Is Donald the best defensive player ever?

Donald is arguably the greatest defensive tackle in league history, transforming the position, and he still has time to become the greatest defensive player ever.
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Who is the best D tackle ever?

Gil Brandt's greatest NFL defensive tackles of all time
  • 24 / 31. Buck Buchanan. ...
  • 25 / 31. Cortez Kennedy. ...
  • 26 / 31. Arnie Weinmeister. ...
  • 27 / 31. Warren Sapp. ...
  • 28 / 31. Randy White. Dallas Cowboys, 1975-1988. ...
  • 29 / 31. Merlin Olsen. Los Angeles Rams, 1962-1977. ...
  • 30 / 31. 2. ' Mean' Joe Greene. ...
  • 31 / 31. Bob Lilly. Dallas Cowboys, 1961-1974.
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Is Aaron Donald the best player of all time?

Donald is the only player in the Super Bowl era with seven straight first-team All-Pro selections. He has won Defensive Player of the Year three times. He could win it every year and it would be deserved. He's been named to the Pro Bowl in all eight of his seasons.
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Is Aaron Donald the best player in the NFL?

Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has been voted as the No. 2 player in the NFL on the "Top 100 Players of 2021" rankings.
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Who is the best LB in the NFL?

ERIC KENDRICKS, MINNESOTA VIKINGS

The best linebackers in today's league are elite coverage players, but they can also affect the game in other ways. Warner had a transformative effect on the 49ers defense when he became the starter.
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Who is the best defensive player ever?

1. Reggie White. The "Minister of Defense" was simply a force to be reckoned with on the edge, as White was arguably the most dominant defensive player in NFL history. White finished his career with 198 sacks, the most in NFL history when he retired in 2000.
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What DT has the most sacks?

Alan Page holds most sacks all-time among defensive tackles

Now, we learned Page's 148.5 career sacks outrank any other DT at No.
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Who is the best defensive linemen?

Best Defensive Linemen in 2021
  • Kenny Clark, Packers. ...
  • Fletcher Cox, Eagles. ...
  • Jonathan Allen, Washington. ...
  • Stephon Tuitt, Steelers. ...
  • Chris Jones, Chiefs. ...
  • Cameron Heyward, Steelers. ...
  • DeForest Buckner, Colts. ...
  • Aaron Donald, Rams. As if there was any doubt who the best lineman in the NFL is in 2021.
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What safety has the most sacks?

Bruce Smith has the most career sacks, with 200 sacks.
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Who is the best linebacker ever?

Lawrence Taylor

He is not only the greatest linebacker in NFL history, he's one of the game's greatest players period. Taylor is one of only two defensive players (DT Alan Page, 1971) in the history of the NFL to be named NFL MVP. He is the only linebacker to ever take the honor.
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Who is the best OLB in NFL history?

Gil Brandt's greatest NFL linebackers of all time
  • 1 / 47. Sam Mills. New Orleans Saints, 1986-1994; Carolina Panthers, 1995-1997. ...
  • 6 / 47. Les Richter. Los Angeles Rams, 1954-1962. ...
  • 11 / 47. Chris Hanburger. ...
  • 16 / 47. Hugh Green. ...
  • 21 / 47. DeMarcus Ware. ...
  • 26 / 47. Cornelius Bennett. ...
  • 31 / 47. Chuck Bednarik. ...
  • 36 / 47. Ray Lewis.
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Who is the most feared linebacker in NFL history?

Lawrence Taylor forced the NFL to fear him and change the way teams blocked him. If you were a fan back in the 1980s, you may have just gotten chills running down your spine from seeing the name Lawrence Taylor.
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Who is the best middle linebacker ever?

It is hard not to put Ray Lewis at the top of this list as the top Middle Linebacker All-Time. Lewis, who was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the team's second first round selection during the 1996 NFL Draft would go on to put together one of the greatest careers of any defensive player to play the game.
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Who takes the most hits in football?

A new study reports that running backs and quarterbacks suffer the hardest hits to the head, while linemen and linebackers are hit on the head most often. The researchers measured head blows during games and practices over three seasons at Brown University, Dartmouth College, and Virginia Tech.
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Who leads the NFL in pressures?

Aaron Donald leads NFL in pressures over past 5 seasons by wide margin.
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Who leads NFL in interceptions?

Trevon Diggs caught the most interceptions in 2021, with 11 interceptions.
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Who is the hardest quarterback to sack?

DeMarcus Ware names the hardest QB to sack, and it's not who you would ever expect. With 138.5 career sacks, DeMarcus Ware hit a lot of quarterbacks during his NFL career. The 38-year-old former pass rusher faced all kinds of them, too: electrifying dual threats, rocket-armed gunslingers, pitch-perfect pocket operators ...
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Who is the least sacked quarterback?

Dan Marino has been sacked the fewest by a quarterback with more than 500 passing attempts in a season, with 6 sacks in 1988.
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Who was sacked the most 2021?

Joe Burrow was sacked the most in 2021, with 51 sacks.
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Who has thrown the most interceptions in a game?

Jim Hardy has thrown the most intercepted passes by a quarterback in a game, with 8 interceptions versus the Eagles on September 24, 1950.
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What team has Tom Brady never lost to?

In his 22-years career, Brady never lost to the Falcons, Vikings, Cowboys, Buccaneers or Patriots, going a combined 27-0 against those five teams.
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