Randy White — Maryland (Big Ten) (1972-1974)
Maryland has produced some really talented football players — Domonique Foxworth, Stan Jones and Boomer Esiason come to mind — including one of the all-time fiercest defensive backs, Randy White. A star for the Terrapins, White was a two-time first-team All-American and a recipient of the prestigious Lombardi Award. He played his entire NFL career for the Dallas Cowboys and was named to nine Pro Bowls and incredibly nine first-team All-Pro squads. When the Cowboys won in 1978, he was a co-awardee of the Super Bowl MVP, an honor that few defensive players earn.
Ray Lewis — Miami (ACC) (1992-1995)
It is almost impossible to choose the greatest player to ever come from Miami owing to the fact that the program has produced a lot of football talent over the past couple of decades. There are many names to choose from like Cortez Kennedy, Jim Kelly, Michael Irvin, Warren Sapp and Ed Reed — but our pick is football legend himself, Ray Lewis, who was a can’t-miss defensive player with the Hurricanes and a two-time first-team All-American selection. When he went to the pros, he cemented his legacy and is arguably the best linebacker of all time, being the NFL Defensive Player of the Year twice, a Pro Bowler 13 times and an All-Pro 10 times. He also helped the only team that he played for, the Baltimore Ravens, win two Super Bowls, not to mention he won the 2001Super Bowl MVP.