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The Top Ranked College Football Defensive Backs of the 1980s

 

Notes: Ranking Explanations

 

Rnk Athlete College
1 Terry Hoage Georgia
2 Deion Sanders Florida St.
3 Kenny Easley UCLA
4 David Fulcher Arizona St.
5 Bennie Blades Miami
6 Jerry Gray Texas
7 Mark Moore Oklahoma St.
8 Mike Richardson Arizona St.
9 Terry Kinard Clemson
10 Thomas Everett Baylor
11 Tommy Wilcox Alabama
12 Mark Carrier USC
13 Rod Woodson Purdue
14 Russell Carter SMU
15 Louis Oliver Florida
16 John Simmons SMU
17 Kyle Morrell BYU
18 LeRoy Butler Florida St.
19 Markus Paul Syracuse
20 Mossy Cade Texas
21 Rickey Dixon Oklahoma
22 Ronnie Lott USC
23 Todd Lyght Notre Dame
24 Tony Thurman Boston College
25 Tripp Welborne Michigan
26 David Vickers Oklahoma
27 Tim McDonald USC
28 Chuck Cecil Arizona
29 Donnell Woolford Clemson
30 Allen Durden Arizona
31 Anthony Young Temple
32 Ben Smith Georgia
33 Brad Cochran Michigan
34 Bret Clark Nebraska
35 Bubba McDowell Miami
36 Chris Oldham Oregon
37 Chris White Tennessee
38 Craig Swoope Illinois
39 Darryl Henley UCLA
40 Don Rogers UCLA
41 Fred Marion Miami
42 Greg Jackson LSU
43 Jeff Sanchez Georgia
44 Jeremiah Castille Alabama
45 John Little Georgia
46 John Mangum Alabama
47 Johnny Jackson Air Force
48 Keith Bostic Michigan
49 Mark Collins Cal St.-Fullerton
50 Matt Vanden Boom Wisconsin
51 Michael Zordich Penn St.
52 Mickey Pruitt Colorado
53 Odell Jones East Carolina
54 Phil Parker Michigan St.
55 Ray Isom Penn St.
56 Reggie Cooper Nebraska
57 Rod Brown Oklahoma St.
58 Scott Thomas Air Force
59 Scott Woerner Georgia
60 Tim Wilbur Indiana
61 Victor Scott Colorado
62 Vann McElroy Baylor
63 Adrian Jones Missouri
64 Bobby Butler Florida St.
65 Brad Edwards South Carolina
66 Dennis Smith USC
67 Harlon Barnett Michigan St.
68 Harold McGuire Toledo
69 Harry Hamilton Penn St.
70 James Burroughs Michigan St.
71 James Williams Fresno St.
72 Jim Bob Harris Alabama
73 Jim Bowman Central Michigan
74 Joey Browner USC
75 John Krimm Notre Dame
76 Ken Swilling Georgia Tech
77 Ken Thomas San Jose St.
78 Kevin Potter Missouri
79 Kip Corrington Texas A&M
80 Leonard Coleman Vanderbilt
81 Lester Lyles Virginia
82 Mark Robinson Penn St.
83 Martin Bayless Bowling Green
84 Mike Kennedy Toledo
85 Mike Williams Army
86 Nate Harris Tulsa
87 Paul Calhoun Kentucky
88 Paul Lankford Penn St.
89 Paul Sorensen Washington St.
90 Ray Horton Washington
91 Rick Woods Boise St.
92 Rodney Lewis Nebraska
93 Ron Francis Baylor
94 Steve Cordie Fresno St.
95 Tom Rotello Air Force
96 Alonzo Hampton Pitt
97 Bill Whitaker Missouri
98 Dave Duerson Notre Dame
99 Don Anderson Purdue
100 Freddie Robinson Alabama
101 Garland Rivers Michigan
102 Gary Richard Pitt
103 Gill Byrd San Jose St.
104 Hanford Dixon Southern Miss
105 Issiac Holt Alcorn St.
106 James Britt LSU
107 Jarvis Williams Florida
108 Jeff Griffin Utah
109 Jeff Hipp Georgia
110 Jesse Campbell NC State
111 John Hendy Long Beach St.
112 Leonard Smith McNeese St.
113 Mickey Washington Texas A&M
114 Nathan LaDuke Arizona St.
115 Pat Terrell Notre Dame
116 Randy Robbins Arizona
117 Riccardo Ingram Georgia Tech
118 Richard Fain Florida
119 Richard Johnson Wisconsin
120 Sean Thomas TCU
121 Ted Watts Texas Tech
122 Terry McDaniel Tennessee
123 Tim Peoples Washington
124 Todd Bell Ohio St.
125 Todd Krumm Michigan St.
126 Vince Newsome Washington
127 Walter Briggs Hawaii

 


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