelve seasons for the Chicago Bears from 1979 to 1990 in the National Football League.

Jim Champion

A graduate of Mississippi State, Champion spent two seasons as a linebacker and offensive and defensive tackle for the New York Yanks of the National Football League.

John Randle

Randle left the NFL tied with Richard Dent for 5th in number of career sacks, and his 137.5 career sacks is the most by a defensive tackle in NFL history, aside from Vikings legend Alan Page who had a total of 148.5 sacks.

John Shannon

John Shannon (American football), American football player, defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears in 1988

Kevin Shaffer

He attended Conestoga Valley High School and as a senior he made 33 tackles at the defensive tackle position.

Khalif Mitchell

Mitchell was suspended by the CFL on July 23, 2012 for two games without pay after the B.C. Lions defensive tackle violently hyperextended the arm of Edmonton Eskimos offensive lineman Simeon Rottier.

Mike DeVito

Prior to the injury to defensive tackle Kris Jenkins, DeVito was named the starter on defense and has received constant praise from head coach Rex Ryan alongside teammate Sione Pouha.

Minnesota Golden Gophers football under John Gutekunst

Kicker Brent Berglund, offensive lineman Dan Liimata, tailback Darrell Thompson and defensive tackle Mike Sunvold were named All-Big Ten second team.

Randy Karraker

He currently hosts The Fast Lane, the top-rated sports radio show in St. Louis, on 101 ESPN, along with former St. Louis Rams defensive tackle D'Marco Farr and former St. Louis Cardinals player Chris Duncan.

Rick Klassen

Eight games into the 1981 CFL season, head coach Vic Rapp saw Klassen's potential on the defensive side of the ball and he switched him to defensive tackle after defensive lineman Rick Goltz suffered a season-ending injury.

Ron Brace

He played in all 14 games in 2008, recording 27 tackles and three sacks while paired with defensive tackle B. J. Raji, a first round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Sara Walsh

She also co-hosted the weekly “Monday Night Live” with Titans Coach Jeff Fisher, and hosted a weekly radio show with then Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth.

Tampa 2

Warren Sapp is often cited as the primary example of a defensive lineman who flourished in this scheme; indeed, he is now reckoned as the prototype three-technique defensive tackle.

Wilson Whitley

Wilson Whitley (May 28, 1955 – October 27, 1992) was a consensus All-American defensive tackle at the University of Houston from 1972-1976 under defensive coordinator Don Todd.