... all played a significant role in the team's success through the years.  There are some obvious selections here, but there might be one or two on the list who surprise you...enjoy.

 

Defensive End—Buck Buchanan and Neil Smith

Both Buchanan and Smith were high first-round picks.  Buchanan was first overall in the 1963 AFL Draft, while Smith was selected second overall in 1988. 

Buck Buchanan was what eventually defined what would become the "prototypical" defensive end in professional football.  At 6'7" and 287 pounds, he was blessed with fantastic speed for a defensive lineman, running the 100-yard dash in college in 10.2 seconds.

His college c...

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