Best Defensive Ends In NFL History

The Top Ten
1 Reggie White

Come on he is just the best defensive line man he is just so much better than everyone else

Amazing! (That's saying a lot when your a cowboys fan)

Amazing, definitely deserves the number 1 spot

Unstoppable!

2 Bruce Smith

Record in sacks beating Reggie White by 1 sack AND led a terrible team to 4 straight Super Bowls. Reggie White had more firepower on offense (having a top 3 QB WR duo in Brett Fabre and Sterling Sharpe).

3 DeMarcus Ware
4 Deacon Jones David D. "Deacon" Jones was an American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and the Washington Redskins.
5 JJ Watt Justin James "J. J." Watt is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Texans with the 11th pick in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, and played college football at Wisconsin. ...read more.
6 Jared Allen Jared Scot Allen is a former professional American football defensive end. After playing college football for Idaho State University for four years, he was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
7 Julius Peppers
8 Chris Doleman
9 Howie Long Howard Matthew Moses Long is an American former National Football League defensive end, actor and current sports analyst. He played in the NFL for 13 seasons and spent his entire career with the Raiders franchise.

Once a Raider, always a Raider, here's his 2000 Hall of Fame Plaque: Second-round draft pick 1981...Moved into starting role in fifth game of second season...recorded career best 13 sacks in 1983 including five in one game...Career sack total of 84 does not include 7.5 as a rookie before sack was official NFL stat...All-pro 1983, 1984, 1985...Named All-AFC four times, 1983-1986...selected to eight Pro Bowls.
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10 Ed "Too Tall" Jones
The Contenders
11 Lee Roy Selmon
12 Jason Pierre-Paul Jason Andrew Pierre-Paul, nicknamed JPP, is an American football defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.
13 Michael Strahan Michael Anthony Strahan is a former American football defensive end who spent his entire 15-year career with the New York Giants of the National Football League.
14 Calais Campbell
15 Gino Marchetti
16 Olivier Vernon
17 Justin Tuck
18 Khalil Mack Khalil Mack is an American football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League.

Mack usually plays linebacker, but he excels at both positions.

19 Bill Stanfill

He most famous as a member of the famed 1972 Miami Dolphins perfect season and played with the team from 1969 to 1976. He's no water boy, he was a pretty good player, he played in the Pro Bowl for 4 straight Years (1971-1974). A 2-time ALL-NFL selection (1972-73). In his Dolphin career, he had 67 and a half sacks, 18 and a half sacks in that other 1973 championship team and 9 sacks in his 1969 rookie year. He was the first Dolphin to record 5 sacks in 2 different games, a true Dolphin Legend and a member of the Dolphins Honor Roll.
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20 Jason Taylor
21 Randy White
22 Willie McGinest
23 Cameron Jordan Cameron Tyler Jordan is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
24 Joey Bosa
25 Jack Youngblood
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