Ranking the 10 most dominant NFL defensive tackles of all time
In the context of all of NFL history, a destructive defensive tackle is still a newer phenomenon.
Most of pro football’s more famous legends are tenacious off-ball linebackers, rowdy and rangy defensive backs, or ferocious pass-rushers off the edge. But these days, the concept of an interior defensive lineman being a defensive focal point is a standard. It is a prerequisite for any elite defense, making those who paved the way that much more important to the game’s current trajectory.
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The men you will find below were often unheralded, afterthoughts to the greater NFL consciousness simply focused on where the ball is. But that’s the catch. These magnificent defensive tackles were always around the ball, leaving demolished offensive lines and game-plans in their wake.
Let’s jump in and see who stands the tallest among their equals.