Shaquil Barrett (2011-13) 2013 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and New Mexico Bowl MVP First-team All-Mountain West in 2012 and 2013

Dale Carr (1982-84) First-team All-WAC in 1985 His 147 tackles in 1986 are fifth-most in a single season in program history

Rick Crowell (1996-2000) 2000 Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, two-time first-team all-conference 1999 Liberty Bowl MVP

Jeff Harper (1980-83) Honorable Mention All-American in 1982 Two-time first-team All-WAC – 1982 and 1983

Cory James (2012-15) Freshman All-American in 2012, second-team All-Mountain West in 2015 Fourth in career sacks at CSU

Nate Kvamme (1995-98) 1999 Stan Bates Award winner (WAC Overall Student-Athlete of the Year), 1998 NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship Award First-team All-WAC in 1997

Kevin McLain (1974-75) All-American in 1975, two-time first-team All-WAC (1974 and 1975), CSU single-season record holder with 198 tackles in 1974 First-round NFL Draft selection in 1976

Eric Pauly (2000-03) Second-team All-Mountain West in 2001 and 2002, led league in tackles in 2001 Three-time Academic All-American

Brian Schneider (1990-93) First-team All-WAC in 1993, second-team in 1992 Among CSU’s all-time leaders in tackles in a season and career

Kevin Sheesley (1978-81) Honorable Mention All-WAC in 1979 Winningest wrestler in CSU history CSU Hall of Fame honoree

Mychal Sisson (2008-11) Freshman All-American and Mountain West Newcomer of the Year in 2008 Second-team All-Mountain West in 2009 and 2010

Willie Taylor (1995-98) Second-team all-conference in 1997 and 1998 CSU’s all-time career leader in tackles (433)

Gary Thompson (1985-86, 1988-89) Second-team All-WAC in 1988 and 1989 Among CSU’s all-time leaders in tackles in a season and career

Eric Tippeconnic (1987-90) His 185 tackles in 1990 are the second-most in a single season in Rams history Registered 27 tackles at Arkansas in 1990 – second-most in a single game in program history

Ula Tuitele (1996-99) First-team All-Mountain West in 1999 1999 Hula Bowl participant



The final #AllTimeRams defensive position group we need you to choose will be the linebackers. You have to pick which three Rams legends you want to help lead your defense.The options:

Voting for the #AllTimeRams linebackers has closed. The full team will be revealed on June 26.