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The Top Ranked Defensive Backs of the 1970s
Notes: Players are listed only by the position they played the most.
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Ken Houston | 19 |
| 2 | Roger Wehrli | 23 |
| 3 | Cliff Harris | 26 |
| 4 | Paul Krause | 37 |
| 5 | Jake E. Scott | 38 |
| 6 | Jimmy Johnson | 51 |
| 7 | Emmitt Thomas | 58 |
| 8 | Willie Brown | 62 |
| 9 | Mike Haynes | 67 |
| 10 | Mel Blount | 70 |
| 11 | Lemar Parrish | 71 |
| 12 | Bill Thompson | 75 |
| 13 | Dick Anderson | 76 |
| 14 | Mel Renfro | 83 |
| 15 | Robert James | 97 |
| 16 | Mike Wagner | 106 |
| 17 | Jack Tatum | 117 |
| 18 | Thom Darden | 140 |
| 19 | Rolland Lawrence | 142 |
| 20 | Ken Ellis | 160 |
| 21 | Tony Greene | 164 |
| 22 | Tommy Casanova | 180 |
| 23 | Dave Elmendorf | 181 |
| 24 | Charlie Waters | 184 |
| 25 | Bobby Bryant | 187 |
| 26 | Bill Simpson | 191 |
| 27 | Ray M. Brown | 220 |
| 28 | Willie Buchanon | 222 |
| 29 | Ken Riley | 227 |
| 30 | Joe Lavender | 228 |
| 31 | Glen Edwards | 231 |
| 32 | George Atkinson | 247 |
| 33 | Mike Bass | 249 |
| 34 | Nate Wright | 250 |
| 35 | Pat Fischer | 251 |
| 36 | Lem Barney | 257 |
| 37 | Mike Sensibaugh | 258 |
| 38 | Louis Wright | 267 |
| 39 | Clarence R. Scott | 268 |
| 40 | Bill Bradley | 290 |
| 41 | Tom Myers | 295 |
| 42 | Tom Hayes | 318 |
| 43 | Levi Johnson | 328 |
| 44 | Bruce Taylor | 331 |
| 45 | Zeke Moore | 333 |
| 46 | Johnnie Gray | 340 |
| 47 | Tim Foley | 346 |
| 48 | John Sanders | 352 |
| 49 | Rick Volk | 389 |
| 50 | Ron Bolton | 391 |
| 51 | Burgess Owens | 403 |
| 52 | Charlie Stukes | 412 |
| 53 | Dave Brown | 415 |
| 54 | John Rowser | 439 |
| 55 | Gary Barbaro | 440 |
| 56 | Jerry Logan | 444 |
| 57 | Ken Reaves | 447 |
| 58 | Spider Lockhart | 448 |
| 59 | Cornell Green | 452 |
| 60 | Bob Howard | 462 |
| 61 | Mario Clark | 471 |
| 62 | Norm Thompson | 477 |
| 63 | Mike Fuller | 486 |
| 64 | Dick Jauron | 516 |
| 65 | Allan Ellis | 528 |
| 66 | Al Matthews | 531 |
| 67 | Jeris White | 532 |
| 68 | Dwight Harrison | 541 |
| 69 | Jim Marsalis | 545 |
| 70 | Steve Preece | 548 |
| 71 | Craig Clemons | 549 |
| 72 | Johnny Robinson | 564 |
| 73 | Jim Kearney | 580 |
| 74 | Curtis Johnson | 585 |
| 75 | Larry Wilson | 593 |
| 76 | Bruce Laird | 595 |
| 77 | Brig Owens | 602 |
| 78 | Willie Williams | 607 |
| 79 | J.T. Thomas (1951) | 614 |
| 80 | Willie Alexander | 621 |
| 81 | Mike Reinfeldt | 630 |
| 82 | Lyle Blackwood | 631 |
| 83 | Mike H. Williams | 633 |
| 84 | Pete Athas | 635 |
| 85 | John Outlaw | 642 |
| 86 | Prentice McCray | 651 |
| 87 | Chuck Crist | 652 |
| 88 | Herman Edwards | 653 |
| 89 | Ray Easterling | 656 |
| 90 | Bernard Jackson | 680 |
| 91 | Monte Jackson | 688 |
| 92 | Randy Logan | 695 |
| 93 | Skip Thomas | 696 |
| 94 | Earlie Thomas | 709 |
| 95 | Tim Fox | 721 |
| 96 | Ken Stone | 723 |
| 97 | Donnie Shell | 728 |
| 98 | Steve J. Foley | 737 |
| 99 | Charlie West | 740 |
| 100 | Eddie McMillan | 751 |
| 101 | Jim W. Hill | 756 |
| 102 | Chris Fletcher | 775 |
| 103 | Mel Phillips | 787 |
| 104 | Steve Luke | 788 |
| 105 | Dick LeBeau | 813 |
| 106 | Ernie Jackson | 816 |
| 107 | Willie Wood | 824 |
| 108 | Gary Fencik | 831 |
| 109 | Doug Plank | 833 |
| 110 | Jeff R. Wright | 839 |
| 111 | Charlie Ford | 842 |
| 112 | Bryant Salter | 847 |
| 113 | Neal Craig | 861 |
| 114 | Tim Gray | 867 |
| 115 | Terry Schmidt | 880 |
| 116 | Rick Byas | 884 |
| 117 | Virgil Livers | 891 |
| 118 | Nelson Munsey | 900 |
| 119 | Charlie Greer | 908 |
| 120 | Mike Weger | 926 |
| 121 | Leroy Mitchell | 932 |
| 122 | Joe Beauchamp | 934 |
| 123 | Clarence Duren | 937 |
| 124 | Benny Barnes | 939 |
| 125 | Lloyd Mumphord | 948 |
| 126 | Ron Smith | 950 |
| 127 | Nemiah Wilson | 972 |
| 128 | Joe Taylor | 980 |
| 129 | Delles Howell | 983 |
| 130 | Norris Thomas | 1004 |
| 131 | Jackie Wallace | 1006 |
| 132 | Bobby Jackson | 1010 |
| 133 | Calvin Jones | 1062 |
| 134 | Jim Nettles | 1075 |
| 135 | Mike C. McCoy | 1081 |
| 136 | Mike Washington | 1087 |
| 137 | Ben Davis | 1089 |
| 138 | Terry Jackson | 1102 |
| 139 | James Hunter | 1109 |
| 140 | Kent McCloughan | 1113 |
| 141 | Dave Grayson | 1124 |
| 142 | Clarence Ellis | 1126 |
| 143 | Jimmy Allen | 1131 |
| 144 | Autry Beamon | 1136 |
| 145 | Luther Bradley | 1146 |
| 146 | Doug Wyatt | 1162 |
| 147 | Walt Sumner | 1166 |
| 148 | Frank Reed | 1167 |
| 149 | Oliver Davis | 1172 |
| 150 | Jim Tolbert | 1182 |
| 151 | Miller Farr | 1185 |
| 152 | Charlie Babb | 1199 |
| 153 | Mark Cotney | 1204 |
| 154 | Richie Petitbon | 1223 |
| 155 | Garry Lyle | 1225 |
| 156 | Lester Hayes | 1226 |
| 157 | Steve Tannen | 1230 |
| 158 | Hugo Hollas | 1231 |
| 159 | Shafer Suggs | 1236 |
| 160 | Marvin Cobb | 1237 |
| 161 | Gary Green | 1241 |
| 162 | Bob Atkins | 1245 |
| 163 | Charlie Phillips | 1260 |
| 164 | Ralph McGill | 1261 |
| 165 | Steve Freeman | 1272 |
| 166 | Clyde Powers | 1286 |
| 167 | Cedric Brown | 1288 |
| 168 | John Mallory | 1290 |
| 169 | Rickie Harris | 1292 |
| 170 | Erich Barnes | 1298 |
| 171 | Gerard Williams | 1299 |
| 172 | Van Green | 1303 |
| 173 | Nate S. Allen | 1333 |
| 174 | Kermit Alexander | 1343 |
| 175 | Doug Jones | 1344 |
| 176 | W.K. Hicks | 1350 |
| 177 | Phil Wise | 1354 |
| 178 | Mark Washington | 1355 |
| 179 | Leroy Keyes | 1360 |
| 180 | Herb Adderley | 1368 |
| 181 | Karl Kassulke | 1380 |
| 182 | Raymond Clayborn | 1381 |
| 183 | Pat Thomas | 1386 |
| 184 | Al Nelson | 1397 |
| 185 | Perry Smith | 1401 |
| 186 | Tony Peters | 1408 |
| 187 | John Pitts | 1415 |
| 188 | Rosey Taylor | 1417 |
| 189 | Nate Ramsey | 1425 |
| 190 | Neal Colzie | 1436 |
| 191 | Kerry Reardon | 1437 |
| 192 | Aaron Kyle | 1438 |
| 193 | Windlan Hall | 1458 |
| 194 | Ed Taylor | 1459 |
| 195 | Mo Spencer | 1461 |
| 196 | Gerald Small | 1478 |
| 197 | Ed Sharockman | 1483 |
| 198 | Gene Howard | 1484 |
| 199 | Paul Martha | 1490 |
| 200 | Rod Perry | 1506 |
| 201 | Johnny Peacock | 1508 |
| 202 | Ernie Kellermann | 1517 |
| 203 | Bivian Lee | 1520 |
| 204 | Rich Sowells | 1525 |
| 205 | Richmond Flowers | 1532 |
| 206 | Terry Brown | 1539 |
| 207 | Carl Allen | 1544 |
| 208 | Johnny Fuller | 1601 |
| 209 | Jim Stienke | 1606 |
| 210 | Greg Stemrick | 1607 |
| 211 | Larry Carwell | 1617 |
| 212 | Ray Oldham | 1621 |
| 213 | Jack Mildren | 1639 |
| 214 | Al Clark | 1678 |
| 215 | Tom Longo | 1690 |
| 216 | Jeff Severson | 1703 |
| 217 | Maurice Tyler | 1708 |
| 218 | Doug Hart | 1709 |
| 219 | Randy Hughes | 1743 |
| 220 | Doug Nettles | 1744 |
| 221 | Dee Martin | 1754 |
| 222 | Fletcher Smith | 1761 |
| 223 | Ralph Anderson | 1770 |
| 224 | Tom Hannon | 1778 |
| 225 | Sandy Durko | 1785 |
| 226 | Clarence Chapman | 1809 |
| 227 | Lenny Dunlap | 1816 |
| 228 | C.L. Whittington | 1819 |
| 229 | Charles Romes | 1837 |
| 230 | Tony Leonard | 1843 |
| 231 | Cornell Webster | 1844 |
| 232 | Gus Hollomon | 1851 |
| 233 | John Charles | 1878 |
| 234 | Eddie Brown (1952) | 1896 |
| 235 | Rudy Redmond | 1899 |
| 236 | Alvin Wyatt | 1912 |
| 237 | Tim Collier | 1917 |
| 238 | Pete Richardson | 1924 |
| 239 | J.C. Wilson | 1950 |
| 240 | Ron Johnson | 1951 |
| 241 | Hal Stringert | 1952 |
| 242 | Larry Braziel | 1984 |
| 243 | Benny Johnson | 1992 |
| 244 | Chris Farasopoulos | 1997 |
| 245 | Jerry Moore | 1998 |
| 246 | George Hoey | 2024 |
| 247 | Nolan Cromwell | 2028 |
| 248 | Don Webb | 2040 |
| 249 | Lee Calland | 2044 |
| 250 | Jimmy Warren | 2051 |
| 251 | Brenard Wilson | 2057 |
| 252 | Curtis Jordan | 2134 |
| 253 | Bob Jeter | 2139 |
| 254 | Tommy Maxwell | 2148 |
| 255 | Roscoe Word | 2149 |
| 256 | Johnny Lynn | 2156 |
| 257 | Al A. Johnson | 2167 |
| 258 | Ernie Jones (DB) | 2168 |
| 259 | Vernon Perry | 2180 |
| 260 | Ted Vactor | 2210 |
| 261 | John Harris | 2220 |
| 262 | Butch Byrd | 2240 |
| 263 | Cornell Gordon | 2271 |
| 264 | Ed Jones | 2274 |
| 265 | Mike Simpson | 2281 |
| 266 | Clancy Williams | 2284 |
| 267 | Mike Howell | 2286 |
| 268 | Clarence Scott | 2290 |
| 269 | Tony Dungy | 2308 |
| 270 | Willie Germany | 2310 |
| 271 | Dwayne Crump | 2313 |
| 272 | Bill Currier | 2315 |
| 273 | Ken Greene | 2319 |
| 274 | Daryl Johnson | 2356 |
| 275 | Tom McCauley | 2363 |
| 276 | Charlie V. Hall | 2372 |
| 277 | Cliff Brooks | 2377 |
| 278 | Al Randolph | 2383 |
| 279 | Rolly Woolsey | 2389 |
| 280 | Tom Pridemore | 2391 |
| 281 | Larry Marshall | 2393 |
| 282 | Henry J. Williams | 2406 |
| 283 | Danny Reece | 2416 |
| 284 | Artimus Parker | 2418 |
| 285 | Chuck Detwiler | 2423 |
| 286 | Bobby D. Brooks | 2424 |
| 287 | Sam C. Williams | 2434 |
| 288 | Walt Williams | 2441 |
| 289 | Eddie Lewis | 2447 |
| 290 | Louis Breeden | 2448 |
| 291 | Otto Brown | 2459 |
| 292 | Keith Moody | 2463 |
| 293 | Chuck Beatty | 2464 |
| 294 | Scott Perry | 2482 |
| 295 | Mike Davis | 2487 |
| 296 | Mark H. Murphy | 2504 |
| 297 | Randy Montgomery | 2514 |
| 298 | Speedy Duncan | 2520 |
| 299 | Dick Daniels | 2523 |
| 300 | Eddie Meador | 2524 |
| 301 | Phil Clark | 2527 |
| 302 | Jerome Dove | 2531 |
| 303 | Estus Hood | 2547 |
| 304 | Scott Eaton | 2549 |
| 305 | Lee Nelson | 2552 |
| 306 | John Dockery | 2564 |
| 307 | Rex Kern | 2570 |
| 308 | Charles Cornelius | 2573 |
| 309 | Vern Roberson | 2591 |
| 310 | Pete Shaw | 2592 |
| 311 | Bill Bryant | 2601 |
| 312 | Dale Hackbart | 2608 |
| 313 | Joe Blahak | 2609 |
| 314 | Joe Scarpati | 2613 |
| 315 | Ray Jones | 2618 |
| 316 | Doug Beaudoin | 2627 |
| 317 | Keith Simpson | 2643 |
| 318 | Wayne Rasmussen | 2644 |
| 319 | Bruce Rhodes | 2655 |
| 320 | Lonnie Hepburn | 2661 |
| 321 | Tom Vaughn | 2662 |
| 322 | Bill Knox | 2671 |
| 323 | Tony Plummer | 2682 |
| 324 | Ike Thomas | 2683 |
| 325 | Danny Colbert | 2713 |
| 326 | Jim Duncan | 2734 |
| 327 | George Saimes | 2743 |
| 328 | Reggie Pinkney | 2751 |
| 329 | Tim Baylor | 2754 |
| 330 | Eldridge Small | 2755 |
| 331 | Beasley Reece | 2759 |
| 332 | Melvin Morgan | 2762 |
| 333 | Ken Schroy | 2763 |
| 334 | Honor Jackson | 2764 |
| 335 | Jim Thrower | 2772 |
| 336 | Steve Wagner | 2773 |
| 337 | Jon Jaqua | 2786 |
| 338 | Bob Jones | 2805 |
| 339 | Alvin Haymond | 2806 |
| 340 | John Turner | 2808 |
| 341 | Jeff Nixon | 2822 |
| 342 | Al Coleman | 2833 |
| 343 | Ken Dyer | 2840 |
| 344 | Dick Conn | 2844 |
| 345 | Randy Poltl | 2849 |
| 346 | Eric Felton | 2863 |
| 347 | M.L. Carter | 2879 |
| 348 | Len Walterscheid | 2885 |
| 349 | Larry Mallory | 2888 |
| 350 | Joe Green | 2893 |
| 351 | John Sciarra | 2894 |
| 352 | Jackie Allen | 2895 |
| 353 | Al Lavan | 2900 |
| 354 | Randy Beverly | 2916 |
| 355 | Dwayne O'Steen | 2922 |
| 356 | Chuck Latourette | 2933 |
| 357 | Bobby Williams | 2948 |
| 358 | Bennie McRae | 2957 |
| 359 | Rondy Colbert | 2962 |
| 360 | Ricky Davis | 2979 |
| 361 | Elijah Nevett | 2983 |
| 362 | Dennis Thurman | 2991 |
| 363 | Jerry Stovall | 2992 |
| 364 | Billy Hardee | 2997 |
| 365 | Bob Jury | 3023 |
| 366 | Clancy Oliver | 3024 |
| 367 | Tom Janik | 3029 |
| 368 | Don Dufek | 3030 |
| 369 | Norm Hodgins | 3039 |
| 370 | Ron Medved | 3040 |
| 371 | Ray Griffin | 3046 |
| 372 | Billy Walik | 3047 |
| 373 | Ceasar Belser | 3049 |
| 374 | Billie Hayes | 3052 |
| 375 | Kerry Justin | 3061 |
| 376 | Mike Freeman | 3068 |
| 377 | David Hadley | 3072 |
| 378 | Odis McKinney | 3075 |
| 379 | Mike Burns | 3078 |
| 380 | Carter Hartwig | 3085 |
| 381 | Mike Spivey | 3090 |
| 382 | Kurt Knoff | 3093 |
| 383 | Donnie Walker | 3094 |
| 384 | Nesby Glasgow | 3104 |
| 385 | Rick Sanford | 3105 |
| 386 | Don Martin | 3120 |
| 387 | Reggie Berry | 3132 |
| 388 | Bob Petrella | 3134 |
| 389 | Tim Moresco | 3145 |
| 390 | Ocie Austin | 3150 |
| 391 | Tom Curtis | 3156 |
| 392 | Eric Johnson (1952) | 3157 |
| 393 | David Gray | 3163 |
| 394 | Don Schwartz | 3166 |
| 395 | Rocky Turner | 3176 |
| 396 | Jim Massey | 3177 |
| 397 | Larry Anderson | 3181 |
| 398 | Jim Browner | 3183 |
| 399 | Bill Rademacher | 3192 |
| 400 | Ron Gardin | 3199 |
| 401 | Don Harris | 3201 |
| 402 | Willie Mitchell | 3207 |
| 403 | Larry Willingham | 3231 |
| 404 | Tom Moriarty | 3232 |
| 405 | Henry Stuckey | 3233 |
| 406 | Aaron Mitchell | 3236 |
| 407 | Preston Anderson | 3250 |
| 408 | Tim Rudnick | 3251 |
| 409 | Doug Greene | 3265 |
| 410 | Alan Caldwell | 3268 |
| 411 | Jerry Anderson | 3272 |
| 412 | Rufus Bess | 3275 |
| 413 | Vaughn Lusby | 3277 |
| 414 | Art McMahon | 3290 |
| 415 | Wentford Gaines | 3293 |
| 416 | Pete Jaquess | 3295 |
| 417 | Frank Oliver | 3300 |
| 418 | Kenny Graham | 3304 |
| 419 | Dennis Meyer | 3310 |
| 420 | Tim Beamer | 3316 |
| 421 | Freddie Summers | 3328 |
| 422 | Reynaud Moore | 3337 |
| 423 | Dave Mason | 3344 |
| 424 | Kenny Parker | 3346 |
| 425 | Mike Battle | 3349 |
| 426 | Craig Cassady | 3353 |
| 427 | Roger Williams | 3355 |
| 428 | Chris Pane | 3357 |
| 429 | Randy Hall | 3372 |
| 430 | Mike Fink | 3376 |
| 431 | Tommy Campbell | 3377 |
| 432 | Eric Washington | 3380 |
| 433 | Ricky Odom | 3390 |
| 434 | Bill Cahill | 3393 |
| 435 | Mark Mitchell | 3394 |
| 436 | Ricky Wesson | 3396 |
| 437 | Dwayne Woodruff | 3397 |
| 438 | Mike Kozlowski | 3401 |
| 439 | Brian Herosian | 3418 |
| 440 | Willie Osley | 3423 |
| 441 | Robert Giblin | 3425 |
| 442 | Spencer Thomas | 3431 |
| 443 | Howard Sampson | 3436 |
| 444 | Clinton Burrell | 3437 |
| 445 | Fred Barry | 3439 |
| 446 | Gerald Jackson | 3440 |
| 447 | Keith Nord | 3441 |
| 448 | Larry Eaglin | 3443 |
| 449 | Perry Pruett | 3445 |
| 450 | Ray Waddy | 3446 |
| 451 | Richard Blackmore | 3448 |
| 452 | Scott Burk | 3449 |
| 453 | Barry Hill | 3450 |
| 454 | Durwood Keeton | 3455 |
| 455 | Leon Garror | 3457 |
| 456 | Ron Mabra | 3459 |
| 457 | Butch Davis | 3462 |
| 458 | Marion Reeves | 3465 |
| 459 | Tommy Pharr | 3468 |
| 460 | William Anderson | 3469 |
| 461 | Hurles Scales | 3470 |
| 462 | Stan Black | 3484 |
| 463 | Tommy Marvaso | 3485 |
| 464 | Randy Rich | 3486 |
| 465 | William Cesare | 3497 |
| 466 | Larry Shears | 3500 |
| 467 | Hise Austin | 3506 |
| 468 | Donald Dykes | 3510 |
| 469 | Maurice Harvey | 3511 |
| 470 | Sidney Brown | 3513 |
| 471 | Steve Taylor | 3514 |
| 472 | Wonder Monds | 3515 |
| 473 | Charlie Potts | 3522 |
| 474 | Lee Harden | 3525 |
| 475 | Nate Shaw | 3526 |
| 476 | Terry Randolph | 3527 |
| 477 | Bobby Majors | 3529 |
| 478 | Earl Douthitt | 3530 |
| 479 | Bill West | 3538 |
| 480 | Carl Capria | 3539 |
| 481 | Leroy Howard | 3548 |
| 482 | Royce McKinney | 3551 |
| 483 | Bob Glazebrook | 3552 |
| 484 | Don Bessillieu | 3558 |
| 485 | Horace Perkins | 3560 |
| 486 | Lawrence Johnson | 3561 |
| 487 | Bob Prout | 3567 |
| 488 | Dean Brown | 3568 |
| 489 | Booker Edgerson | 3574 |
| 490 | Bill Craven | 3586 |
| 491 | John Guillory | 3589 |
| 492 | Ted Bachman | 3590 |
| 493 | Ted Provost | 3591 |
| 494 | Bill Drake | 3593 |
| 495 | Jack Smith | 3597 |
| 496 | Doug Long | 3602 |
| 497 | Rudy Holmes | 3605 |
| 498 | Tom London | 3608 |
| 499 | Ervin Hunt | 3619 |
| 500 | Jerry Davis (1951) | 3620 |
| 501 | Jimmy DeRatt | 3621 |
| 502 | Sid Justin | 3629 |
| 503 | Jimmy Stewart | 3630 |
| 504 | Cecil Leonard | 3631 |
| 505 | Al Latimer | 3634 |
| 506 | Bob Kroll | 3635 |
| 507 | Bruce Threadgill | 3636 |
| 508 | Reggie Grant | 3638 |
| 509 | Brent Sexton | 3647 |
| 510 | Scott Stringer | 3649 |
| 511 | Walter Packer | 3650 |
| 512 | Marvin Switzer | 3653 |
| 513 | Wylie Turner | 3655 |
| 514 | Glenn Blackwood | 3660 |
| 515 | Dwight Hicks | 3662 |
| 516 | Wade Bosarge | 3669 |
| 517 | Nat Terry | 3673 |
| 518 | Reggie Pierson | 3676 |
| 519 | Ted Burgmeier | 3678 |
| 520 | Herb Christopher | 3682 |
| 521 | Steve L. Jackson | 3689 |
| 522 | Larry Riley | 3693 |
| 523 | Charles Williams | 3694 |
| 524 | Jerry L. Reese | 3695 |
| 525 | Dave Parkin | 3698 |
| 526 | Ivory Sully | 3704 |
| 527 | Steve Henry | 3705 |
| 528 | Henry Monroe | 3717 |
| 529 | Ricky Ray | 3718 |
| 530 | Charles Jefferson | 3722 |
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