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The Top Ranked College Football Defensive Backs of the 1970s
Notes: Ranking Explanations
| Rnk | Athlete | College |
| 1 | Jack Tatum | Ohio St. |
| 2 | Dennis Thurman | USC |
| 3 | Johnnie Johnson | Texas |
| 4 | Kenny Easley | UCLA |
| 5 | Pat Thomas | Texas A&M |
| 6 | Dave Brown | Michigan |
| 7 | Robert Popelka | SMU |
| 8 | Zac Henderson | Oklahoma |
| 9 | Bill Armstrong | Wake Forest |
| 10 | Bob Jury | Pitt |
| 11 | Brad Van Pelt | Michigan St. |
| 12 | Clarence Ellis | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Jeff Nixon | Richmond |
| 14 | John Provost | Holy Cross |
| 15 | Bobby Majors | Tennessee |
| 16 | Tommy Casanova | LSU |
| 17 | Artimus Parker | USC |
| 18 | Calvin Jones | Washington |
| 19 | Chet Moeller | Navy |
| 20 | Dave Elmendorf | Texas A&M |
| 21 | Gary Green | Baylor |
| 22 | Jimmy Allen | UCLA |
| 23 | Mark Haynes | Colorado |
| 24 | Mike Haynes | Arizona St. |
| 25 | Mike Townsend | Notre Dame |
| 26 | Tom Myers | Syracuse |
| 27 | Randy Rhino | Georgia Tech |
| 28 | Lovie Smith | Tulsa |
| 29 | Jim Bolding | East Carolina |
| 30 | Lester Hayes | Texas A&M |
| 31 | Luther Bradley | Notre Dame |
| 32 | Charles Williams | Jackson St. |
| 33 | Derrick Hatchett | Texas |
| 34 | Dick Adams | Miami |
| 35 | Dwight Hicks | Michgan |
| 36 | Ernie Jackson | Duke |
| 37 | Jeff Delaney | Pitt |
| 38 | Jimmy Stewart | Tulsa |
| 39 | Joe Blahak | Nebraska |
| 40 | Mike Sensibaugh | Ohio St. |
| 41 | Neal Colzie | Ohio St. |
| 42 | Norm Thompson | Utah |
| 43 | Pete Harris | Penn St. |
| 44 | Randy Hughes | Oklahoma |
| 45 | Randy Logan | Michigan |
| 46 | Roland James | Tennessee |
| 47 | Shafer Suggs | Ball St. |
| 48 | Stan Black | Mississippi St. |
| 49 | Thom Darden | Michigan |
| 50 | Dickie Harris | South Carolina |
| 51 | Windlan Hall | Arizona St. |
| 52 | Jackie Wallace | Arizona |
| 53 | Barry Hill | Iowa St. |
| 54 | Bivian Lee | Prairie View A&M |
| 55 | Clarence Scott | Kansas St. |
| 56 | Cullen Bryant | Colorado |
| 57 | Dave Butterfield | Nebraska |
| 58 | Dennis Smith | USC |
| 59 | Don McNeal | Alabama |
| 60 | Harry Harrison | Ole Miss |
| 61 | Jason Coloma | BYU |
| 62 | Jeris White | Hawaii |
| 63 | Jerry Moore | Arkansas |
| 64 | Joe Restic | Notre Dame |
| 65 | John Sturges | Navy |
| 66 | Kurt Knoff | Kansas |
| 67 | Larry Anderson | Louisiana Tech |
| 68 | Larry Willingham | Auburn |
| 69 | Louie Wright | San Jose St. |
| 70 | Marvin Cobb | USC |
| 71 | Monk Bonasorte | Florida St. |
| 72 | Murry Bowden | Dartmouth |
| 73 | Nesby Glasgow | Washington |
| 74 | Pat Murphy | Colorado |
| 75 | Ralph McGill | Tulsa |
| 76 | Ron Johnson | Eastern Michigan |
| 77 | Tim Anderson | Ohio St. |
| 78 | Tim Fox | Ohio St. |
| 79 | Conrad Graham | Tennessee |
| 80 | Matt Blair | Iowa St. |
| 81 | Ray Griffin | Ohio St. |
| 82 | Alvin Brown | Oklahoma St. |
| 83 | Bill Krug | Georgia |
| 84 | Bill Simpson | Michigan St. |
| 85 | Burgess Owens | Miami |
| 86 | Carl Capria | Purdue |
| 87 | Charles Phillips | USC |
| 88 | Craig Clemons | Iowa |
| 89 | Danny Reece | USC |
| 90 | Darrol Ray | Oklahoma |
| 91 | Don Bessillieu | Georgia Tech |
| 92 | Don Dufek | Michigan |
| 93 | Drane Scrivener | Tulsa |
| 94 | Eddie Brown | Tennessee |
| 95 | Eric Felton | Texas Tech |
| 96 | Eric Harris | Memphis |
| 97 | Eric Hutchinson | Northwestern |
| 98 | Frank Dowsing | Mississippi St. |
| 99 | Henry Williams | San Diego St. |
| 100 | James Hunter | Grambling |
| 101 | Jim Thomas | Florida St. |
| 102 | John Moseley | Missouri |
| 103 | Keith Simpson | Memphis |
| 104 | Ken Greene | Washington St. |
| 105 | Kenith Pope | Oklahoma |
| 106 | Lawrence Johnson | Wisconsin |
| 107 | Mark Lee | Washington |
| 108 | Mike Davis | Colorado |
| 109 | Mike Fuller | Auburn |
| 110 | Mike Guess | Ohio St. |
| 111 | Mike Washington | Alabama |
| 112 | Mike Williams | LSU |
| 113 | Oscar Edwards | UCLA |
| 114 | Raymond Clayborn | Texas |
| 115 | Rick Sanford | South Carolina |
| 116 | Robert Giblin | Houston |
| 117 | Roynell Young | Alcorn St. |
| 118 | Russ Calabrese | Missouri |
| 119 | Tim Gray | Texas A&M |
| 120 | Tim Priest | Tennessee |
| 121 | Tim Smith | Oregon St. |
| 122 | Tom Marvaso | Cincinnati |
| 123 | Vaugh Lusby | Arkansas |
| 124 | Vince Skillings | Ohio St. |
| 125 | Willie Buchanon | San Diego St. |
| 126 | Willie Teal | LSU |
| 127 | Wonder Monds | Nebraska |
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