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The Top Ranked College Football Defensive Linemen of the 1980s
Notes: Ranking Explanations
| Rnk | Athlete | College |
| 1 | Hugh Green | Pitt |
| 2 | Kenneth Sims | Texas |
| 3 | Billy Ray Smith Jr. | Arkansas |
| 4 | Leslie O'Neal | Oklahoma St. |
| 5 | Tony Casillas | Oklahoma |
| 6 | Rick Bryan | Oklahoma |
| 7 | Mark Messner | Michigan |
| 8 | Bruce Smith | Virginia Tech |
| 9 | Daniel Stubbs | Miami |
| 10 | George Achica | USC |
| 11 | Tim Ryan | USC |
| 12 | William Perry | Clemson |
| 13 | Darrell Reed | Oklahoma |
| 14 | Tim Green | Syracuse |
| 15 | Tracy Rocker | Auburn |
| 16 | Tim Krumrie | Wisconsin |
| 17 | Al Noga | Hawaii |
| 18 | Andre Tippett | Iowa |
| 19 | Chad Hennings | Air Force |
| 20 | Chris Zorich | Notre Dame |
| 21 | Danny Noonan | Nebraska |
| 22 | Frank Stams | Notre Dame |
| 23 | Gabriel Rivera | Texas Tech |
| 24 | Gary Lewis | Oklahoma St. |
| 25 | Greg Mark | Miami |
| 26 | Jeff Gaylord | Missouri |
| 27 | Jerome Brown | Miami |
| 28 | Leonard Mitchell | Houston |
| 29 | Mike Hammerstein | Michigan |
| 30 | Moe Gardner | Illinois |
| 31 | Reggie White | Tennessee |
| 32 | Scott Zettek | Notre Dame |
| 33 | Wayne Martin | Arkansas |
| 34 | William Fuller | North Carolina |
| 35 | Charles Benson | Baylor |
| 36 | Tony Cherico | Arkansas |
| 37 | Benji Roland | Auburn |
| 38 | Bill Hawkins | Miami |
| 39 | Brian Pillman | Miami (OH) |
| 40 | Cortez Kennedy | Miami |
| 41 | Dave Haight | Iowa |
| 42 | Derrie Nelson | Nebraska |
| 43 | Don Blackmon | Tulsa |
| 44 | Fletcher Jenkins | Washington |
| 45 | Freddie Gilbert | Georgia |
| 46 | Jeff Alm | Notre Dame |
| 47 | Jim Skow | Nebraska |
| 48 | Jimmy Williams | Nebraska |
| 49 | Jon Hand | Alabama |
| 50 | Karl Morgan | UCLA |
| 51 | Lester Williams | Miami |
| 52 | Marc Spindler | Pitt |
| 53 | Mike Ruth | Boston College |
| 54 | Mike Trgovac | Michigan |
| 55 | Neil Smith | Nebraska |
| 56 | Odell Haggins | Florida St. |
| 57 | Pat Swilling | Georgia Tech |
| 58 | Reggie Rogers | Washington |
| 59 | Ron Holmes | Washington |
| 60 | Roy Hart | South Carolina |
| 61 | Rusty Guilbeau | McNeese St. |
| 62 | Tim Johnson | Penn St. |
| 63 | Tim Newton | Florida |
| 64 | Tony Degrate | Texas |
| 65 | Tony Woods | Pitt |
| 66 | Trace Armstrong | Florida |
| 67 | Vernon Maxwell | Arizona St. |
| 68 | Vince Goldsmith | Oregon |
| 69 | Mike Pitts | Alabama |
| 70 | Ray Childress | Texas A&M |
| 71 | Andrew Provence | South Carolina |
| 72 | Arthur Walker | Colorado |
| 73 | Calvin Clark | Purdue |
| 74 | David Galloway | Florida |
| 75 | Don Thorp | Illinois |
| 76 | Doug Smith | Auburn |
| 77 | Eddie Weaver | Georgia |
| 78 | Elvin Keller | West Texas A&M |
| 79 | Emanuel Weaver | South Carolina |
| 80 | Glen Collins | Mississippi St. |
| 81 | Harvey Armstrong | SMU |
| 82 | Henry Thomas | LSU |
| 83 | Jeff Bryant | Clemson |
| 84 | Jimmie Carter | New Mexico |
| 85 | Jody Schulz | East Carolina |
| 86 | John Bosa | Boston College |
| 87 | Kiki DeAyala | Texas |
| 88 | Kyle Rappold | Colorado |
| 89 | Michael Carter | SMU |
| 90 | Mike Charles | Syracuse |
| 91 | Oliver Barnett | Kentucky |
| 92 | Pat Dean | Iowa |
| 93 | Ray Agnew | NC State |
| 94 | Rich Dixon | Cal |
| 95 | Rickey Jackson | Pitt |
| 96 | Russell Maryland | Miami |
| 97 | Shawn Knight | BYU |
| 98 | Steve Clark | Utah |
| 99 | Bill Maas | Pitt |
| 100 | Burt Grossman | Pitt |
| 101 | Carlton Bailey | North Carolina |
| 102 | Craig Veasey | Houston |
| 103 | Dan Ralph | Oregon |
| 104 | Dan Sileo | Miami |
| 105 | Donnie Humphrey | Auburn |
| 106 | Eric Hayes | Florida St. |
| 107 | Freddie Joe Nunn | Ole Miss |
| 108 | Hosea Taylor | Houston |
| 109 | Jason Buck | BYU |
| 110 | Jerry Ball | SMU |
| 111 | Jim Burt | Miami |
| 112 | Jim Jeffcoat | Arizona St. |
| 113 | Jimmy Payne | Georgia |
| 114 | John Harty | Iowa |
| 115 | Keith Millard | Washington St. |
| 116 | Lyman White | LSu |
| 117 | Mark Bortz | Iowa |
| 118 | Michael Dean Perry | Clemson |
| 119 | Michael Walter | Oregon |
| 120 | Mike Gann | Notre Dame |
| 121 | Ray Savage | Virginia |
| 122 | Ron Faurot | Arkansas |
| 123 | Ron Simmons | Florida St. |
| 124 | Scott Stephen | Arizona St. |
| 125 | Stan Gardner | Kansas |
| 126 | Ted Gregory | Syracuse |
| 127 | Ted Washington | Louisville |
| 128 | Travis Davis | Michigan St. |
| 129 | Walker Lee Ashley | Penn St. |
| 130 | Wally Kleine | Notre Dame |
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