Greatest defensive players in NFL history

Greatest defensive players in NFL history (March 2020) 

These are the greatest defensive players of all time. These are the best to ever play on that side of the ball.

100. Earl Thomas

99. Steve McMichael

98. Simeon Rice

97. Steve Atwater

96. Aeneas Williams

95. Rodney Harrison

94. John Matuszak

93. Lem Barney

92. Sean Taylor

91. Demarcus Ware

90. Carl Eller

89. Lyle Alzado

88. DeAngelo Hall

87. Art Donovan

86. Aqib Talib

85. Willie Davis

84. Neil Smith

83. Pat Swilling

82. Rickey Jackson

81. Wilber Marshall

80. Zach Thomas

79. Ndamukong Suh

78. Lamarr Woodley

77. Clay Matthews III

76. James Harrison

75. Chris Doleman

74. Dwight Freeney

73. Bill Romanowski

72. Nick Buoniconti

71. Paul Krause

70. Brian Dawkins

69. Ed “Too tall” Jones

68. Jason Taylor

67. Jack Tatum

66. Patrick Peterson

65. Bubba Smith

64. Charles Haley

63. Donnie Shell

62. Kevin Greene

61. Dwight White

60. John Lynch

59. Ronde Barber

58. Richard Sherman

57. Luke Kuechly

56. Jim Marshall

55. LC Greenwood

54. Terrell Suggs

53. Emlen Tunnell

52. Buck Buchanan

51. Bobby Bell

50. Richard Dent

49. John Randle

48. Sam Huff

47. Jack Youngblood

46. Cortez Kennedy

45. Willie Brown

44. Aaron Donald

43. Khalil Mack

42. Brian Urlacher

41. Charles Woodson

40. Chuck Bednarik

39. Mike Haynes

38. Darrelle Revis

37. Warren Sapp

36. Willie Lanier

35. Lee Roy Selmon

34. Herb Adderley

33. JJ Watt

32. Michael Strahan

31. Champ Bailey

30. Julius Peppers

29. Derrick Brooks

28. Ted Hendricks

27. Von Miller

26. Derrick Thomas

25. Jack Ham

24. Randy White

23. Troy Polamalu

22. Junior Seau

21. Darrell Green

20. Merlin Olsen

19. Ed Reed

18. Rod Woodson

17. Bob Lilly

16. Mike Singletary

15. Mel Blount

14. Gino Marchetti

13. Bruce Smith

12. Ray Nitschke

11. Dick “Night Train” Lane

10. Ronnie Lott

9. Alan Page

8. Jack Lambert

7. Ray Lewis

6. Deion Sanders

5. Reggie White

4. Deacon Jones

3. Joe Greene

2. Lawrence Taylor

1. Dick Butkus