Bow before your gods of football.

Behold the Pyramid of Right Defensive Tackles – the greatest who ever played the game.

The rules of the pyramid are simple. There is one spot at the very top, four spots on the second level, and five spots on the third. If you are on the second level, you are tied for second place; same goes for the third.

Players on each level are ordered chronologically.

THE RIGHT DEFENSIVE TACKLES

#1

Bob Lilly (1961-1974)

(“Tiger”)
TCU
1961 Draft Pick #13 (NFL), 1961 Draft Pick #14 (AFL)
Dallas Cowboys
1x Super Bowl Champion
11x Pro Bowl
7x All Pro #1
2x All Pro #2
1960s All Decade Team
1970s All Decade Team
196 Career Reg. Games
95.5 Career Reg. Sacks
18 Career Reg. Fumble Recoveries
4 Career Reg. Defensive Touchdowns

#2

Randy White | Alan Page | John Randle | Warren Sapp

Randy White (1975-88)
(“The Manster”)
University of Maryland
1975 Draft Pick #2 (Round 1)
Dallas Cowboys
1x Super Bowl Champion
1x Super Bowl MVP
9x Pro Bowl
7x All Pro #1
1x All Pro #2
1980s All Decade Team
209 Career Reg. Games
111 Career Reg. Sacks
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Alan Page (1967-81)
Notre Dame
1967 Draft Pick #15 (Round 1)
Minnesota Vikings (1967-78)
Chicago Bears (1978-81)
1x NFL Champion
1x MVP
9x Pro Bowl
5x All Pro #1
3x All Pro #2
2x Defensive Player of the Year
1970s All Decade Team
218 Career Reg. Games
148.5 Career Reg. Sacks
23 Career Reg. Fumble Recoveries
3 Career Reg. Defensive Touchdowns
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John Randle (1990-2003)
(“Motor Mouth”)
Texas A&M University
Undrafted
Minnesota Vikings (1990-2000)
Seattle Seahawks (2001-03)
7x Pro Bowl
6x All Pro
1x Sacks Leader
1990s All Decade Team
219 Career Reg. Games
137.5 Career Reg. Sacks
37 Career Reg. Forced Fumbles
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Warren Sapp (1995-2007)
University of Miami
1995 Draft Pick #12 (Round 1)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995-2003)
Oakland Raiders (2004-07)
1x Super Bowl Champion
7x Pro Bowl
4x All Pro #1
2x All Pro #2
1x Defensive Player of the Year
1990s All Decade Team
2000s All Decade Team
198 Career Reg. Games
96.5 Career Reg. Sacks
19 Career Reg. Forced Fumbles
440 Career Reg. Solo Tackles
578 Career Reg. Combined Tackles

#3

Henry Jordan | Buck Buchanan | Cortez Kennedy | Kevin Williams | Geno Atkins

Henry Jordan (1957-69)
University of Virginia
1957 Draft Pick #52 (Round 5)
Cleveland Browns (1957-58)
Green Bay Packers (1959-69)
5x NFL Champion
2x Super Bowl Champion
4x Pro Bowl
5x All Pro #1
2x All Pro #2
163 Career Reg. Games
59.5 Career Reg. Sacks
21 Career Reg. Fumble Recoveries
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Buck Buchanan (1963-75)
Grambling State University
1963 Draft Pick #1 (AFL); 1963 Draft Pick 265 (NFL)
Kansas City Chiefs
2x AFL Champion
1x Super Bowl Champion
8x Pro Bowl
4x All Pro #1
2x All Pro #2
182 Career Reg. Games
70.5 Career Reg. Sacks
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Cortez Kennedy (1990-2000)
(“Tez”)
University of Miami
1990 Draft Pick #3 (Round 1)
Seattle Seahawks
8x Pro Bowl
3x All Pro #1
2x All Pro #2
1x Defensive Player of the Year
1990s All Decade Team
167 Career Reg. Games
58 Career Reg. Sacks
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Kevin Williams (2003-15)
Oklahoma State University
2003 Draft Pick #9 (Round 1)
Minnesota Vikings (2003-13)
Seattle Seahawks (2014)
New Orleans Saints (2015)
6x Pro Bowl
5x All Pro
2000s All Decade Team
203 Career Reg. Games
63 Career Reg. Sacks
4 Career Reg. Defensive Touchdowns
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Geno Atkins (2010-20)
University of Georgia
2010 Draft Pick #120 (Round 4)
Cincinnati Bengals
8x Pro Bowl
2x All Pro #1
1x All Pro #2
2010s All Decade Team
161 Career Reg. Games
75.5 Career Reg. Sacks