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2. MIKE VRABEL, 1995
Appearing for the third and final time on this list, Mike Vrabel's junior season is the best of his career. Vrabel averaged two tackles behind the line of scrimmage per game (No. 1), a chaos factor of 0.462 (No. 2), and one sack per game (No. 3).
Vrabel was named the conference's Lineman of the Year following the 1995 season. He was inducted into the Ohio State Hall of Fame in 2012.
3. MIKE VRABEL, 1994
Playing next to Matt Finkes, Vrabel's sophomore year is one of the most underrated seasons in program history. His 1994 season saw him average nearly one sack per game in addition to the best tackles per game mark of his career.
The Cuyahoga Falls native was showing just a preview of his career in his first year as a starter, saving his best for the years to come.
6. MIKE VRABEL, 1996
By his senior season, Vrabel was already a household name in the Big Ten. The Ohio native continued to exceed expectations in his final year in Columbus, averaging the fifth most tackles for loss per game in program history.
Vrabel was named the Big Ten's top defensive lineman following his senior campaign, becoming just the second player to ever win the award twice. He was named to Ohio State's All-Century Team in 2000 and is the program's leader in career sacks.
Just sayin': Some people may have forgotten (or are too young and just never knew) just how good Mike Vrabel was. He and Matt Finkes were quite a pair back of DEs in the mid 90s; put Luke Fickell at DT and it was really a formidable DL.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team
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