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The Top Ranked NFL Linebackers by Season
Notes: Ranking Explanations
| Rnk | 1950 | Team |
| 1 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2 | Clayton Tonnemaker | Green Bay Packers |
| 3 | Tony Adamle | Cleveland Browns |
| 4 | Jerry Shipkey | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 5 | John Cannady | New York Giants |
| 6 | Norm Standlee | San Francisco 49ers |
| 7 | Walt Barnes | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 8 | Dick Woodard | New York Giants |
| 9 | Carl Schuette | Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | Ed Sharkey | New York Yanks |
| 11 | Bill Schroll | Detroit Lions |
| 12 | Ed Quirk | Washington Redskins |
| 13 | Jack Lininger | Detroit Lions |
| 14 | Pete Wissmann | San Francisco 49ers |
| 15 | Chuck Drazenovich | Washington Redskins |
| 16 | Darrell Hogan | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 17 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams |
| 18 | Tommy W. Thompson | Cleveland Browns |
| 19 | Al DeMao | Washington Redskins |
| 20 | Ed King | Baltimore Colts |
| Rnk | 1951 | Team |
| 1 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams |
| 3 | Jerry Shipkey | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Tony Adamle | Cleveland Browns |
| 5 | Tommy W. Thompson | Cleveland Browns |
| 6 | John Cannady | New York Giants |
| 7 | Hardy Brown | San Francisco 49ers |
| 8 | Bob Momsen | Detroit Lions |
| 9 | Don Paul | Los Angeles Rams |
| 10 | Bob Summerhays | Green Bay Packers |
| 11 | Frank Sinkovitz | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 12 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals |
| 13 | Cliff Patton | Chicago Cardinals |
| 14 | Dick Flanagan | Detroit Lions |
| 15 | Fred Wallner | Chicago Cardinals |
| 16 | George Blanda | Chicago Bears |
| 17 | Harvey Johnson | New York Yanks |
| 18 | Jerry Groom | Chicago Cardinals |
| 19 | LaVern Torgeson | Detroit Lions |
| 20 | Bill Schroll | Green Bay Packers |
| Rnk | 1952 | Team |
| 1 | Jerry Shipkey | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 3 | Don Paul | Los Angeles Rams |
| 4 | Tank Younger | Los Angeles Rams |
| 5 | Tommy W. Thompson | Cleveland Browns |
| 6 | Hardy Brown | San Francisco 49ers |
| 7 | John Cannady | New York Giants |
| 8 | Deral Teteak | Green Bay Packers |
| 9 | Bob Forte | Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | LaVern Torgeson | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | Dick Flanagan | Detroit Lions |
| 12 | Chuck Drazenovich | Washington Redskins |
| 13 | George Connor | Chicago Bears |
| 14 | Bill George | Chicago Bears |
| 15 | Don Burke | San Francisco 49ers |
| 16 | Jim Powers | San Francisco 49ers |
| 17 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals |
| 18 | Pat Cannamela | Dallas Texans |
| 19 | Wayne Robinson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 20 | Joe Sulaitis | New York Giants |
| Rnk | 1953 | Team |
| 1 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2 | Don Paul | Los Angeles Rams |
| 3 | Tommy W. Thompson | Cleveland Browns |
| 4 | Clayton Tonnemaker | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | Marv Matuszak | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 6 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals |
| 7 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 8 | Bones Weatherly | Chicago Bears |
| 9 | Dick Flanagan | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 10 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | John Cannady | New York Giants |
| 12 | Sisto Averno | Baltimore Colts |
| 13 | Tom Catlin | Cleveland Browns |
| 14 | Bob Peviani | New York Giants |
| 15 | Jack Manley | San Francisco 49ers |
| 16 | LaVern Torgeson | Detroit Lions |
| 17 | John Panelli | Chicago Cardinals |
| 18 | Frank Dempsey | Chicago Bears |
| 19 | Wayne Robinson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 20 | Bob Forte | Green Bay Packers |
| Rnk | 1954 | Team |
| 1 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 3 | Roger Zatkoff | Green Bay Packers |
| 4 | Clayton Tonnemaker | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | Don Paul | Los Angeles Rams |
| 6 | LaVern Torgeson | Detroit Lions |
| 7 | Tom Catlin | Cleveland Browns |
| 8 | George Connor | Chicago Bears |
| 9 | Wayne Robinson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 10 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals |
| 11 | Bones Weatherly | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Fred Wallner | Chicago Cardinals |
| 13 | Gordon Polofsky | Chicago Cardinals |
| 14 | Joe Campanella | Baltimore Colts |
| 15 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns |
| 16 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers |
| 17 | Chuck Drazenovich | Washington Redskins |
| 18 | Stan Sheriff | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 19 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 20 | Bob Hantla | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rnk | 1955 | Team |
| 1 | Bill George | Chicago Bears |
| 2 | George Connor | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 4 | Wayne Robinson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 5 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 6 | LaVern Torgeson | Washington Redskins |
| 7 | Les Richter | Los Angeles Rams |
| 8 | Chuck Drazenovich | Washington Redskins |
| 9 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns |
| 10 | Fred Wallner | Chicago Cardinals |
| 11 | Chuck Noll | Cleveland Browns |
| 12 | John Reger | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 13 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 14 | Deral Teteak | Green Bay Packers |
| 15 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals |
| 16 | Bill Svoboda | New York Giants |
| 17 | Doug Eggers | Baltimore Colts |
| 18 | Hardy Brown | San Francisco 49ers |
| 19 | Bob Griffin | Los Angeles Rams |
| 20 | Ralph Felton | Washington Redskins |
| Rnk | 1956 | Team |
| 1 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 2 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 3 | Chuck Drazenovich | Washington Redskins |
| 4 | Bill Svoboda | New York Giants |
| 5 | Wayne Robinson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 6 | Roger Zatkoff | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals |
| 8 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns |
| 9 | LaVern Torgeson | Washington Redskins |
| 10 | Sam Huff | New York Giants |
| 11 | Chuck Noll | Cleveland Browns |
| 12 | George Tarasovic | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 13 | Doug Eggers | Baltimore Colts |
| 14 | John Reger | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 15 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 16 | Sonny Gandee | Detroit Lions |
| 17 | Wayne Hansen | Chicago Bears |
| 18 | Carl Brettschneider | Chicago Cardinals |
| 19 | Galen Fiss | Cleveland Browns |
| 20 | Matt Hazeltine | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rnk | 1957 | Team |
| 1 | Marv Matuszak | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 3 | Bill George | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Chuck Drazenovich | Washington Redskins |
| 5 | LaVern Torgeson | Washington Redskins |
| 6 | Sam Huff | New York Giants |
| 7 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns |
| 8 | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 9 | Dick Daugherty | Los Angeles Rams |
| 10 | Dale Dodrill | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 11 | Leo Sanford | Chicago Cardinals |
| 12 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers |
| 13 | John Reger | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14 | Don Shinnick | Baltimore Colts |
| 15 | Stan Wallace | Chicago Bears |
| 16 | Harland Svare | New York Giants |
| 17 | Jim Martin | Detroit Lions |
| 18 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears |
| 19 | Matt Hazeltine | San Francisco 49ers |
| 20 | Ralph Felton | Washington Redskins |
| Rnk | 1958 | Team |
| 1 | Sam Huff | New York Giants |
| 2 | Bill George | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 4 | Chuck Drazenovich | Washington Redskins |
| 5 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 6 | Les Richter | Los Angeles Rams |
| 7 | Dale Dodrill | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 8 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns |
| 9 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears |
| 10 | Harland Svare | New York Giants |
| 11 | Matt Hazeltine | San Francisco 49ers |
| 12 | Bob Pellegrini | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 13 | Bob W. Long | Detroit Lions |
| 14 | Dick Daugherty | Los Angeles Rams |
| 15 | Don Shinnick | Baltimore Colts |
| 16 | Galen Fiss | Cleveland Browns |
| 17 | Bill Koman | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 18 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 19 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers |
| 20 | John Reger | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rnk | 1959 | Team |
| 1 | Sam Huff | New York Giants |
| 2 | Bill George | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 4 | Matt Hazeltine | San Francisco 49ers |
| 5 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns |
| 6 | John Reger | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | Don Shinnick | Baltimore Colts |
| 8 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers |
| 9 | Les Richter | Los Angeles Rams |
| 10 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 11 | Dick Szymanski | Baltimore Colts |
| 12 | Harland Svare | New York Giants |
| 13 | Bob Pellegrini | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 14 | Chuck Weber | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 15 | Jerry Tubbs | San Francisco 49ers |
| 16 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears |
| 17 | Larry Morris | Chicago Bears |
| 18 | Jim Martin | Detroit Lions |
| 19 | Cliff Livingston | New York Giants |
| 20 | Galen Fiss | Cleveland Browns |
| Rnk | 1960 | Team |
| 1 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Bill George | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Sam Huff | New York Giants |
| 4 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 5 | Les Richter | Los Angeles Rams |
| 6 | Wayne Walker | Detroit Lions |
| 7 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 8 | John Reger | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 9 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns |
| 10 | Dan Currie | Green Bay Packers |
| 11 | Maxie Baughan | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 12 | Chuck Weber | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 13 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 14 | Dale Meinert | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 15 | Don Shinnick | Baltimore Colts |
| 16 | Galen Fiss | Cleveland Browns |
| 17 | Dick Lasse | Washington Redskins |
| 18 | Bill Jobko | Los Angeles Rams |
| 19 | Bill Koman | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 20 | Dick Szymanski | Baltimore Colts |
| Rnk | 1961 | Team |
| 1 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 2 | Bill George | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers |
| 4 | Dan Currie | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | Matt Hazeltine | San Francisco 49ers |
| 6 | John Reger | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | Maxie Baughan | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 8 | Walt Michaels | Cleveland Browns |
| 9 | Sam Huff | New York Giants |
| 10 | Cliff Livingston | New York Giants |
| 11 | Les Richter | Los Angeles Rams |
| 12 | Myron Pottios | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 13 | Clancy Osborne | Minnesota Vikings |
| 14 | Don Shinnick | Baltimore Colts |
| 15 | Jerry Tubbs | Dallas Cowboys |
| 16 | Rip Hawkins | Minnesota Vikings |
| 17 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears |
| 18 | Wayne Walker | Detroit Lions |
| 19 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 20 | Bob L. Harrison | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rnk | 1962 | Team |
| 1 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 3 | Dan Currie | Green Bay Packers |
| 4 | Galen Fiss | Cleveland Browns |
| 5 | Rod Breedlove | Washington Redskins |
| 6 | Carl Brettschneider | Detroit Lions |
| 7 | Jerry Tubbs | Dallas Cowboys |
| 8 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 9 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears |
| 11 | Matt Hazeltine | San Francisco 49ers |
| 12 | Bill Koman | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 13 | Don Shinnick | Baltimore Colts |
| 14 | Vince Costello | Cleveland Browns |
| 15 | Bob Pellegrini | Washington Redskins |
| 16 | Bob Schmitz | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 17 | Marlin McKeever | Los Angeles Rams |
| 18 | George Tarasovic | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 19 | Jack Pardee | Los Angeles Rams |
| 20 | John Reger | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rnk | 1963 | Team |
| 1 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears |
| 2 | Jack Pardee | Los Angeles Rams |
| 3 | Bill George | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 5 | Myron Pottios | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 6 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 | Bill Koman | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 8 | Dan Currie | Green Bay Packers |
| 9 | Sam Huff | New York Giants |
| 10 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 11 | Rip Hawkins | Minnesota Vikings |
| 12 | Larry Morris | Chicago Bears |
| 13 | Wayne Walker | Detroit Lions |
| 14 | Dale Meinert | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 15 | Galen Fiss | Cleveland Browns |
| 16 | Maxie Baughan | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 17 | Lee Roy Caffey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 18 | Roy Winston | Minnesota Vikings |
| 19 | Vince Costello | Cleveland Browns |
| 20 | Mike Henry | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rnk | 1964 | Team |
| 1 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Maxie Baughan | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 4 | Dale Meinert | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 5 | Bill Koman | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 6 | Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns |
| 7 | Sam Huff | Washington Redskins |
| 8 | Bill Pellington | Baltimore Colts |
| 9 | Wayne Walker | Detroit Lions |
| 10 | Steve Stonebreaker | Baltimore Colts |
| 11 | Matt Hazeltine | San Francisco 49ers |
| 12 | Rip Hawkins | Minnesota Vikings |
| 13 | John Reger | Washington Redskins |
| 14 | Vince Costello | Cleveland Browns |
| 15 | Jerry Tubbs | Dallas Cowboys |
| 16 | Mike L. Morgan | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 17 | Dave Lloyd | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 18 | Lee Roy Jordan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 19 | Bill George | Chicago Bears |
| 20 | Bob L. Harrison | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rnk | 1965 | Team |
| 1 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears |
| 2 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Wayne Walker | Detroit Lions |
| 4 | Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns |
| 5 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 6 | Maxie Baughan | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 7 | Sam Huff | Washington Redskins |
| 8 | Steve Stonebreaker | Baltimore Colts |
| 9 | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 10 | Dale Meinert | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 11 | Dave Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers |
| 12 | Jerry Hillebrand | New York Giants |
| 13 | Dave Edwards | Dallas Cowboys |
| 14 | Dave Lloyd | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 15 | Dave Robinson | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Rip Hawkins | Minnesota Vikings |
| 17 | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions |
| 18 | John Campbell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 19 | Bob Pellegrini | Washington Redskins |
| 20 | Don Shinnick | Baltimore Colts |
| Rnk | 1966 | Team |
| 1 | Lee Roy Caffey | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 4 | Wayne Walker | Detroit Lions |
| 5 | Dave Robinson | Green Bay Packers |
| 6 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears |
| 7 | Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns |
| 8 | John Campbell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 9 | Lee Roy Jordan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 10 | Maxie Baughan | Los Angeles Rams |
| 11 | Joe Fortunato | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Dave Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers |
| 13 | Johnny Brewer | Cleveland Browns |
| 14 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 15 | Tommy Nobis | Atlanta Falcons |
| 16 | Mike Lucci | Detroit Lions |
| 17 | Dave Lloyd | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 18 | Dennis Gaubatz | Baltimore Colts |
| 19 | Harold Wells | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 20 | John Reger | Washington Redskins |
| Rnk | 1967 | Team |
| 1 | Dave Robinson | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | Tommy Nobis | Atlanta Falcons |
| 4 | Maxie Baughan | Los Angeles Rams |
| 5 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears |
| 6 | Andy Russell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | Dale Meinert | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 8 | Dave Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers |
| 9 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | Lee Roy Jordan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 11 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 12 | Jack Pardee | Los Angeles Rams |
| 13 | Dave Edwards | Dallas Cowboys |
| 14 | Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns |
| 15 | Johnny Brewer | Cleveland Browns |
| 16 | Doug Buffone | Chicago Bears |
| 17 | Jackie Burkett | New Orleans Saints |
| 18 | Mike Lucci | Detroit Lions |
| 19 | Vince Costello | New York Giants |
| 20 | Bill Koman | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rnk | 1968 | Team |
| 1 | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2 | Mike Curtis | Baltimore Colts |
| 3 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 5 | Lee Roy Jordan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 6 | Maxie Baughan | Los Angeles Rams |
| 7 | Dave Robinson | Green Bay Packers |
| 8 | Tommy Nobis | Atlanta Falcons |
| 9 | Dave Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers |
| 10 | Andy Russell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 11 | Bob Matheson | Cleveland Browns |
| 12 | Jack Pardee | Los Angeles Rams |
| 13 | Ray May | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 15 | Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns |
| 16 | Myron Pottios | Los Angeles Rams |
| 17 | Dennis Gaubatz | Baltimore Colts |
| 18 | Harold Wells | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 19 | Dave Lloyd | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 20 | Doug Buffone | Chicago Bears |
| Rnk | 1969 | Team |
| 1 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears |
| 2 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 3 | Lee Roy Jordan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 4 | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 5 | Maxie Baughan | Los Angeles Rams |
| 6 | Mike Curtis | Baltimore Colts |
| 7 | Dave Robinson | Green Bay Packers |
| 8 | Dave Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers |
| 9 | Ray Nitschke | Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | Mike Lucci | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | Greg Brezina | Atlanta Falcons |
| 12 | Dave Lloyd | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 13 | Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns |
| 14 | Lonnie Warwick | Minnesota Vikings |
| 15 | Sam Huff | Washington Redskins |
| 16 | Doug Woodlief | Los Angeles Rams |
| 17 | John Garlington | Cleveland Browns |
| 18 | Bob Grant | Baltimore Colts |
| 19 | Doug Buffone | Chicago Bears |
| 20 | Frank Nunley | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rnk | 1970 | Team |
| 1 | Bobby Bell | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2 | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Andy Russell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 5 | Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 6 | Dave Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers |
| 7 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 8 | Larry Stallings | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 9 | Paul Naumoff | Detroit Lions |
| 10 | Fred Carr | Green Bay Packers |
| 11 | Mike Curtis | Baltimore Colts |
| 12 | Mike Lucci | Detroit Lions |
| 13 | Ron Pritchard | Houston Oilers |
| 14 | Gus Otto | Oakland Raiders |
| 15 | Paul Guidry | Buffalo Bills |
| 16 | Tommy Nobis | Atlanta Falcons |
| 17 | Jim Houston | Cleveland Browns |
| 18 | Larry Grantham | New York Jets |
| 19 | Chuck Allen | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 20 | Bob Grant | Baltimore Colts |
| Rnk | 1971 | Team |
| 1 | Ted Hendricks | Baltimore Colts |
| 2 | Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 3 | Dave Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers |
| 4 | Mike Lucci | Detroit Lions |
| 5 | Jack Pardee | Washington Redskins |
| 6 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears |
| 7 | Isiah Robertson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 8 | Bobby Bell | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 9 | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 10 | Larry Grantham | New York Jets |
| 11 | Mike Curtis | Baltimore Colts |
| 12 | Ron Pritchard | Houston Oilers |
| 13 | Andy Russell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14 | Al Beauchamp | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 15 | Chip Myrtle | Denver Broncos |
| 16 | Don Hansen | Atlanta Falcons |
| 17 | Ross Brupbacher | Chicago Bears |
| 18 | Garland Boyette | Houston Oilers |
| 19 | Greg Brezina | Atlanta Falcons |
| 20 | Bob Babich | San Diego Chargers |
| Rnk | 1972 | Team |
| 1 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 2 | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Dave Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers |
| 4 | Bobby Bell | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 5 | Andy Russell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 6 | Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 7 | Nick Buoniconti | Miami Dolphins |
| 8 | Ted Hendricks | Baltimore Colts |
| 9 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 10 | Phil Villapiano | Oakland Raiders |
| 11 | Fred Carr | Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Jim Carter | Green Bay Packers |
| 13 | Isiah Robertson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 14 | Tommy Nobis | Atlanta Falcons |
| 15 | Skip Vanderbundt | San Francisco 49ers |
| 16 | Jim Files | New York Giants |
| 17 | Mike Curtis | Baltimore Colts |
| 18 | Wally Hilgenberg | Minnesota Vikings |
| 19 | Roy Winston | Minnesota Vikings |
| 20 | Doug Swift | Miami Dolphins |
| Rnk | 1973 | Team |
| 1 | Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 3 | Lee Roy Jordan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 4 | Ted Hendricks | Baltimore Colts |
| 5 | Andy Russell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 6 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | Dave Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers |
| 8 | Isiah Robertson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 9 | Nick Buoniconti | Miami Dolphins |
| 10 | Wally Hilgenberg | Minnesota Vikings |
| 11 | Jeff Siemon | Minnesota Vikings |
| 12 | Phil Villapiano | Oakland Raiders |
| 13 | Jim Carter | Green Bay Packers |
| 14 | Stan White | Baltimore Colts |
| 15 | Dave Robinson | Washington Redskins |
| 16 | Bill Bergey | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 17 | Guy Roberts | Houston Oilers |
| 18 | Jack Reynolds | Los Angeles Rams |
| 19 | Ralph Baker | New York Jets |
| 20 | Don Hansen | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rnk | 1974 | Team |
| 1 | Ted Hendricks | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | Bill Bergey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 4 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 5 | Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 6 | Andy Russell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | Phil Villapiano | Oakland Raiders |
| 8 | Dave Washington | Buffalo Bills |
| 9 | Jeff Siemon | Minnesota Vikings |
| 10 | Mike Curtis | Baltimore Colts |
| 11 | Fred Carr | Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Isiah Robertson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 13 | Lee Roy Jordan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 14 | Charlie Hall | Cleveland Browns |
| 15 | Gregg Bingham | Houston Oilers |
| 16 | D.D. Lewis | Dallas Cowboys |
| 17 | John Ebersole | New York Jets |
| 18 | John Garlington | Cleveland Browns |
| 19 | Ralph Baker | New York Jets |
| 20 | Steve Zabel | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rnk | 1975 | Team |
| 1 | Bill Bergey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 3 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Isiah Robertson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 5 | Lee Roy Jordan | Dallas Cowboys |
| 6 | Fred Carr | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 | Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 8 | Phil Villapiano | Oakland Raiders |
| 9 | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 10 | Tom MacLeod | Baltimore Colts |
| 11 | Andy Russell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 12 | Robert Brazile | Houston Oilers |
| 13 | Jeff Siemon | Minnesota Vikings |
| 14 | Paul Naumoff | Detroit Lions |
| 15 | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos |
| 16 | Jack Reynolds | Los Angeles Rams |
| 17 | Stan White | Baltimore Colts |
| 18 | Brad Dusek | Washington Redskins |
| 19 | Charlie Hall | Cleveland Browns |
| 20 | Frank LeMaster | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rnk | 1976 | Team |
| 1 | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2 | Isiah Robertson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 3 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Brad Van Pelt | New York Giants |
| 5 | Bill Bergey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 6 | Robert Brazile | Houston Oilers |
| 7 | Ted Hendricks | Oakland Raiders |
| 8 | Chris Hanburger | Washington Redskins |
| 9 | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos |
| 10 | Charlie Weaver | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | Fred Carr | Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Jeff Siemon | Minnesota Vikings |
| 13 | Dave Washington | San Francisco 49ers |
| 14 | Jim LeClair | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 15 | Tom Jackson | Denver Broncos |
| 16 | Ross Brupbacher | Chicago Bears |
| 17 | Jim Merlo | New Orleans Saints |
| 18 | Don Goode | San Diego Chargers |
| 19 | Merv Krakau | Buffalo Bills |
| 20 | Monte Johnson | Oakland Raiders |
| Rnk | 1977 | Team |
| 1 | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos |
| 2 | Tom Jackson | Denver Broncos |
| 3 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Bill Bergey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 5 | Brad Van Pelt | New York Giants |
| 6 | Robert Brazile | Houston Oilers |
| 7 | Matt Blair | Minnesota Vikings |
| 8 | Isiah Robertson | Los Angeles Rams |
| 9 | Stan White | Baltimore Colts |
| 10 | Thomas Henderson | Dallas Cowboys |
| 11 | Jeff Siemon | Minnesota Vikings |
| 12 | Ted Hendricks | Oakland Raiders |
| 13 | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14 | Ralph Ortega | Atlanta Falcons |
| 15 | Richard Wood | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 16 | Reggie Williams | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 17 | Gerald Irons | Cleveland Browns |
| 18 | Gregg Bingham | Houston Oilers |
| 19 | Jim LeClair | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 20 | Jim Merlo | New Orleans Saints |
| Rnk | 1978 | Team |
| 1 | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos |
| 2 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | Robert Brazile | Houston Oilers |
| 4 | Bill Bergey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 5 | Matt Blair | Minnesota Vikings |
| 6 | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | Jim Youngblood | Los Angeles Rams |
| 8 | Harry Carson | New York Giants |
| 9 | Brad Van Pelt | New York Giants |
| 10 | Fulton Kuykendall | Atlanta Falcons |
| 11 | Steve Nelson | New England Patriots |
| 12 | Ted Hendricks | Oakland Raiders |
| 13 | Tom Jackson | Denver Broncos |
| 14 | Thomas Henderson | Dallas Cowboys |
| 15 | Fred McNeill | Minnesota Vikings |
| 16 | Frank LeMaster | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 17 | Brad Dusek | Washington Redskins |
| 18 | Charlie Weaver | Detroit Lions |
| 19 | Ed O'Neil | Detroit Lions |
| 20 | Jim Merlo | New Orleans Saints |
| Rnk | 1979 | Team |
| 1 | Robert Brazile | Houston Oilers |
| 2 | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Jim Youngblood | Los Angeles Rams |
| 5 | Harry Carson | New York Giants |
| 6 | Dave R. Lewis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 7 | Matt Blair | Minnesota Vikings |
| 8 | Jack Reynolds | Los Angeles Rams |
| 9 | Brad Van Pelt | New York Giants |
| 10 | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos |
| 11 | Bob Breunig | Dallas Cowboys |
| 12 | Bob Swenson | Denver Broncos |
| 13 | Brad Dusek | Washington Redskins |
| 14 | Steve Nelson | New England Patriots |
| 15 | Tom Jackson | Denver Broncos |
| 16 | Dewey Selmon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 17 | Kim Bokamper | Miami Dolphins |
| 18 | Woodrow Lowe | San Diego Chargers |
| 19 | Tom Hicks | Chicago Bears |
| 20 | Gregg Bingham | Houston Oilers |
| Rnk | 1980 | Team |
| 1 | Ted Hendricks | Oakland Raiders |
| 2 | Matt Blair | Minnesota Vikings |
| 3 | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Jerry Robinson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 5 | Buddy Curry | Atlanta Falcons |
| 6 | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos |
| 7 | Steve Nelson | New England Patriots |
| 8 | Bill Bergey | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 9 | Bob Breunig | Dallas Cowboys |
| 10 | Jim Haslett | Buffalo Bills |
| 11 | Robert Brazile | Houston Oilers |
| 12 | Al Richardson | Atlanta Falcons |
| 13 | Woodrow Lowe | San Diego Chargers |
| 14 | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 15 | Brad Van Pelt | New York Giants |
| 16 | Jack Reynolds | Los Angeles Rams |
| 17 | Dave R. Lewis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 18 | Gary Spani | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 19 | Joel Williams | Atlanta Falcons |
| 20 | Rod Shoate | New England Patriots |
| Rnk | 1981 | Team |
| 1 | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2 | Bob Swenson | Denver Broncos |
| 3 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 4 | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos |
| 5 | Matt Blair | Minnesota Vikings |
| 6 | Jerry Robinson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 7 | A.J. Duhe | Miami Dolphins |
| 8 | Harry Carson | New York Giants |
| 9 | Ted Hendricks | Oakland Raiders |
| 10 | Mike Douglass | Green Bay Packers |
| 11 | Rod Martin | Oakland Raiders |
| 12 | Robert Brazile | Houston Oilers |
| 13 | Jack Reynolds | San Francisco 49ers |
| 14 | Frank LeMaster | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 15 | John Anderson | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Reggie Williams | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 17 | Garry Cobb | Detroit Lions |
| 18 | Cecil Johnson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 19 | George Cumby | Green Bay Packers |
| 20 | Stan White | Detroit Lions |
| Rnk | 1982 | Team |
| 1 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 2 | Ted Hendricks | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 3 | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Rod Martin | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 5 | Robert Brazile | Houston Oilers |
| 6 | Mike Douglass | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 | Bob Breunig | Dallas Cowboys |
| 8 | Harry Carson | New York Giants |
| 9 | Hugh Green | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 10 | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos |
| 11 | Chip Banks | Cleveland Browns |
| 12 | Lance Mehl | New York Jets |
| 13 | Joel Williams | Atlanta Falcons |
| 14 | George Cumby | Green Bay Packers |
| 15 | Buddy Curry | Atlanta Falcons |
| 16 | Jim LeClair | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 17 | Keena Turner | San Francisco 49ers |
| 18 | Matt Blair | Minnesota Vikings |
| 19 | Reggie Williams | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 20 | Don Blackmon | New England Patriots |
| Rnk | 1983 | Team |
| 1 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 2 | Chip Banks | Cleveland Browns |
| 3 | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Lance Mehl | New York Jets |
| 5 | Hugh Green | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 6 | Rickey Jackson | New Orleans Saints |
| 7 | Tom Cousineau | Cleveland Browns |
| 8 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 9 | Bob Breunig | Dallas Cowboys |
| 10 | Rod Martin | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 11 | Randy Gradishar | Denver Broncos |
| 12 | A.J. Duhe | Miami Dolphins |
| 13 | Jerry Robinson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 14 | Jim Collins | Los Angeles Rams |
| 15 | Ted Hendricks | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 16 | Jim Kovach | New Orleans Saints |
| 17 | Harry Carson | New York Giants |
| 18 | John Anderson | Green Bay Packers |
| 19 | Mike Douglass | Green Bay Packers |
| 20 | Anthony Dickerson | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rnk | 1984 | Team |
| 1 | Rod Martin | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 2 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 3 | E.J. Junior | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 4 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 5 | Rickey Jackson | New Orleans Saints |
| 6 | Mike Merriweather | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots |
| 8 | Clay Matthews Jr. | Cleveland Browns |
| 9 | Jim Collins | Los Angeles Rams |
| 10 | Tom Jackson | Denver Broncos |
| 11 | Tom Cousineau | Cleveland Browns |
| 12 | Steve Nelson | New England Patriots |
| 13 | Harry Carson | New York Giants |
| 14 | Keena Turner | San Francisco 49ers |
| 15 | Robin Cole | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 16 | Otis Wilson | Chicago Bears |
| 17 | Scott Studwell | Minnesota Vikings |
| 18 | Matt Millen | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 19 | A.J. Duhe | Miami Dolphins |
| 20 | Bryan Hinkle | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rnk | 1985 | Team |
| 1 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots |
| 2 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 3 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Karl Mecklenburg | Denver Broncos |
| 5 | Otis Wilson | Chicago Bears |
| 6 | E.J. Junior | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 7 | Lance Mehl | New York Jets |
| 8 | Chip Banks | Cleveland Browns |
| 9 | Jim Collins | Los Angeles Rams |
| 10 | Rod Martin | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 11 | Keena Turner | San Francisco 49ers |
| 12 | Mike Merriweather | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 13 | Rickey Jackson | New Orleans Saints |
| 14 | Steve Nelson | New England Patriots |
| 15 | Harry Carson | New York Giants |
| 16 | Matt Millen | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 17 | Clay Matthews Jr. | Cleveland Browns |
| 18 | Fredd Young | Seattle Seahawks |
| 19 | Randy Scott | Green Bay Packers |
| 20 | Eugene Lockhart | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rnk | 1986 | Team |
| 1 | Wilber Marshall | Chicago Bears |
| 2 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 3 | Karl Mecklenburg | Denver Broncos |
| 4 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 5 | Rickey Jackson | New Orleans Saints |
| 6 | Chip Banks | Cleveland Browns |
| 7 | Harry Carson | New York Giants |
| 8 | John Offerdahl | Miami Dolphins |
| 9 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots |
| 10 | Bryan Hinkle | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 11 | Billy Ray Smith Jr. | San Diego Chargers |
| 12 | Don Blackmon | New England Patriots |
| 13 | Mark Jerue | Los Angeles Rams |
| 14 | Kyle Clifton | New York Jets |
| 15 | Keena Turner | San Francisco 49ers |
| 16 | Fredd Young | Seattle Seahawks |
| 17 | Carl Ekern | Los Angeles Rams |
| 18 | Mike Merriweather | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 19 | Jerry Robinson | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 20 | Otis Wilson | Chicago Bears |
| Rnk | 1987 | Team |
| 1 | Fredd Young | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots |
| 3 | Carl Banks | New York Giants |
| 4 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 5 | Pat Swilling | New Orleans Saints |
| 6 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 7 | Karl Mecklenburg | Denver Broncos |
| 8 | Rickey Jackson | New Orleans Saints |
| 9 | Duane Bickett | Indianapolis Colts |
| 10 | Wilber Marshall | Chicago Bears |
| 11 | Vaughan Johnson | New Orleans Saints |
| 12 | Billy Ray Smith Jr. | San Diego Chargers |
| 13 | Mike Merriweather | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14 | Brian Noble | Green Bay Packers |
| 15 | Chip Banks | San Diego Chargers |
| 16 | Ervin Randle | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 17 | Shane Conlan | Buffalo Bills |
| 18 | John Offerdahl | Miami Dolphins |
| 19 | Clay Matthews Jr. | Cleveland Browns |
| 20 | Scott Studwell | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rnk | 1988 | Team |
| 1 | Cornelius Bennett | Buffalo Bills |
| 2 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 3 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Tim Harris | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | Charles Haley | San Francisco 49ers |
| 6 | John Offerdahl | Miami Dolphins |
| 7 | Vaughan Johnson | New Orleans Saints |
| 8 | Shane Conlan | Buffalo Bills |
| 9 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots |
| 10 | Mike Cofer | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | Johnny Rembert | New England Patriots |
| 12 | Duane Bickett | Indianapolis Colts |
| 13 | Scott Studwell | Minnesota Vikings |
| 14 | Dino Hackett | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 15 | Clay Matthews Jr. | Cleveland Browns |
| 16 | Sam Mills | New Orleans Saints |
| 17 | John Grimsley | Houston Oilers |
| 18 | Matt Millen | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 19 | George Jamison | Detroit Lions |
| 20 | Kevin Greene | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rnk | 1989 | Team |
| 1 | Tim Harris | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | Karl Mecklenburg | Denver Broncos |
| 3 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 4 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 5 | Kevin Greene | Los Angeles Rams |
| 6 | Leslie O'Neal | San Diego Chargers |
| 7 | Eugene Lockhart | Dallas Cowboys |
| 8 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 9 | Mike Johnson | Cleveland Browns |
| 10 | Vaughan Johnson | New Orleans Saints |
| 11 | Pat Swilling | New Orleans Saints |
| 12 | Clay Matthews Jr. | Cleveland Browns |
| 13 | Billy Ray Smith Jr. | San Diego Chargers |
| 14 | Chris Spielman | Detroit Lions |
| 15 | Greg Townsend | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 16 | Scott Studwell | Minnesota Vikings |
| 17 | Cornelius Bennett | Buffalo Bills |
| 18 | Mike Walter | San Francisco 49ers |
| 19 | John Grimsley | Houston Oilers |
| 20 | John Offerdahl | Miami Dolphins |
| Rnk | 1990 | Team |
| 1 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2 | Charles Haley | San Francisco 49ers |
| 3 | Pepper Johnson | New York Giants |
| 4 | John Offerdahl | Miami Dolphins |
| 5 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants |
| 6 | Darryl Talley | Buffalo Bills |
| 7 | Cornelius Bennett | Buffalo Bills |
| 8 | David Little | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 9 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 10 | Leslie O'Neal | San Diego Chargers |
| 11 | Mike Cofer | Detroit Lions |
| 12 | Pat Swilling | New Orleans Saints |
| 13 | Byron Evans | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 14 | Eugene Lockhart | Dallas Cowboys |
| 15 | Vaughan Johnson | New Orleans Saints |
| 16 | Shane Conlan | Buffalo Bills |
| 17 | Mike Johnson | Cleveland Browns |
| 18 | Chris Spielman | Detroit Lions |
| 19 | Mike Merriweather | Minnesota Vikings |
| 20 | Rickey Jackson | New Orleans Saints |
| Rnk | 1991 | Team |
| 1 | Pat Swilling | New Orleans Saints |
| 2 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 3 | Chris Spielman | Detroit Lions |
| 4 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 5 | Seth Joyner | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 6 | Wilber Marshall | Washington Redskins |
| 7 | Cornelius Bennett | Buffalo Bills |
| 8 | Jessie Tuggle | Atlanta Falcons |
| 9 | Al Smith | Houston Oilers |
| 10 | Karl Mecklenburg | Denver Broncos |
| 11 | Sam Mills | New Orleans Saints |
| 12 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 13 | Vincent Brown | New England Patriots |
| 14 | Vaughan Johnson | New Orleans Saints |
| 15 | Darryl Talley | Buffalo Bills |
| 16 | Greg Lloyd | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 17 | Charles Haley | San Francisco 49ers |
| 18 | Rickey Jackson | New Orleans Saints |
| 19 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots |
| 20 | Simon Fletcher | Denver Broncos |
| Rnk | 1992 | Team |
| 1 | Wilber Marshall | Washington Redskins |
| 2 | Bryan Cox | Miami Dolphins |
| 3 | Pat Swilling | New Orleans Saints |
| 4 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 5 | Al Smith | Houston Oilers |
| 6 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 7 | Rickey Jackson | New Orleans Saints |
| 8 | Sam Mills | New Orleans Saints |
| 9 | Vincent Brown | New England Patriots |
| 10 | Cornelius Bennett | Buffalo Bills |
| 11 | Byron Evans | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 12 | Vaughan Johnson | New Orleans Saints |
| 13 | Seth Joyner | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 14 | Chris Spielman | Detroit Lions |
| 15 | Greg Lloyd | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 16 | Michael Brooks | Denver Broncos |
| 17 | Jessie Tuggle | Atlanta Falcons |
| 18 | Mike Singletary | Chicago Bears |
| 19 | Tony Bennett | Green Bay Packers |
| 20 | Kevin Greene | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rnk | 1993 | Team |
| 1 | Renaldo Turnbull | New Orleans Saints |
| 2 | Greg Lloyd | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 4 | Hardy Nickerson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 5 | Rickey Jackson | New Orleans Saints |
| 6 | Darryl Talley | Buffalo Bills |
| 7 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 8 | Seth Joyner | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 9 | Vincent Brown | New England Patriots |
| 10 | Michael Brooks | New York Giants |
| 11 | Ken Norton | Dallas Cowboys |
| 12 | Karl Mecklenburg | Denver Broncos |
| 13 | Cornelius Bennett | Buffalo Bills |
| 14 | Pat Swilling | Detroit Lions |
| 15 | Dante Jones | Chicago Bears |
| 16 | Kevin Greene | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 17 | Andre Tippett | New England Patriots |
| 18 | William Thomas | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 19 | Simon Fletcher | Denver Broncos |
| 20 | Bryan Cox | Miami Dolphins |
| Rnk | 1994 | Team |
| 1 | Kevin Greene | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2 | Greg Lloyd | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 4 | Bryce Paup | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 6 | Ken Harvey | Washington Redskins |
| 7 | Jack Del Rio | Minnesota Vikings |
| 8 | Chris Spielman | Detroit Lions |
| 9 | Bryan Cox | Miami Dolphins |
| 10 | Seth Joyner | Arizona Cardinals |
| 11 | Cornelius Bennett | Buffalo Bills |
| 12 | Pepper Johnson | Cleveland Browns |
| 13 | Jessie Tuggle | Atlanta Falcons |
| 14 | Mo Lewis | New York Jets |
| 15 | Andre Collins | Washington Redskins |
| 16 | Darrin Smith | Dallas Cowboys |
| 17 | Terry Wooden | Seattle Seahawks |
| 18 | Darion Conner | New Orleans Saints |
| 19 | Broderick Thomas | Detroit Lions |
| 20 | Chad Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rnk | 1995 | Team |
| 1 | Bryce Paup | Buffalo Bills |
| 2 | Ken Norton | San Francisco 49ers |
| 3 | Greg Lloyd | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | William Thomas | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 5 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 6 | Lee Woodall | San Francisco 49ers |
| 7 | Ken Harvey | Washington Redskins |
| 8 | Sam Mills | Carolina Panthers |
| 9 | Bryan Cox | Miami Dolphins |
| 10 | Chris Spielman | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 12 | Jessie Tuggle | Atlanta Falcons |
| 13 | Kevin Greene | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14 | Mike Johnson | Detroit Lions |
| 15 | Vincent Brown | New England Patriots |
| 16 | Rob Fredrickson | Oakland Raiders |
| 17 | Mo Lewis | New York Jets |
| 18 | Seth Joyner | Arizona Cardinals |
| 19 | Chris Slade | New England Patriots |
| 20 | Eddie Robinson | Houston Oilers |
| Rnk | 1996 | Team |
| 1 | Kevin Greene | Carolina Panthers |
| 2 | Chad Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | Sam Mills | Carolina Panthers |
| 4 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 5 | Lamar Lathon | Carolina Panthers |
| 6 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 7 | Levon Kirkland | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 8 | Bill Romanowski | Denver Broncos |
| 9 | Ken Harvey | Washington Redskins |
| 10 | Hardy Nickerson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 11 | Seth Joyner | Arizona Cardinals |
| 12 | Bryce Paup | Buffalo Bills |
| 13 | William Thomas | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 14 | James Francis | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 15 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins |
| 16 | Jeff Brady | Minnesota Vikings |
| 17 | George Koonce | Green Bay Packers |
| 18 | Jessie Armstead | New York Giants |
| 19 | Kevin Hardy | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 20 | Lonnie Marts | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Rnk | 1997 | Team |
| 1 | Jessie Armstead | New York Giants |
| 2 | John Mobley | Denver Broncos |
| 3 | Levon Kirkland | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Hardy Nickerson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 5 | Chris Slade | New England Patriots |
| 6 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 7 | Winfred Tubbs | New Orleans Saints |
| 8 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 9 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 10 | Bryce Paup | Buffalo Bills |
| 11 | Ken Harvey | Washington Redskins |
| 12 | Ken Norton | San Francisco 49ers |
| 13 | Lee Woodall | San Francisco 49ers |
| 14 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 15 | Jessie Tuggle | Atlanta Falcons |
| 16 | Chad Brown | Seattle Seahawks |
| 17 | Mo Lewis | New York Jets |
| 18 | Mark Fields | New Orleans Saints |
| 19 | Reggie D. Brown (LB) | Detroit Lions |
| 20 | Jason Gildon | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rnk | 1998 | Team |
| 1 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins |
| 2 | Chad Brown | Seattle Seahawks |
| 3 | Mo Lewis | New York Jets |
| 4 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 5 | Jessie Armstead | New York Giants |
| 6 | Jessie Tuggle | Atlanta Falcons |
| 7 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 8 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 9 | Dwayne Rudd | Minnesota Vikings |
| 10 | Kevin Greene | Carolina Panthers |
| 11 | Bill Romanowski | Denver Broncos |
| 12 | Ed McDaniel | Minnesota Vikings |
| 13 | Peter Boulware | Baltimore Ravens |
| 14 | Winfred Tubbs | San Francisco 49ers |
| 15 | Hardy Nickerson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 16 | Darrin Smith | Seattle Seahawks |
| 17 | Joe Bowden | Tennessee Oilers |
| 18 | Derrick Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 19 | Jeff Brady | Carolina Panthers |
| 20 | Jason Gildon | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rnk | 1999 | Team |
| 1 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2 | Kevin Hardy | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 3 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 4 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins |
| 5 | Jessie Armstead | New York Giants |
| 6 | Peter Boulware | Baltimore Ravens |
| 7 | Hardy Nickerson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 8 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 9 | Dexter Coakley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 10 | Mo Lewis | New York Jets |
| 11 | Chad Brown | Seattle Seahawks |
| 12 | Stephen Boyd | Detroit Lions |
| 13 | Donnie Edwards | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 14 | Mike A. Jones | St. Louis Rams |
| 15 | Glenn Cadrez | Denver Broncos |
| 16 | Kevin Greene | Carolina Panthers |
| 17 | Takeo Spikes | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 18 | Marvcus Patton | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 19 | Carlos Emmons | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 20 | Barry Minter | Chicago Bears |
| Rnk | 2000 | Team |
| 1 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 3 | Jeremiah Trotter | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 4 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 5 | Keith Mitchell | New Orleans Saints |
| 6 | Sam Cowart | Buffalo Bills |
| 7 | Mo Lewis | New York Jets |
| 8 | Jessie Armstead | New York Giants |
| 9 | Randall Godfrey | Tennessee Titans |
| 10 | Stephen Boyd | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Jason Gildon | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 13 | Mark Fields | New Orleans Saints |
| 14 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins |
| 15 | Ronald McKinnon | Arizona Cardinals |
| 16 | Anthony Simmons | Seattle Seahawks |
| 17 | Donnie Edwards | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 18 | London Fletcher | St. Louis Rams |
| 19 | Takeo Spikes | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 20 | Mike Peterson | Indianapolis Colts |
| Rnk | 2001 | Team |
| 1 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Jamir Miller | Cleveland Browns |
| 4 | Jason Gildon | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 5 | LaVar Arrington | Washington Redskins |
| 6 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 7 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins |
| 8 | Jeremiah Trotter | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 9 | Kendrell Bell | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 10 | Keith Brooking | Atlanta Falcons |
| 11 | Dexter Coakley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 12 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 13 | Al Wilson | Denver Broncos |
| 14 | Jessie Armstead | New York Giants |
| 15 | Ronald McKinnon | Arizona Cardinals |
| 16 | James Farrior | New York Jets |
| 17 | Michael Barrow | New York Giants |
| 18 | Marvin Jones | New York Jets |
| 19 | Donnie Edwards | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 20 | Jamie Sharper | Baltimore Ravens |
| Rnk | 2002 | Team |
| 1 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins |
| 4 | Joey Porter | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 5 | Keith Bulluck | Tennessee Titans |
| 6 | LaVar Arrington | Washington Redskins |
| 7 | Donnie Edwards | San Diego Chargers |
| 8 | Keith Brooking | Atlanta Falcons |
| 9 | Julian Peterson | San Francisco 49ers |
| 10 | Al Wilson | Denver Broncos |
| 11 | Shelton Quarles | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 12 | Peter Boulware | Baltimore Ravens |
| 13 | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers |
| 14 | Jason Gildon | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 15 | Mike Peterson | Indianapolis Colts |
| 16 | London Fletcher | Buffalo Bills |
| 17 | Jamie Sharper | Houston Texans |
| 18 | Eric Barton | Oakland Raiders |
| 19 | Jay Foreman | Houston Texans |
| 20 | Ed Hartwell | Baltimore Ravens |
| Rnk | 2003 | Team |
| 1 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2 | Keith Bulluck | Tennessee Titans |
| 3 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins |
| 4 | Julian Peterson | San Francisco 49ers |
| 5 | Dat Nguyen | Dallas Cowboys |
| 6 | Takeo Spikes | Buffalo Bills |
| 7 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 8 | LaVar Arrington | Washington Redskins |
| 9 | Adalius Thomas | Baltimore Ravens |
| 10 | Tedy Bruschi | New England Patriots |
| 11 | Keith Brooking | Atlanta Falcons |
| 12 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears |
| 13 | Al Wilson | Denver Broncos |
| 14 | Dexter Coakley | Dallas Cowboys |
| 15 | Peter Boulware | Baltimore Ravens |
| 16 | Donnie Edwards | San Diego Chargers |
| 17 | Jamie Sharper | Houston Texans |
| 18 | David Thornton | Indianapolis Colts |
| 19 | Michael Barrow | New York Giants |
| 20 | Akin Ayodele | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Rnk | 2004 | Team |
| 1 | Takeo Spikes | Buffalo Bills |
| 2 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 3 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 4 | James Farrior | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 5 | Keith Brooking | Atlanta Falcons |
| 6 | Dan Morgan | Carolina Panthers |
| 7 | Joey Porter | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 8 | Donnie Edwards | San Diego Chargers |
| 9 | Tedy Bruschi | New England Patriots |
| 10 | Marcus Washington | Washington Redskins |
| 11 | Terrell Suggs | Baltimore Ravens |
| 12 | Mark Fields | Carolina Panthers |
| 13 | Jeremiah Trotter | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 14 | Keith Bulluck | Tennessee Titans |
| 15 | Jamie Sharper | Houston Texans |
| 16 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears |
| 17 | London Fletcher | Buffalo Bills |
| 18 | Will Witherspoon | Carolina Panthers |
| 19 | Antonio Pierce | Washington Redskins |
| 20 | Nick Barnett | Green Bay Packers |
| Rnk | 2005 | Team |
| 1 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears |
| 2 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 3 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | Al Wilson | Denver Broncos |
| 5 | Cato June | Indianapolis Colts |
| 6 | Joey Porter | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 7 | Shawne Merriman | San Diego Chargers |
| 8 | Mike Peterson | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 9 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins |
| 10 | Jonathan Vilma | New York Jets |
| 11 | Keith Brooking | Atlanta Falcons |
| 12 | Lofa Tatupu | Seattle Seahawks |
| 13 | Jeremiah Trotter | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 14 | Donnie Edwards | San Diego Chargers |
| 15 | London Fletcher | Buffalo Bills |
| 16 | Keith Bulluck | Tennessee Titans |
| 17 | Adalius Thomas | Baltimore Ravens |
| 18 | Nick Barnett | Green Bay Packers |
| 19 | Demorrio Williams | Atlanta Falcons |
| 20 | Andra Davis | Cleveland Browns |
| Rnk | 2006 | Team |
| 1 | Zach Thomas | Miami Dolphins |
| 2 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Adalius Thomas | Baltimore Ravens |
| 4 | Shawne Merriman | San Diego Chargers |
| 5 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears |
| 6 | Bart Scott | Baltimore Ravens |
| 7 | DeMarcus Ware | Dallas Cowboys |
| 8 | Al Wilson | Denver Broncos |
| 9 | Antonio Pierce | New York Giants |
| 10 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 11 | Lofa Tatupu | Seattle Seahawks |
| 12 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 13 | Julian Peterson | Seattle Seahawks |
| 14 | London Fletcher | Buffalo Bills |
| 15 | DeMeco Ryans | Houston Texans |
| 16 | Keith Bulluck | Tennessee Titans |
| 17 | Donnie Edwards | San Diego Chargers |
| 18 | Kirk Morrison | Oakland Raiders |
| 19 | Cato June | Indianapolis Colts |
| 20 | A.J. Hawk | Green Bay Packers |
| Rnk | 2007 | Team |
| 1 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2 | Lofa Tatupu | Seattle Seahawks |
| 3 | DeMarcus Ware | Dallas Cowboys |
| 4 | Mike Vrabel | New England Patriots |
| 5 | DeMeco Ryans | Houston Texans |
| 6 | Nick Barnett | Green Bay Packers |
| 7 | James Harrison | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 8 | Shawne Merriman | San Diego Chargers |
| 9 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 10 | Julian Peterson | Seattle Seahawks |
| 11 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Greg Ellis | Dallas Cowboys |
| 13 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears |
| 14 | London Fletcher | Washington Redskins |
| 15 | Thomas Howard | Oakland Raiders |
| 16 | D.J. Williams | Denver Broncos |
| 17 | Kirk Morrison | Oakland Raiders |
| 18 | Gary Brackett | Indianapolis Colts |
| 19 | Jon Beason | Carolina Panthers |
| 20 | E.J. Henderson | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rnk | 2008 | Team |
| 1 | Jon Beason | Carolina Panthers |
| 2 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 3 | DeMarcus Ware | Dallas Cowboys |
| 4 | James Harrison | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 5 | Joey Porter | Miami Dolphins |
| 6 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers |
| 7 | James Farrior | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 8 | Terrell Suggs | Baltimore Ravens |
| 9 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears |
| 10 | Julian Peterson | Seattle Seahawks |
| 11 | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 12 | D'Qwell Jackson | Cleveland Browns |
| 13 | Barrett Ruud | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 14 | Karlos Dansby | Arizona Cardinals |
| 15 | Jonathan Vilma | New Orleans Saints |
| 16 | Bradie James | Dallas Cowboys |
| 17 | London Fletcher | Washington Redskins |
| 18 | Kirk Morrison | Oakland Raiders |
| 19 | Jerod Mayo | New England Patriots |
| 20 | Thomas Davis | Carolina Panthers |
| Rnk | 2009 | Team |
| 1 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 3 | Elvis Dumervil | Denver Broncos |
| 4 | DeMarcus Ware | Dallas Cowboys |
| 5 | Jon Beason | Carolina Panthers |
| 6 | Brian Cushing | Houston Texans |
| 7 | David Harris | New York Jets |
| 8 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears |
| 9 | LaMarr Woodley | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 10 | James Harrison | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 11 | London Fletcher | Washington Redskins |
| 12 | Jonathan Vilma | New Orleans Saints |
| 13 | DeMeco Ryans | Houston Texans |
| 14 | Clay Matthews III | Green Bay Packers |
| 15 | Brian Orakpo | Washington Redskins |
| 16 | Barrett Ruud | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 17 | James Laurinaitis | St. Louis Rams |
| 18 | D.J. Williams | Denver Broncos |
| 19 | Kirk Morrison | Oakland Raiders |
| 20 | David Hawthorne | Seattle Seahawks |
| Rnk | 2010 | Team |
| 1 | Clay Matthews III | Green Bay Packers |
| 2 | James Harrison | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers |
| 4 | Jerod Mayo | New England Patriots |
| 5 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears |
| 6 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 7 | Cameron Wake | Miami Dolphins |
| 8 | DeMarcus Ware | Dallas Cowboys |
| 9 | Lawrence Timmons | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 10 | Tamba Hali | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 11 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Derrick Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 13 | A.J. Hawk | Green Bay Packers |
| 14 | Jonathan Vilma | New Orleans Saints |
| 15 | Terrell Suggs | Baltimore Ravens |
| 16 | Jon Beason | Carolina Panthers |
| 17 | E.J. Henderson | Minnesota Vikings |
| 18 | Shaun Phillips | San Diego Chargers |
| 19 | Brian Orakpo | Washington Redskins |
| 20 | Stephen Tulloch | Tennessee Titans |
| Rnk | 2011 | Team |
| 1 | Terrell Suggs | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2 | DeMarcus Ware | Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers |
| 4 | NaVorro Bowman | San Francisco 49ers |
| 5 | Derrick Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 6 | Brian Cushing | Houston Texans |
| 7 | London Fletcher | Washington Redskins |
| 8 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos |
| 9 | Tamba Hali | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 10 | Daryl Washington | Arizona Cardinals |
| 11 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens |
| 13 | D'Qwell Jackson | Cleveland Browns |
| 14 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears |
| 15 | Clay Matthews III | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Sean Weatherspoon | Atlanta Falcons |
| 17 | Lawrence Timmons | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 18 | DeMeco Ryans | Houston Texans |
| 19 | Curtis Lofton | Atlanta Falcons |
| 20 | James Anderson | Carolina Panthers |
| Rnk | 2012 | Team |
| 1 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos |
| 2 | Aldon Smith | San Francisco 49ers |
| 3 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers |
| 4 | NaVorro Bowman | San Francisco 49ers |
| 5 | Daryl Washington | Arizona Cardinals |
| 6 | London Fletcher | Washington Redskins |
| 7 | Luke Kuechly | Carolina Panthers |
| 8 | Jerod Mayo | New England Patriots |
| 9 | Lawrence Timmons | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 10 | Chad Greenway | Minnesota Vikings |
| 11 | Derrick Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 12 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 13 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears |
| 14 | Ahmad Brooks | San Francisco 49ers |
| 15 | DeMarcus Ware | Dallas Cowboys |
| 16 | Clay Matthews III | Green Bay Packers |
| 17 | Tamba Hali | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 18 | Robert Mathis | Indianapolis Colts |
| 19 | Paul Posluszny | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 20 | James Laurinaitis | St. Louis Rams |
| Rnk | 2013 | Team |
| 1 | Robert Mathis | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2 | Luke Kuechly | Carolina Panthers |
| 3 | NaVorro Bowman | San Francisco 49ers |
| 4 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 5 | Vontaze Burfict | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 6 | Tamba Hali | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 7 | Ahmad Brooks | San Francisco 49ers |
| 8 | Karlos Dansby | Arizona Cardinals |
| 9 | Justin Houston | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 10 | Terrell Suggs | Baltimore Ravens |
| 11 | Thomas Davis | Carolina Panthers |
| 12 | Derrick Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 13 | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers |
| 14 | John Abraham | Arizona Cardinals |
| 15 | Paul Posluszny | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 16 | Brian Orakpo | Washington Redskins |
| 17 | Danny Trevathan | Denver Broncos |
| 18 | Kiko Alonso | Buffalo Bills |
| 19 | Jerrell Freeman | Indianapolis Colts |
| 20 | DeMeco Ryans | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rnk | 2014 | Team |
| 1 | Justin Houston | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2 | Luke Kuechly | Carolina Panthers |
| 3 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 4 | Elvis Dumervil | Baltimore Ravens |
| 5 | DeAndre Levy | Detroit Lions |
| 6 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos |
| 7 | Connor Barwin | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 8 | C.J. Mosley | Baltimore Ravens |
| 9 | Clay Matthews III | Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | Lawrence Timmons | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 11 | Ryan Kerrigan | Washington Redskins |
| 12 | Jamie Collins | New England Patriots |
| 13 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 14 | Dont'a Hightower | New England Patriots |
| 15 | D'Qwell Jackson | Indianapolis Colts |
| 16 | Brandon M. Marshall | Denver Broncos |
| 17 | Larry Foote | Arizona Cardinals |
| 18 | Terrell Suggs | Baltimore Ravens |
| 19 | Mychal Kendricks | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 20 | Tamba Hali | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rnk | 2015 | Team |
| 1 | Luke Kuechly | Carolina Panthers |
| 2 | Khalil Mack | Oakland Raiders |
| 3 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos |
| 4 | Thomas Davis | Carolina Panthers |
| 5 | NaVorro Bowman | San Francisco 49ers |
| 6 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 7 | Jamie Collins | New England Patriots |
| 8 | Derrick Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 9 | Justin Houston | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 10 | K.J. Wright | Seattle Seahawks |
| 11 | Clay Matthews III | Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Brandon M. Marshall | Denver Broncos |
| 13 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 14 | Deone Bucannon | Arizona Cardinals |
| 15 | D'Qwell Jackson | Indianapolis Colts |
| 16 | Telvin Smith | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 17 | Sean Lee | Dallas Cowboys |
| 18 | Anthony Barr | Minnesota Vikings |
| 19 | Whitney Mercilus | Houston Texans |
| 20 | Tamba Hali | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rnk | 2016 | Team |
| 1 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos |
| 3 | Sean Lee | Dallas Cowboys |
| 4 | Vic Beasley | Atlanta Falcons |
| 5 | Lorenzo Alexander | Buffalo Bills |
| 6 | Luke Kuechly | Carolina Panthers |
| 7 | Alec Ogletree | Los Angeles Rams |
| 8 | Zach Brown | Buffalo Bills |
| 9 | Zach Orr | Baltimore Ravens |
| 10 | Benardrick McKinney | Houston Texans |
| 11 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 12 | C.J. Mosley | Baltimore Ravens |
| 13 | Whitney Mercilus | Houston Texans |
| 14 | Dont'a Hightower | New England Patriots |
| 15 | Thomas Davis | Carolina Panthers |
| 16 | K.J. Wright | Seattle Seahawks |
| 17 | Ryan Shazier | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 18 | Brian Orakpo | Tennessee Titans |
| 19 | Anthony Barr | Minnesota Vikings |
| 20 | Ryan Kerrigan | Washington Redskins |
| Rnk | 2017 | Team |
| 1 | Chandler Jones | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 3 | Luke Kuechly | Carolina Panthers |
| 4 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos |
| 5 | C.J. Mosley | Baltimore Ravens |
| 6 | Telvin Smith | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 7 | Deion Jones | Atlanta Falcons |
| 8 | Sean Lee | Dallas Cowboys |
| 9 | Eric Kendricks | Minnesota Vikings |
| 10 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 11 | Jadeveon Clowney | Houston Texans |
| 12 | Demario Davis | New York Jets |
| 13 | K.J. Wright | Seattle Seahawks |
| 14 | Ryan Shazier | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 15 | Anthony Barr | Minnesota Vikings |
| 16 | Joe Schobert | Cleveland Browns |
| 17 | Kwon Alexander | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 18 | Ryan Kerrigan | Washington Redskins |
| 19 | Thomas Davis | Carolina Panthers |
| 20 | Terrell Suggs | Baltimore Ravens |
| Rnk | 2018 | Team |
| 1 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2 | Khalil Mack | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | Luke Kuechly | Carolina Panthers |
| 4 | Shaquille Leonard | Indianapolis Colts |
| 5 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos |
| 6 | Leighton Vander Esch | Dallas Cowboys |
| 7 | C.J. Mosley | Baltimore Ravens |
| 8 | Jaylon Smith | Dallas Cowboys |
| 9 | Dee Ford | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 10 | Jadeveon Clowney | Houston Texans |
| 11 | Roquan Smith | Chicago Bears |
| 12 | Danny Trevathan | Chicago Bears |
| 13 | Benardrick McKinney | Houston Texans |
| 14 | Eric Kendricks | Minnesota Vikings |
| 15 | Anthony Barr | Minnesota Vikings |
| 16 | T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 17 | Ryan Kerrigan | Washington Redskins |
| 18 | Olivier Vernon | New York Giants |
| 19 | Cory Littleton | Los Angeles Rams |
| 20 | Telvin Smith | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Rnk | 2019 | Team |
| 1 | Chandler Jones | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2 | T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 3 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 4 | Shaquil Barrett | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 5 | Demario Davis | New Orleans Saints |
| 6 | Eric Kendricks | Minnesota Vikings |
| 7 | Luke Kuechly | Carolina Panthers |
| 8 | Shaquille Leonard | Indianapolis Colts |
| 9 | Za'Darius Smith | Green Bay Packers |
| 10 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 11 | Blake Martinez | Green Bay Packers |
| 12 | Dont'a Hightower | New England Patriots |
| 13 | Jamie Collins | New England Patriots |
| 14 | Kyle Van Noy | New England Patriots |
| 15 | Tremaine Edmunds | Buffalo Bills |
| 16 | Joe Schobert | Cleveland Browns |
| 17 | Jaylon Smith | Dallas Cowboys |
| 18 | Matt Judon | Baltimore Ravens |
| 19 | Khalil Mack | Chicago Bears |
| 20 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos |
| Rnk | 2020 | Team |
| 1 | T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2 | Fred Warner | San Francisco 49ers |
| 3 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 4 | Shaquille Leonard | Indianapolis Colts |
| 5 | Devin White | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 6 | Demario Davis | New Orleans Saints |
| 7 | Roquan Smith | Chicago Bears |
| 8 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 9 | Khalil Mack | Chicago Bears |
| 10 | Za'Darius Smith | Green Bay Packers |
| 11 | Eric Kendricks | Minnesota Vikings |
| 12 | Blake Martinez | New York Giants |
| 13 | Haason Reddick | Arizona Cardinals |
| 14 | Deion Jones | Atlanta Falcons |
| 15 | Zach Cunningham | Houston Texans |
| 16 | Myles Jack | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 17 | Jason Pierre-Paul | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 18 | Tremaine Edmunds | Buffalo Bills |
| 19 | Matt Judon | Baltimore Ravens |
| 20 | Bradley Chubb | Denver Broncos |
| Rnk | 2021 | Team |
| 1 | T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2 | Micah Parsons | Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | Shaquille Leonard | Indianapolis Colts |
| 4 | De'Vondre Campbell | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 | Roquan Smith | Chicago Bears |
| 6 | Demario Davis | New Orleans Saints |
| 7 | Robert Quinn | Chicago Bears |
| 8 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 9 | Matt Judon | New England Patriots |
| 10 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 11 | Foyesade Oluokun | Atlanta Falcons |
| 12 | Denzel Perryman | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 13 | Jordyn Brooks | Seattle Seahawks |
| 14 | Devin White | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 15 | Matt Milano | Buffalo Bills |
| 16 | C.J. Mosley | New York Jets |
| 17 | Joey Bosa | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 18 | Tremaine Edmunds | Buffalo Bills |
| 19 | Harold Landry | Tennessee Titans |
| 20 | Chandler Jones | Arizona Cardinals |
| Rnk | 2022 | Team |
| 1 | Fred Warner | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2 | Micah Parsons | Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | Roquan Smith | Baltimore Ravens |
| 4 | Matt Milano | Buffalo Bills |
| 5 | Bobby Wagner | Los Angeles Rams |
| 6 | C.J. Mosley | New York Jets |
| 7 | Demario Davis | New Orleans Saints |
| 8 | Dre Greenlaw | San Francisco 49ers |
| 9 | Haason Reddick | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 10 | Foyesade Oluokun | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 11 | T.J. Edwards | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 12 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 13 | Matt Judon | New England Patriots |
| 14 | Nick Bolton | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 15 | Jordyn Brooks | Seattle Seahawks |
| 16 | Devin White | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 17 | Zaire Franklin | Indianapolis Colts |
| 18 | Germaine Pratt | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 19 | Alex Singleton | Denver Broncos |
| 20 | Tremaine Edmunds | Buffalo Bills |
| Rnk | 2023 | Team |
| 1 | Fred Warner | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2 | Roquan Smith | Baltimore Ravens |
| 3 | T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 4 | Micah Parsons | Dallas Cowboys |
| 5 | Quincy Williams | New York Jets |
| 6 | Demario Davis | New Orleans Saints |
| 7 | Bobby Wagner | Seattle Seahawks |
| 8 | Patrick Queen | Baltimore Ravens |
| 9 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | Cleveland Browns |
| 10 | Zaire Franklin | Indianapolis Colts |
| 11 | C.J. Mosley | New York Jets |
| 12 | Bobby Okereke | New York Giants |
| 13 | Foyesade Oluokun | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 14 | Ernest Jones (LB) | Los Angeles Rams |
| 15 | Josh Allen (DE) | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 16 | Dre Greenlaw | San Francisco 49ers |
| 17 | Khalil Mack | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 18 | Terrel Bernard | Buffalo Bills |
| 19 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 20 | T.J. Edwards | Chicago Bears |
| Rnk | 2024 | Team |
| 1 | Zack Baun | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2 | Fred Warner | San Francisco 49ers |
| 3 | Roquan Smith | Baltimore Ravens |
| 4 | T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 5 | Frankie Luvu | Washington Commanders |
| 6 | Bobby Wagner | Washington Commanders |
| 7 | Zaire Franklin | Indianapolis Colts |
| 8 | Andrew Van Ginkel | Minnesota Vikings |
| 9 | Nik Bonitto | Denver Broncos |
| 10 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 11 | Blake Cashman | Minnesota Vikings |
| 12 | Daiyan Henley | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 13 | Patrick Queen | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 14 | Jack Campbell | Detroit Lions |
| 15 | Micah Parsons | Dallas Cowboys |
| 16 | Jonathan Greenard | Minnesota Vikings |
| 17 | Kaden Elliss | Atlanta Falcons |
| 18 | Jordyn Brooks | Miami Dolphins |
| 19 | Nick Bolton | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 20 | Demario Davis | New Orleans Saints |
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