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Derrick Morgan (Georgia Tech): Morgan was the ACC Defensive Player of the year after posting 12.5 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss in his junior season.
Carlos Dunlap (Florida): Miami's Calais Campbell came out of the 2008 draft with an amazing combination of size (6-8, 290), strength, and speed. He's still putting it together, though his first season as an NFL starter for the Arizona Cardinals was a good one.
Brandon Graham (Michigan): Did anyone benefit more from the Senior Bowl than this guy? Probably not. He was freakish during practices, and came away with the game's MVP after forcing a fumble and bagging two sacks. There are those who will shy away from Graham because of his height (6-foot-1), but Denver's Elvis Dumervil is probably the NFL's best pure pass-rusher right now, and a lack of prototypical height hasn't hurt him at all.
Jason Pierre-Paul (South Florida): Pierre-Paul may be the Jarron Gilbert of this draft class; the YouTube star with the ability to do things you'll simply never see on a football field. Check out the backflips!
Everson Griffen (USC): Griffen has all the tools -- size and speed in abundance -- but he doesn't really jump off the tape the way you'd like to see an edge-rusher do. In 2007 and 2008, he was demoted from starting spots, and some within the SC program have questioned his work ethic.
These are the top five defensive players that we need to catch to in NFL Football 2010 season.
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