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Greatest Buckeye Defensive Lineman

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Greatest Buckeye Defensive Lineman

  • Will Smith

    Votes: 7 7.3%

  • Jim Stillwagon

    Votes: 44 45.8%

  • Mike Vrabel

    Votes: 8 8.3%

  • "Big Daddy" Dan Wilkinson

    Votes: 21 21.9%

  • Bill Willis

    Votes: 15 15.6%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Total voters
    96
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LordJeffBuck

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Will Smith: All American (2003); national championship (2002)
Jim Stillwagon: All American (1969, 1970); Lombardi Award (1970); Outland Trophy (1970); national championship (1968, 1970); Super Soph
Mike Vrabel: All American (1995, 1996); career leader in sacks (36)
"Big Daddy" Dan Wilkinson: All American (1993); #1 selection in NFL draft (1994)
Bill Willis: All American (1943, 1944); national championship (1942); civilian national championship (1944)
 
It's Stillwagon, and I'm surprised the vote is this close honestly. But I thought about going with Will Smith, not for what he did alone, but for being a part of the best defensive line that I have ever seen a college football team have. That line in 2002 was amazing. That line won us quite a few games on their own, including the last two.
 
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JXC;2015861; said:
It's Stillwagon, and I'm surprised the vote is this close honestly. But I thought about going with Will Smith, not for what he did alone, but for being a part of the best defensive line that I have ever seen a college football team have. That line in 2002 was amazing. That line won us quite a few games on their own, including the last two.
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Buckeneye;2016037; said:
No love for Wilkinson?
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Unmatched in terms of physical dominance, but his technique was less than perfect according to those who know about such things. This affected him in the NFL, but in the college ranks there was no one who could match him physically.

Stillwagon had physical dominance AND technique.
 
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If John Simon stays for his Sr. season and has a 75 tackle/20TFL/10 sack season, he can then be "mentioned" on this list.................That's how good these guys are/were.

I voted for Big Daddy but Vrable was a freak pass-rusher.

I've never seen Stillwagen.
 
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