- Richard Seymour
Richard Vershaun Seymour (born October 6, 1979 in Gadsden, South Carolina) is an American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Sedrick Ellis
Sedrick Ellis (called Sed Ellis) (born May 9, 1985) is an american football defensive lineman.
- Vince Wilfork
Vincent Lamar Wilfork (born November 4, 1981 in Boynton Beach, Florida) is an American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.
- Ty Warren
Ty'ron Markeith Warren (born February 6, 1981 in Bryan, Texas) is an American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round (13th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M. He has helped New England win their last two Super Bowls. He had 3.5 sacks in 2004 after having only one his rookie year.
- Jimmy Johnson
James William Johnson (born August 14, 1943) is an American football coach and broadcaster. He was the first football coach whose teams won both a NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a Super Bowl. In 1987, Johnson wrote "Turning The Thing Around: My Life in Football" (ghostwritten by Ed Hinton). Johnson currently lives in Islamorada in the Florida Keys where he spends most of his time fishing.
- Lawrence Jackson
Lawrence Jackson (born August 30, 1985 in Inglewood, California) is an American football defensive lineman for the University of Southern California.
- Fred Davis
Frederick L. Davis (born February 15, 1918 in Louisville, Kentucky) was an American football defensive lineman in the NFL who played for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears. He attended the University of Alabama.
- Bryan Pata
Bryan Sidney Pata (August 12, 1984 - November 7, 2006) was an American football defensive lineman for the Miami Hurricanes and was majoring in criminology.
- Al Harris
Alfred Carl Harris (December 31, 1956 in Bangor, Maine) is a former professional American football defensive end and linebacker for the Chicago Bears during the early 1980s. He played with the team from 1979 to 1984. Harris sat out the entire 1985 season due to a contract dispute with the team - and missed being part of one of the most dominating Super Bowl teams of all time.
- Mike Bell
Mike Bell was a defensive end who played twelve seasons in the National Football League. His twin brother Mark Bell, also played in the NFL and at Colorado State.
- John Henderson
John Nathan Henderson (born January 9, 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American football defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He recently signed a 6-year contract extension to stay put in Jacksonville. He was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2004 and 2006 seasons.
- James Jones
James Jones (born February 6, 1969) was an American college and professional football player. He played college football at Northern Iowa, then he played ten professional seasons as a defensive tackle for four teams from 1991-2000. Jones never missed a game in his 10-year career.
- Mike Wright
Mike Wright (born March 1, 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, who signed him as an undrafted free agent after the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati.
- Dan Klecko
Dan Klecko (born January 12, 1981) is an American football player for the Indianapolis Colts in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round (117th pick overall) in the 2003 Draft. Klecko has also been a versatile player; he graduated from Marlboro High School, and then Temple University as an accomplished defensive lineman but was moved to linebacker in the summer of 2004. 1 He has also seen time on special teams, …
- Channing Crowder
Randolph Channing Crowder, Jr. (born December 2, 1983 in State College, Pennsylvania) is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins in the third round (70th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Florida.
- George Martin
George Dwight Martin (born February 16, 1953, in Greenville, South Carolina) is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career for the NFL's New York Giants (1975-1988), missing only six games in those 14 years (not counting games not played in because of strikes). He played college football for Oregon in the then Pacific-8 Conference and was drafted by the Giants in the 11th round in 1975 (262nd pick overall).
- Marquise Hill
Marquise Hill (August 7, 1982 - May 28, 2007) was an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Hill attended De La Salle High School in New Orleans where he was named as an All-American and the best defensive lineman in the nation by many publications. Hill then played college football in Louisiana State University and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
- Darwin Walker
Darwin Jamar Walker (born June 15, 1977) is an American football defensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. Walker attended Waltersboro High School and was a letterman in football and track&field. Darwin attended North Carolina State University for one year then transferred to the University of Tennessee. He won a national championship with the Tennessee Vols in 1999 and graduated with a degree in engineering in 2000.
- Santonio Thomas
Santonio Thomas (born July 2, 1981 in Belle Glade, Florida) is an American football defensive lineman New England Patriots of the National Football League. Thomas played collegiate football at the University of Miami. He joined the Patriots as an undrafted free agent after the 2005 NFL Draft. He spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons on the Patriots' practice squad.
- Aaron Hunt
Aaron Hunt (born June 19, 1980 in Denison, Texas) is a defensive lineman for the B.C. Lions of the CFL. He is 6'3, weighs 270 lbs. and currently wears number 90. Hunt attended Texas Tech University and played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team. In 2003, he was selected in the 6th round(194th overall) by the Denver Broncos in the 2003 NFL Draft.
- Kareem Brown
Kareem Brown (born January 30, 1983 in Miami, Florida) is a American football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Miami.
- Johnathan Sullivan
Johnathan Sullivan is a defensive lineman who is a free agent. He was drafted sixth in the first round by the New Orleans Saints in 2003. The Patriots acquired Sullivan in a trade with New Orleans in June of 2006 in exchange for wide receiver Bethel Johnson and then released him on October 9, 2006. On June 26th 2006 Sullivan was stopped by police near Atlanta and charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, among other charges.
- William Perry
William Perry is a former professional football player and brother of former professional football player Michael Dean Perry. He is best known for his years as a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears. In reference to his large size, he was popularly known as “The Refrigerator” or, abbreviated, “The Fridge”.
- Mike Jones
Michael David Jones (born on August 25, 1969) is a defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the NFL for four teams. He attended North Carolina State University.
- Bryce Fisher
Bryce Alexander Fisher (born May 12, 1977 in Renton, Washington) is a National Football League defensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks.
- Fred Miller
Fred David Miller (born August 8 1940 in Homer, Louisiana) was a National Football League defensive lineman from 1963 through 1972. During that span he appeared in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts. He played college football at Louisiana State University.
- Lee Roy Selmon
Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma) is a former NFL football defensive lineman and the first member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Steve Young, who began his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but is most famous as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, was inducted in 2005). He is the youngest of nine children of Lucious and Jessie Selmon, raised on a farm at Eufaula, Oklahoma.
- Le Kevin Smith
Le Kevin Smith (born July 21, 1982 in Macon, Georgia) is an football defensive lineman for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Smith played collegiate football at the University of Nebraska, and drafted in the 6th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Patriots.
- Turk McBride
Claude Maurice "Turk" McBride (born May 30, 1985) is a defensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs. He attended the University of Tennessee. He was drafted 54th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Kelly Gregg
Kelly Gregg (born November 1, 1976 in Wichita, Kansas) is a nose tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. He was a standout wrestler and defensive lineman in high school. He played for the Oklahoma Sooners in college from 1995-1998, and provided some of the only bright spots during the bleak Sooner campaigns of the mid-1990s. Buddy Lee, so dubbed by his NFL teammates for his resilience and determination, was selected in the 6th round of the 1999 NFL draft by the Bengals.
- Darrell Russell
Darrell A. Russell (May 27, 1976 - December 15, 2005) was an American football defensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins of the NFL who died in a car crash near Los Angeles after being indefinitely banned from the NFL for repeated violations of the league's substance abuse policy.
- Tyrone Williams
Tyrone Williams is a defensive lineman for the British Columbia Lions of the CFL. He previously played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears (1997), Philadelphia Eagles (1999), and the Kansas City Chiefs 2000–2001. He played college football at the University of Wyoming. He won a Grey Cup championship as a member of the British Columbia Lions in the 94th Grey Cup. He currently wears number 96 for the Lions.
- Alan Page
Alan Cedric Page (born August 7 1945 in Canton, Ohio) is a former professional American football player who starred as a defensive lineman in the NFL, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings as a member of the "Purple People Eaters", and then went on to have a distinguished legal career, serving as a current Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Married to Diane Sims Page and is the father of four children, Nina, Georgi, Justin and Kamie.
- Melila Purcell
Melila Purcell III (born February 5, 1984) is an American football player originally from American Samoa. He is a defensive lineman for the National Football League Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Hawaii and high school football at Leone High School in Leone, American Samoa. He is a cousin of former San Diego Chargers Player Alvis Satele. Bio from HawaiiAthletics.com
- Brent Johnson
Brent Johnson (born December 7, 1976 in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian football defensive lineman with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He is 6'3" and weighs 265 lbs. He went to Ohio State University. Brent Johnson started playing for the BC Lions in 2001. He got 2 sacks in 2001, 12 in 2002, 12 in 2003, 17 in 2004, 17 in 2005 and so far in 2006 he has 11 sacks. Brent Johnson was nominated for the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League.
- Alonzo Spellman
Alonzo Spellman (born September 27, 1971) is a former National Football League defensive lineman who played for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and the Detroit Lions. He also played in the Arena Football League for the Las Vegas Gladiators, and has participated in mixed martial arts.
- Joe Klecko
Joseph Edward Klecko (born October 15, 1953 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is a former American footballer who played on the defensive line for the New York Jets from 1977 to 1987, and the Indianapolis Colts in 1988. Endowed with great natural strength, quick feet and an enormous desire to win, he co-anchored the Jets formidable defensive line known as the "New York Sack Exchange", along with Marty Lyons, Abdul Salaam and Mark Gastineau at left end.
- Steve Emtman
Steven Charles Emtman (born April 16, 1970) is a former professional football player. He played six seasons as a defensive lineman in the NFL. He was the first overall selection in the 1992 NFL Draft. Steve Emtman was born in Spokane, Washington, grew up in nearby Cheney, and graduated from Cheney High School in 1988. Lightly recruited, he accepted a football scholarship to the University of Washington in Seattle to play for head coach Don James.
- Sean Gilbert
Sean Gilbert (born April 10, 1970 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football defensive lineman who was selected by the Los Angeles Rams as the 3rd overall pick of the 1992 NFL Draft. A 6'5", 318-lb. defensive end from the University of Pittsburgh, Gilbert played in 11 NFL seasons from 1992 to 2003 for the Rams, Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers, and Oakland Raiders. He was a 1993 Pro Bowl selection for the Rams, recording 10.5 sacks.
- Willie Davis
William Delford Davis was born July 24 1934 in Lisbon, Louisiana. Willie, grew up in rural Louisiana and graduated from Grambling State University, The Cleveland Browns drafted Davis in the 15th round in the 1956 NFL Draft, and he was originally an offensive tackle, but didn't play up to his standards, but in 1959 Green Bay Packers GM/Head Coach Vince Lombardi saw talent in Davis.