Who would you say are Tennessee Best Defensive Players Ever?

#6
#6
Reggie White Dale Carter Dale Jones Greg Puki John Henderson Albert Haynesworth Leonard Little , Jimmy Noonsn, these just come to mind I know I’m missing a ton.
Great players.......minus one.
Albert was the most overrated player ever. Without Henderson, nobody would know who he is. Also, UT played football prior to 1977.;)
 
#10
#10
Reggie White
Eric Berry
Derek Barnett
Al Wilson
Leonard Little
Jerod Mayo
Doug Atkins
Dale Jones
John Henderson
Kevin Simon
Inky Johnson
Jack Reynolds
Dale Carter
Chuck Smith
Bill Bates
Malik Jackson
Dwayne Goodrich
Jesse Mahelona
Robert Ayers
Dan Williams
Justin Harrel
 
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#12
#12
Reggie White
Eric Berry
Derek Barnett
Al Wilson
Leonard Little
Jerod Mayo
Doug Atkins
John Henderson
Kevin Simon
Inky Johnson
Jack Reynolds
Dale Carter
Chuck Smith
Bill Bates
Malik Jackson
Dwayne Goodrich
Jesse Mahelona
Robert Ayers
Dan Williams
Justin Harrel
That's a good list right there
 
#16
#16
Reggie White Dale Carter Dale Jones Greg Puki John Henderson Albert Haynesworth Leonard Little , Jimmy Noonsn, these just come to mind I know I’m missing a ton.

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Yep Doug Atkins. Really surprised no one mentioned Jackie Walker. He could dominate a game like Atkins. And Al Wilson, and Bobby Majors, and Reggie White, and.... sheesh the defensive history is amazing at UT.
Jackie had 11 interceptions and returned 5 of them for TD’s- not bad for an undersized linebacker that hit people so hard the crowd would go ”oooooooooooooh”. Two time All-American.
 

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#24
#24
Reggie White
Eric Berry
Reggie White
Eric Berry
Derek Barnett
Al Wilson
Leonard Little
Jerod Mayo
Doug Atkins
Dale Jones
John Henderson
Kevin Simon
Inky Johnson
Jack Reynolds
Dale Carter
Chuck Smith
Bill Bates
Malik Jackson
Dwayne Goodrich
Jesse Mahelona
Robert Ayers
Dan Williams
Justin Harrel
I was going to make a list but you nailed it.
 
#25
#25
Janzen Jackson

May have been a short lived stint, but when he was on the field, it was electric. I always felt like he was the perfect combo of Leonard Little’s aggression and Eric Berry’s football acumen. I was wrong. He was much more Little than Berry, but nonetheless, he was very exciting to watch.

Also enjoyed watching AJ Johnson for a hot second
Before he got himself in trouble.

I guess these guys are on the “greatest defensive players that could have been” list.
 

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