Rank Best Cane DTs Ever

[canes1996]

In honor of Mr. Brown and Mr. Maryland being inducted into the Ring of Honor this weekend, I was wondering about where each stands as the best DT ever to don the green and orange. I know Sapp has to be in the conversation, as do Kennedy and Wilfork, but I was curious what everyone else thought.

Also, is DT the "best" position Miami has ever had considering the amount of All-Timers that have come through the program? I'm sure S and RB have a legit argument, but **** did we have some talent at the DT over the years. Need to get some of that mojo back.

 

[I'm james Jackson brother]

Sapp brown wilfork Maryland Kennedy

Pick an order


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[luke137]

Strictly on the field....Warren Sapp! Everyone else is fighting for second.

 

[canesrdynamite]

per hurricanesports.com these are the dt's that have gone on to the nfl

DEFENSIVE TACKLES
PLAYER	YEARS	TEAMS
Brown, Jerome	1987-91	Philadelphia Eagles
Brown, Kareem	2007-08	New England Patriots, New York Jets
Curry, Shane	1991	Indianapolis Colts
Dixon, Antonio	2009	Philadelphia Eagles
Harris, Orien	2006-09	Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals
Jones, Jimmie	1990-98	Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles
Joseph, William	2004-08	New York Giants, Oakland Raiders
Lewis, Damione	2001-10	St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans
Maryland, Russell	1991-2001	Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers
Sapp, Warren	2004-07	Oakland Raiders
Sileo, Dan	1987	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tatarek, Bob	1968-72	Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions
Thomas, Santonio	2005-08	New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns
Trosch, Gene	1967-69	Kansas City Chiefs
Wilfork, Vince	2004-12	New England Patriots

Jerome Brown was a badass **** and Wilfork has been an animal in the nfl, but I've never seen anyone dominate a college game like Warren Sapp. Maryland clearly also in the conversation.

I guess I'd say Warren, then the other 3 tied for 2nd.

 

[DiegoCane]

Weird that they don't have Kennedy on that list. Inducted into NFL HoF in 2012

 

[canesrdynamite]

Weird that they don't have Kennedy on that list. Inducted into NFL HoF in 2012

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I never got to see him play in person.

The wikipedia list is a lot longer.

• Al Carapella * (1x ProBowler) - Drafted in the 1951 NFL Draft in the 5th round as the 54th pick by the San Francisco 49ers (1951–1955).
• Bill Watts - Drafted in the 12th round of the 1962 NFL Draft as the 161st pick by the Chicago Bears (1962).
• Roland Benson - Drafted in the 5th round of the 1963 NFL Draft as the 60th pick by the Los Angeles Rams (1963).
• Eugene Trosch # - Drafted in the 1st round of the 1967 NFL Draft as the 24th pick by the Kansas City Chiefs (1967-1969).
• Bob Tatareck - Drafted in the 2nd round of the 1968 NFL Draft as the 34th pick by the Buffalo Bills (1968-1972), also played for the Detroit Lions (1972).
• Hank Urbanowicz - Drafted in the 8th round of the 1968 NFL Draft as the 198th pick by the Minnesota Vikings (1968).
• Mike Barnes * (1x ProBowler) - Drafted in the 2nd round of the 1973 NFL Draft as the 35th pick by the Baltimore Colts (1973–1981).
• Rubin Carter * - Drafted in the 5th round of the 1975 NFL Draft as the 121 pick by the Denver Broncos (1975–1986).
• Gary Dunn - Drafted in the 6th round of the 1976 NFL Draft as the 159th pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers (1976–1987).
• Don Latimer #* - Drafted in the 1st round of the 1978 NFL Draft as the 27th pick by the Denver Broncos (1978–1983).
• Jim Burt * - Undrafted in the 1981 NFL Draft signed as a free agent by the New York Giants (1981–1988), also played for the San Francisco 49ers (1989–1991).
• Lester Williams #* - Drafted in the 1st round of the 1982 NFL Draft as the 27th pick by the New England Patriots (1982–1985), also played for the San Diego Chargers (1986), and the Seattle Seahawks (1987).
• Bob Nelson - Drafted in the 5th round of the 1982 NFL Draft as the 120th pick by the Miami Dolphins (1982), also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1986) and the Green Bay Packers (1988-1990).
• Tony Chickillo - Drafted in the 5th round of the 1983 NFL Draft as the 131st pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1983), also played for the San Diego Chargers (1984-1985) and the New York Jets (1987).
• Dallas Cameron - Drafted in the 7th round of the 1985 NFL Draft as the 194th pick by the Denver Broncos (1985).
• Kevin ***an * - Drafted in the 4th round of the 1986 NFL Draft as the 102nd pick by the San Francisco 49ers (1987–1993).
• Jerome Brown #* (2x ProBowler) - Drafted in the 1st round of the 1987 NFL Draft as the 9th pick by the Philadelphia Eagles (1987–1991). Killed in car accident in between the 1991 and 1992 NFL seasons.
• Dan Sileo - Drafted as a 3rd round supplemental pick of the 1987 NFL Draft as the 2nd pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987), also played in the World League of American Football (1992), and in the Arena Football League (1994).
• Cortez Kennedy #*~ (8x ProBowler) (Pro Football Hall of Fame) - Drafted in the 1st round in the 1990 NFL Draft as the 3rd pick by the Seattle Seahawks (1990–2000).
• Jimmie Jones - Drafted in the 3rd round in the 1990 NFL Draft as the 64th pick by the Dallas Cowboys (1990–1993), Los Angeles Rams/St. Louis Rams (1994–1996), and the Philadelphia Eagles (1997).
• Russell Maryland #* (1x ProBowler) - Drafted in the 1st round of the 1991 NFL Draft as the 1st pick by the Dallas Cowboys (1991–1995), also played for the Oakland Raiders (1996–1999), and the Green Bay Packers (2000).
• Warren Sapp #* (7x ProBowler) (Pro Football Hall of Fame) - Drafted in the 1st round of the 1995 NFL Draft as the 12th pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–2003), also played for the Oakland Raiders (2004–2007). Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Damione Lewis # - Drafted in the 1st round of the 2001 NFL Draft as the 12th pick by the St. Louis Rams (2001–2005), also played for the Carolina Panthers (2006–2009), and the Houston Texans (2010).
• William Joseph # - Drafted in the 1st round of the 2003 NFL Draft as the 25th pick by the New York Giants (2003–2007), and also played for the Oakland Raiders (2008–2010).
• Vince Wilfork # (5x ProBowler) - Drafted in the 1st round of the 2004 NFL Draft as the 21st pick by the New England Patriots (2004–present).
• Orien Harris - Drafted in the 4th round of the 2006 NFL Draft as the 133rd pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers (2006), also played for the Cleveland Browns (2006), Buffalo Bills (2007), New Orleans Saints (2007), Cincinnati Bengals (2008), St. Louis Rams (2009), Detroit Lions (2009), Cincinnati Bengals (2009) and in the United Football League for the Virginia Destroyers (2011).
• Kareem Brown - Drafted in the 4th round of the 2007 NFL Draft as the 127th pick by the New England Patriots (2007), also played for the New York Jets (2007–2008), New York Giants (2009), and the Tennessee Titans (2009–2010). Current member of the Miami Hurricanes Football coaching staff as a defensive graduate assistant.
• Antonio Dixon - Undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft signed as a free agent by the Washington Redskins (did not play), and then the Philadelphia Eagles (2009–2012) and currently plays in the Lone Star Football League for the West Texas Wildcatters (2014-present).
• Dwayne Hendricks - Undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft signed as a free agent by the New York Giants (2009–2011) and plays in the Arena League for the Arizona Rattlers (2013). Current free agent.
• Joe Joseph - Undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft signed as a free agent by the Tennessee Titans (2010), also played for the Washington Redskins (2010).
• Marcus Forston - Undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft signed as a free agent by the New England Patriots (2012-2013). Current free agent
• Micanor Regis - Undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons {2012) and currently plays for the Carolina Panthers (2014-present).

 

[ScubaCane]

The top 5, I have seen play in person:

1. Brown
1. Sapp
3. Maryland
4. Kennedy
5. Wilfork

 

[drifters1234]

Strictly on the field....Warren Sapp! Everyone else is fighting for second.

He was unbelievable against Nebraska. They triple-teamed him, and it wasn't enough.

 

[Canesfan1899]

Sapp
Maryland
Brown
Wilfork

Sapp may be a grade A *******, but he was a beast here.

 

[drifters1234]

Tez was better than Maryland and Wilfork, comparable to Jerome.

But it's splitting hairs. These guys were all stud All-Americans. It's been a long drought since.

 

[FreePawn]

Jerome Brown
Warren Sapp
Cortez Kennedy
Vince Wilfork
Maryland

 

[Rellyrell]

Jerome would've been in the NFL HOF had his life not been cut short...there's no doubt in my mind. But if we're talking strictly while here on campus, Sapp is the man....annnnnnnd he was thee man in the NFL too. Kennedy is a close 2nd in my opinion.

 

[Rellyrell]

You know what's sad about this thread, we used to be DT U. Now we can't get a DT to save our lives.

 

[mianjomar]

per hurricanesports.com these are the dt's that have gone on to the nfl

DEFENSIVE TACKLES
PLAYER	YEARS	TEAMS
Brown, Jerome	1987-91	Philadelphia Eagles
Brown, Kareem	2007-08	New England Patriots, New York Jets
Curry, Shane	1991	Indianapolis Colts
Dixon, Antonio	2009	Philadelphia Eagles
Harris, Orien	2006-09	Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals
Jones, Jimmie	1990-98	Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles
Joseph, William	2004-08	New York Giants, Oakland Raiders
Lewis, Damione	2001-10	St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans
Maryland, Russell	1991-2001	Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers
Sapp, Warren	2004-07	Oakland Raiders
Sileo, Dan	1987	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tatarek, Bob	1968-72	Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions
Thomas, Santonio	2005-08	New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns
Trosch, Gene	1967-69	Kansas City Chiefs
Wilfork, Vince	2004-12	New England Patriots

Jerome Brown was a badass **** and Wilfork has been an animal in the nfl, but I've never seen anyone dominate a college game like Warren Sapp. Maryland clearly also in the conversation.

I guess I'd say Warren, then the other 3 tied for 2nd.

They must have ignored to 70's . Rubin Carter, Don Latimer and Eddie Edwards all had impressive NFL careers. Who knows where they would rank with the greats because unlike Sapp, Brown etc. these three had weak teams around them. Pound for pound I would go with Sapp.

 

[MovingZen]

per hurricanesports.com these are the dt's that have gone on to the nfl

DEFENSIVE TACKLES
PLAYER	YEARS	TEAMS
Brown, Jerome	1987-91	Philadelphia Eagles
Brown, Kareem	2007-08	New England Patriots, New York Jets
Curry, Shane	1991	Indianapolis Colts
Dixon, Antonio	2009	Philadelphia Eagles
Harris, Orien	2006-09	Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals
Jones, Jimmie	1990-98	Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams, Philadelphia Eagles
Joseph, William	2004-08	New York Giants, Oakland Raiders
Lewis, Damione	2001-10	St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans
Maryland, Russell	1991-2001	Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers
Sapp, Warren	2004-07	Oakland Raiders
Sileo, Dan	1987	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tatarek, Bob	1968-72	Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions
Thomas, Santonio	2005-08	New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns
Trosch, Gene	1967-69	Kansas City Chiefs
Wilfork, Vince	2004-12	New England Patriots

Jerome Brown was a badass **** and Wilfork has been an animal in the nfl, but I've never seen anyone dominate a college game like Warren Sapp. Maryland clearly also in the conversation.

I guess I'd say Warren, then the other 3 tied for 2nd.

Sapp was drafted in 1995.. so 95-07 Tampa Bay, Oakland Raiders.

Strictly on the field....Warren Sapp! Everyone else is fighting for second.

He was unbelievable against Nebraska. They triple-teamed him, and it wasn't enough.

I swear I remember one play where he had the center, QB, and running back... all three tackled 3 yards in the backfield. "No blocking for you... no option for you... and no ******* yards for you *****!"

 

[Vanquish9]

cortez wins on name alone. what an awesome ******* name

 

[bacane]

Probably Sapp/Brown in a tie. Maryland and Kennedy close behind. As great an NFL player as Wilfork is, he wasn't as dominant at the U, especially early in career. And as stated above, the program wasn't much in the '70s and early 80s - but put out great DTs. Forget the name, but we had a terrific, longtime DL coach.

 

[Dan E. Dangerously]

The top 5, I have seen play in person:

1. Brown
2. Sapp
3. Maryland
4. Kennedy
5. Wilfork

Can't really argue. I think 2, 3, and 4 can be interchangeable.

 

[Gransapo]

Warren Sapp was the best. He almost single-handedly won the 1995 Orange Bowl game against Nebraska.

 

[AUcane]

Kennedy doesn't get enough love in this place. I know his body of work was much smaller than the others but that 89 season was as dominant a season a DT has ever had here.

Brown
Maryland
Sapp
Kennedy