All Earle Era Defense - Front Seven (DL & LB) (Poll)

[Muck]

Now that the All Tressel Era Polls are up and running, it's time to start working our way back....

So on to Round III: The All Earle "the pearl" Team Poll

I've listed all of the starters from the beginning of the season during his tenure. I've also added any awards they received during their playing time and where they were drafted by the NFL.

There are too many players to list the entire defense in a single poll so I've split it into two groups...the Front Seven & The Backfield (+ Specialists).

This poll is for the Front Seven (DE, DT & LB)) players:

Since Coach Bruce ran a defense that is closer to a 3-4 than a typical 4-3 the vote will be slightly different this time around.

This time vote for the following:

Three Down Linemen
Four Linebackers Total
(Inside & Outside combined, mix them up how you see fit)

That means you should cast a total of seven votes.

Some players are listed at multiple positions due to being starters at different spots during their careers.

Players are listed alphabetically by last name.

Players who only spent one year under Coach Bruce are NOT included (so no Jim Laughlin, Mike Guess or Ken Fritz). That same criteria is in place for the other eras as well.

So without further adieu, the nominees:


Down Linemen:

Henry Brown: 10th Round Draft Pick (277)

Ken Coleman: 2 Year Starter

Dave Crecelius: 2 Year Starter

Jerome Foster: 4 Year Starter - 5th Round Draft Pick (139)
Ohio State All Century Team
2x All Big10
Team Captain

#14 Total Tackles, Career (290)
#7 Tackles For Loss, Career (43)

Tony Giuliani:

Luther Henson: 2 Year Starter (1 Offense ? 1 Defense)

Ray Holliman:

Darryl Lee: 2 Year Starter

Derek MacCready: 9th Round Draft Pick (226)

Nick Miller:

Dave Morrill: 2 Year Starter

Spencer Nelms: 2 Year Starter

Fred Ridder: 2 Year Starter

Chris Riehm: 3 Year Starter

Mike Showalter:

Mark Sullivan:

Mike Sullivan: 2 Year Starter
Team Captain



Outside Linebacker:

Curt Curtis: 2 Year Starter

Mike D'Andrea:

Keith Ferguson: 2 Year Starter - 5th Round Draft Pick (131)
Team Captain

#21 Tackles For Loss, Season (13)

Anthony Griggs: 4th Round Draft Pick (105)

Dennis Hueston:

Thomas ?Pepper? Johnson: 2 Year Starter - 2nd Round Draft Pick (51)
All American
2x All Big10
2x Team Captain
Ohio State All Century Team
Varsity O Hall Of Fame

#3 & 16 Total Tackles, Season (141 & 140)
#6 Total Tackles, Career (379)
#9 Solo Tackles, Career (190)

Eric Kumerow: 3 Year Starter - 1st Round Draft Pick (16)
Big 10 Defensive Lineman Of The Year
2x All Big10
Team Captain

#16 Tackles For Loss, Season (15)
#14 QB Sacks, Season (8)
#4 QB Sacks, Career (23)

Byron Lee: 3 Year Starter - 7th Round Draft Pick (176)

Orlando Lowry:

Michael McCray: 3 Year Starter
Team Captain

Rowland Tatum: 2 Year Starter - 6th Round Draft Pick (165)
All Big10
Team Captain

#5 Total Tackles, Season (156)

Al Washington: 3 Year Starter ? 4th Round Draft Pick (86)

#7 Total Tackles, Career (345)



Inside Linebacker:

Clark Backus:

Glenn Cobb: 2 Year Starter
Team Captain

#12 Total Tackles, Season (143)
#9 Total Tackles, Career (336)

Orlando Craig:

Thomas ?Pepper? Johnson: 2 Year Starter - 2nd Round Draft Pick (51)
All American
2x All Big10
2x Team Captain
Ohio State All Century Team
Varsity O Hall Of Fame

#3 & 16 Total Tackles, Season (141 & 140)
#6 Total Tackles, Career (379)
#9 Solo Tackles, Career (190)

Mike Kee:

Larry Kolic: - 7th Round Draft Pick (193)

Byron Lee: 3 Year Starter - 7th Round Draft Pick (176)

Scott Leach: 9th Round Draft Pick (234)

Marcus Marek: 4 Year Starter
All American
3x All Big10
Ohio State All Century Team
Varsity O Hall Of Fame

#11 Total Tackles, Game (21)
#3, #8 & #16 Total Tackles, Season (178, 148 & 140)
#1 Total Tackles, Career (572)
#3 Solo Tackles, Career (256)

Chris Spielman: 4 Year Starter - 2nd Round Draft Pick (29)
Vince Lombardi Award
2x All American
3x All Big10
Team MVP
Team Captain
Ohio State All Century Team
Varsity O Hall Of Fame

#1 & #8 Total Tackles, Game (29 & 22)
#2, #5 & #16 Total Tackles, Season (205, 156, 140)
#2 Total Tackles, Career (569)
#1 Solo Tackles, Season (105)
#1 Solo Tackles, Career (283)
#5 Interception Yards, Season (118)

John Sullivan:

Rowland Tatum: 2 Year Starter - 6th Round Draft Pick (165)
All Big10
Team Captain

#5 Total Tackles, Season (156)

Al Washington: 3 Year Starter - 4th Round Draft Pick (86)

#7 Total Tackles, Career (345)

 

[Muck]

FYI To keep the clutter down I've created a Master Thread for discussion of all the various coach's "consensus" polls.


Don't forget to vote in all the other polls!


(You can find links to them in the master thread linked above)

 

[Muck]

I actually cheated a bit in my voting.

I voted for 5 LB & 2 DL (I'll just make Kumerow play with his hand down all the time).