Defensive ends in the NFL are crucial to a stout defensive unit. D-Coordinators have said on more than one occaision that DE’s are one of the most difficult positions for a player from college adjust to play in the pros.
- Chris Long – Virginia
- Calais Campbell – Miami (FL)
- Quentin Groves – Auburn
- Lawrence Jackson – Southern Cal
- Chris Ellis – Virginia Tech
- Tommy Black – TCU
- Kenny Iwebema – Iowa
- Derrick Harvey – Florida
- Bruce Davis – UCLA
- Louis Holmes – Arizona
- Kendall Langford – Hampton
- Cliff Avril – Purdue
- Jameel McClain – Syracuse
- Darrell Robertson – Georgia Tech
- Wallace Gilberry – Alabama
- Chase Ortiz – TCU
- Eric Foster – Rutgers
- Chris Harrington – Texas A & M
- Adamm Oliver – Georgia Tech
- Brian Johnston – Gardner-Webb
- Angelo Craig – Cincinnati
- Jonal Saint-Dic – Michigan State
- Dorian Smith – Oregon State
- Rudolph Hardie – Howard
- Antonio Reynolds – Tennessee
- Chris McKillop – Pittsburgh
