Bow before your gods of football.

Behold the Pyramid of Left 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 LEFT DEFENSIVE TACKLES

#1

Aaron Donald (2014-Present)

Aaron Donald (2014-Present)
(“The Terminator”)
University of Pittsburgh
2014 Draft Pick #13 (Round 1)
St. Louis Rams (2014-15)
Los Angeles Rams (2016-Present)
1x Super Bowl Champion
9x Pro Bowl
7x All Pro
3x Defensive Player of the Year
2010s All Decade Team
149 Career Reg. Games…
108.5 Career Reg. Sacks…
24 Career Reg. Forced Fumbles…

#2

Art Donovan | Leo Nomellini | Merlin Olsen | Joe Greene

Art Donovan (1950-61)
(“Fatso”)
Boston College
1947 Draft Pick #204 (Round 22)
Baltimore Colts (1950)
New York Yanks (1951)
Dallas Texans (1952)
Baltimore Colts (1953-61)
2x NFL Champion
5x Pro Bowl
4x All Pro #1
2x All Pro #2
1950s All Decade Team
138 Career Reg. Games
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Leo Nomellini (1950-63)
University of Minnesota
1950 Draft Pick #11 (Round 1)
San Francisco 49ers
10x Pro Bowl
6x All Pro #1
3x All Pro #2
1950s All Decade Team
174 Career Reg. Games
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Merlin Olsen (1962-76)
Utah State University
1962 Draft Pick #3 (NFL), 1962 Draft Pick #2 (AFL)
Los Angeles Rams
14x Pro Bowl
5x All Pro #1
5x All Pro #2
1960s All Decade Team
1970s All Decade Team
208 Career Reg. Games
91 Career Reg. Sacks
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Joe Greene (1969-81)
(“Mean Joe”)
North Texas State University
1969 Draft Pick #4 (Round 1)
Pittsburgh Steelers
4x Super Bowl Champion
10x Pro Bowl
4x All Pro #1
4x All Pro #2
2x Defensive Player of the Year
1970s All Decade Team
181 Career Reg. Games
77.5 Career Reg. Sacks
16 Career Reg. Forced Fumbles

#3

Arnie Weinmeister | Alex Karras | Curley Culp | Bryant Young | Vince Wilfork

Arnie Weinmeister (1948-53)
University of Washington
1945 Draft Pick #166 (Round 17)
New York Yankees (1948-49)
New York Giants (1950-53)
4x Pro Bowl
5x All Pro
65 Career Reg. Games
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Alex Karras (1958-62, 1964-70)
(“The Mad Duck”)
University of Iowa
1958 Draft Pick #10 (Round 1)
Detroit Lions
4x Pro Bowl
3x All Pro #1
6x All Pro #2
1960s All Decade Team
161 Career Reg. Games
100 Career Reg. Sacks
18 Career Reg. Fumble Recoveries
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Curley Culp (1968-81)
Arizona State University
1968 Draft Pick #31 (Round 2)
Kansas City Chiefs (1968-74)
Houston Oilers (1974-1980)
Detroit Lions (1980-81)
1x AFL Champion
1x Super Bowl Champion
6x Pro Bowl
1x All Pro #1
4x All Pro #2
179 Career Reg. Games
68.5 Career Reg. Sacks
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Bryant Young (1994-2007)
Notre Dame University
1994 Draft Pick #7 (Round 1)
San Francisco 49ers
1x Super Bowl Champion
4x Pro Bowl
1x All Pro #1
3x All Pro #2
Comeback Player of the Year
1990s All Decade Team
208 Career Reg. Games
89.5 Career Reg. Sacks
519 Career Reg. Solo Tackles
627 Career Reg. Combined Tackles
3 Career Reg. Safeties
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Vince Wilfork (2004-16)
University of Miami
2004 Draft Pick #24 (Round 1)
New England Patriots (2004-14)
Houston Texans (2015-16)
2x Super Bowl Champion
5x Pro Bowl
1x All Pro #1
3x All Pro #2
189 Career Reg. Games
367 Career Reg. Solo Tackles
560 Career Reg. Combined Tackles