All Bobcat DE Vote

[luckyirishguy25]

Back from a slight Hiatus, here's the DE vote.

What the offense looks like:
Qb1 Travis Lulay
Qb2 Denarius Mcghee
Fb Chad Newell
Rb1 Isaiah Ifanse
Rb2 Ryan Johnson
Wr1 Elvis Akpla
Wr2 Sam McCullum
Wr3 Lance McClutcheon
TE1 Joe Bignell
TE2 Beau Sandland/Butch Damberger
OT Mike Person
OT Jon Borchardt
OG JP Flynn
OG Jeff Hansen
C Sonny Holland

[VimSince03]

Butch Damberger* by the way

[Helcat72]

How about Jeff Bolton?

[VimSince03]

How about Jeff Bolton?

Got beat out at guard and center votes.

[profisme]

How about Jeff Bolton?

He was as good of an interior OL as I have seen here. I mentioned him in the Guard nominations. As far as guards go, him, Mateo Toilolo, and Kyle Godecke might be among my favorites.

[VimSince03]

Top 20 - DE Rankings

1.) Mark Fellows (1981-1984) - 1984 AA 1st; sack season and career record holder at MSU; #3 in TFL's career; Shrine Game; 7th round draft pick (injury ended career); 2x All-Big Sky
2.) Brad Daly (2009-2013) - 2013 AA 1st; Buck winner; Shrine Game; 3x All-Big Sky; Top 5 Career Sacks; if his back held up, NFL would've found a spot for him
3.) Dane Fletcher (2006-2009) - 2009 AA 1st; signed with Patriots as a UDFA en route to a decent career; Top 5 in TFLs; 2x All-Big Sky
4.) Jon Montoya (2000-2003) 2000 and 2002 AA HM; 3x All-Big Sky; #2 All-time in TFLs; started all four years
5.) Caleb Schriebies (2009-2012) - 2012 AA 1st; Buck winner; Shrine Game; 2x All-Big Sky; forced a record 8 fumbles in 2012
6.) Gary Gustafson (1968-1970) 1970 AA 1st; 9th round draft pick; 2x All-Big Sky; no TFL or sack stat when playing; viewed as the guy that started the decades long tradition of dominant DE play at MSU
7.) Neal Smith (1994-1997) 1997 AA 1st; All-Big Sky; 2nd to Mark Fellows in career and season sacks
8.) Les Leininger (1973-1976) 1976 AA 1st; 1976 Title Game MVP; 2x All-Big Sky; no TFL or sack stat when playing
9.) Daniel Hardy (2018-2021) 2021 AA 2nd; All-Big Sky; 7th round draft pick; had Top 5 statistical seasons for TFLs and sacks in 2021
10.) Bryce Sterk (2018-2019) - 2019 AA 2nd; Shrine Game; 2x All-Big Sky; Bengals training camp
11.) Jason Hicks (1992-1995) 1993 AA 3rd; All-Big Sky; Top 10 in several categories
12.) Adam Cordeiro (2000-2003) 2001 AA HM; 3x All-Big Sky; switched to DT his senior year due to team need; Top 10 in about 8 categories that involve "wreaking havoc" in the backfield
13.) Brad Daws (1973-1975) 1975 AA HM; 2x All-Big Sky; no stats when he played but he, Les, and Rick Vancleeve arrived at the QB a lot
14.) Clete Linebarger (1982-1985) 3x All-Big Sky; caused 7 fumbles in his career
15.) Devlan Geddes (1993-1996) 1996 AA HM; 2x All-Big Sky
16.) Dennis Muhlbeier (1964-1967) 2x All-Big Sky
17.) Tex Sikora (1982-1985) All-Big Sky; Mark Fellows sack mate in the 80s; 29 sacks in his career
18.) Derek Marks (2016-2019) 2019 All-Big Sky; 4-year starter; played DT undersized; recovered back-to-back fumbles in successive Cat/Griz games; now a pastor
19.) Wade Rademacher (1990-1993) 1993 1st-Team All-Big Sky
20.) Greg Maurer (1970-1973) 1973 1st-Team All-Big Sky

Note that Fellows was technically a hybrid LB in that defense as were others on this list but these are most of the best "edge" defenders in MSU history.

[MSU Toddler]

Vim's list covers this topic, so this is somewhat related...

I'm wondering if Odin Coe ever achieved his goal of becoming a Navy Seal (suppose we wouldn't know if he did)? Thought that was always an interesting story.

[RickRund]

I see a Dennis Muhlbeier in the mid 60's. Relative of Jack?

[Dmsubrew]

Vim's list covers this topic, so this is somewhat related...

I'm wondering if Odin Coe ever achieved his goal of becoming a Navy Seal (suppose we wouldn't know if he did)? Thought that was always an interesting story.

I've wondered that too. That kid was such a badass footbal player that I have to believe he became a badass navy seal too

[John K]

Was John Taylor a DE or DT? If DE, I think he also deserves a mention on this list. I believe he was actually a late round draft pick, or maybe he just signed a free agent deal. I know he got a look in the NFL though. Fellows was a no-brainer as my first choice, but for the 2nd one, I had a really hard time choosing among Daly, Fletcher, Schriebies Hardy, and Sterk.

[VimSince03]

Was John Taylor a DE or DT? If DE, I think he also deserves a mention on this list. I believe he was actually a late round draft pick, or maybe he just signed a free agent deal. I know he got a look in the NFL though. Fellows was a no-brainer as my first choice, but for the 2nd one, I had a really hard time choosing among Daly, Fletcher, Schriebies Hardy, and Sterk.

DT

[wbtfg]

Was John Taylor a DE or DT? If DE, I think he also deserves a mention on this list. I believe he was actually a late round draft pick, or maybe he just signed a free agent deal. I know he got a look in the NFL though. Fellows was a no-brainer as my first choice, but for the 2nd one, I had a really hard time choosing among Daly, Fletcher, Schriebies Hardy, and Sterk.

DT

I think he came to msu as a TE in '97. Was moved to DE played great and then was moved to DT to get our best 4 on the DL.

That was a long time ago and lots of mind altering pathogens were being ingested, so I could be wrong on that.

[VimSince03]

Was John Taylor a DE or DT? If DE, I think he also deserves a mention on this list. I believe he was actually a late round draft pick, or maybe he just signed a free agent deal. I know he got a look in the NFL though. Fellows was a no-brainer as my first choice, but for the 2nd one, I had a really hard time choosing among Daly, Fletcher, Schriebies Hardy, and Sterk.

DT

I think he came to msu as a TE in '97. Was moved to DE played great and then was moved to DT to get our best 4 on the DL.

That was a long time ago and lots of mind altering pathogens were being ingested, so I could be wrong on that.

Was All-American and All-Big Sky in his breakout senior year as a DT. John is a phenomenal human!

[VimSince03]

Mark Fellows



Brad Daly



Dane Fletcher



Jon Montoya



Caleb Schriebies



Gary Gustafson



Neal Smith



Les Leininger



Daniel Hardy



Bryce Sterk



Adam Cordeiro



Devlan Geddes

[seataccat]

Dang there is some amazing players in this group. But I had to choose Fellows and Cordeiro.

[VimSince03]

Dang there is some amazing players in this group. But I had to choose Fellows and Cordeiro.

That #2 DE is really just pick a favorite because most of their accolades and impact match up with one another. I went Fellows and Montoya because Jon was a four year starter who impacted every game he played in his four years. A true iron-man at the position.

[blueandgoldblitz]

If Brad Daly's back had held up I feel like he could've made an impact in the NFL. Some plays his last year I felt like his teammates had to pick him up and carry him off the field but he just kept coming back in for the next series. Serious toughness there.