Will Julius Peppers go down as a top 10 defensive player of all time?

[PredatorPeppers]

Will Peppers go down as a top 10 defensive player of all time when he decides to hang em up? Considering he is athletic enough and could play until he is 40 and can still produce big seasons. He's also imo along with Ray Lewis the most dominant defensive player of this generation, more so than guys like DeMarcus Ware, Jared Allen, Michael Strahan, Jason Taylor, Dwight Freeney, Ed Reed, Troy Polamalu, Brian Dawkins, Champ Bailey, Darrelle Revis, Charles Woodson, Brian Urlacher, Patrick Willis, Warren Sapp, etc.

My top 10 defensive players of all time, with Peppers getting consideration to crack the list once he finishes his career and adds to his already HOF resume.

1. Reggie White
2. Lawrence Taylor
3. Dick Butkus
4. Rod Woodson
5. Joe Greene
6. Ray Lewis
7. Deacon Jones
8. Ronnie Lott
9. Alan Page
10. Bruce Smith

HM: Deion Sanders

Julius Peppers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

College Football Awards and honors

Sporting News Freshman All-American (1999)
First-team All-ACC (2000)
Second-team Associated Press All-American (2000)
Second-team Football News All-American (2000)
Division I-A sacks leader (2000)
First-team All-ACC (2001)
Consensus first-team All-American (2001)
Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalist (2001)
Chuck Bednarik Award (2001)
Bill Willis Trophy (2001)
Lombardi Award (2001)

NFL awards and honors

NFL Rookie of the Month (10/02)
2002 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team (2002)
2004 NFL Alumni Defensive Lineman of the Year
2004 NFC Defensive Player of the Year
2013 Brian Piccolo Award
NFL 2000s All Decade Team
Pro-Football-Reference All 2000s Team
100 Sacks Club
2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 NFC Pro Bowl
2004, 2006, 2010 All-Pro First Team
2008, 2009, 2012 All-Pro Second Team
Five time NFC Defensive Player of the Week (11/13/06, 11/9/08, 11/1/09, 11/18/10,12/23/12)
Four time NFC Defensive Player of the Month (11/2004, 10/2006, 11/2010, 11/2011)

Panthers franchise records

Most career sacks: (81)
Most career forced fumbles: (30)
Longest Interception return: 97 yards (vs. Denver Broncos 10/10/04)

NFL records and accomplishments

Eighteenth most sacks in NFL history: 115.5
Tied for fifth most double digit sack seasons in NFL history: 8
Tied for fourth most games with at least three sacks: 9
Tied for fifteenth most multiple sack games in NFL history: 29
Tenth most forced fumbles in NFL history: 38
Second most interceptions by a defensive lineman in NFL history: 9
Most interception return yards by a defensive lineman in NFL history: 192 yds
Most interception return yards in a single season by a defensive lineman in NFL history: 143 yds
Most interception return yards in a single game by a defensive lineman in NFL history: 97 yds
Longest interception return by a defensive lineman in NFL history: 97 yds
Most combined interception and fumble return yards by a defensive lineman in a single season since NFL merger in 1970: 203 yds
Tied for second most interceptions returned for a touchdown by a defensive lineman in NFL history: 2
Third most passes defensed by a defensive lineman in NFL history: 61
Second most blocked kicks in NFL history: 13
Tied for eleventh most Pro Bowl appearances by a defensive lineman in NFL history: 8

 

[pumpkinhead33793]

I wouldn't even put him as a top 10 Bears defender of all time.

 

[PredatorPeppers]

I wouldn't even put him as a top 10 Bears defender of all time.

The only Bears defender possibly better than him was Dick Butkus, Peppers is better than Singletary, Urlacher, Briggs, Tillman, Dent, Hampton, etc.

 

[SteelersPride]

Peppers is not better than urlacher........

 

[SteelersPride]

2 posts, hes a skins fan, and arguing over peppa?

 

[beardown07]

Peppers is better than Urlacher.


Sorry.

 

[Microwahevo]

Did he just say Peppers was better than Singletary? Wtf???

 

[PredatorPeppers]

Peppers is not better than urlacher........

Yea he pretty much is... the only thing Urlacher has on Peppers so far is that Urlacher won a Defensive Player of the Year Award, but Peppers very well could end up winning one before he retires.

Julius Peppers NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com Peppers' career Approximate Value is 144 and he is still adding to it

Brian Urlacher NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com Urlacher's Approximate Value is 152 in 2 more seasons

Peppers has more impact on a game than Urlacher ever did.

 

[SteelersPride]

Peppers is better than Urlacher.


Sorry.

maybe body of work, not in a bears uniform

 

[SteelersPride]

Yea he pretty much is... the only thing Urlacher has on Peppers so far is that Urlacher won a Defensive Player of the Year Award, but Peppers very well could end up winning one before he retires.

Julius Peppers NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com Peppers' career Approximate Value is 144 and he is still adding to it

Brian Urlacher NFL Football Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com Urlacher's Approximate Value is 152 in 2 more seasons

Peppers has more impact on a game than Urlacher ever did.

approximate value? come on brah

 

[PredatorPeppers]

Did he just say Peppers was better than Singletary? Wtf???

Yes I did. Singletary was good, but Urlacher was better, and Peppers is better than both.

 

[SteelersPride]

julius is that you?

 

[beardown07]

maybe body of work, not in a bears uniform

Well ya....Urlacher is all Bear.


But as far as who is a more impactful player, it's Pep, by a landslide.

 

[PredatorPeppers]

maybe body of work, not in a bears uniform

This is more about body of work, but in a Bears uni Peppers needs to play a few more seasons to add to his Bears legacy, if he stays a Bear that is.

 

[SteelersPride]

i wanna make a screen name like "PolamaluPiledriver"

 

[TDs3nOut]

I don't know, but to crack the list in the OP Peppers has to pass someone. Having made first team all-pro only three times in his career so far seems to suggest that he's still got a lot of work to do in order to do that.

 

[SteelersPride]

I don't know, but to crack the list in the OP Peppers has to pass someone. Having made first team all-pro only three times in his career so far seems to suggest that he's still got a lot of work to do in order to do that.

no way bro GOAT

 

[PredatorPeppers]

i wanna make a screen name like "PolamaluPiledriver"

You should.

 

[SonnyCID]

no

 

[NinerSickness]

Peppers should be regarded as top 10 of all time. He's the Randy Moss of D-linemen. He was probably the most talented defensive player to suit up since LT; he didn't always go 100%, but for the most part he was just so much better than everyone else that he didn't walways have to go 100% to be great. And when he did go 100% there was no stopping him.