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*Defensive Ends in S31 and all-time - JuOSu - 10-17-2021
As a Defensive End myself, I am always intrigued by my competition and how we stack up in a historical context, especially with the game change. A lot has changed so let's look at that a bit in more depth.
And to start with, let's look at this season and see who should be nominated for the Defensive End of the Year award.
The candidates:
K. Kane-Maika'i: The New York DE is a strong candidate this season. With 50 tackles he is third among DE in that category. His combined 15 tackles for loss and sacks are tied for the best among DE as well. His biggest weakness is that he is strong everywhere but doesn't necessarily lead any one category on his own.
L. Taylor: The Yellowknife defender leads DE in sacks with 12, but has only had 3 tackles for loss. Still that also ties him for the DE lead with 15 combined. He also forced three fumbles which is a very solid measurement in that statistic. I think Taylor might be the frontrunner.
M. Toblerone: My own player is also tied for the league lead with 15, though that last game and the re-sim cost me the solo lead. My 8 tackles for loss lead DE in that category, while 7 sacks is still very solid. I don't think I will win this award against the other two, but I think I should at least be nominated.
B. Van Sanzo: I don't think he really has the same stats as the others, but he still has 10 sacks and his 5 forced fumbles really stand out.
T. Wrecks: 7 tackles for loss and 7 sacks is still a very solid season from Tex, though the tackles are definitely dropping off at this point.
For me, it should be between the first three names this season. If pushed, I would probably vote for Taylor, but I think all three have a good claim to it.
After looking at this season, I wanted to look at some career stats. I think it's especially difficult with Defensive Ends because many of the career records are not held by us but by Linebackers instead. And also with the change in games, our stats got worse and we can't really get close to those. So I wanted to actually make a list of players that only counts stats of Defensive Ends, so that they can be compared better.
Now I will say, especially in early seasons, this can sometimes still be misleading and it's possible that 2-3 seasons of different players were counted where they actually played linebacker but were listed as a DE in the file. That being said, I was trying to be careful.
So yeah basically I counted all the stats people had where they were listed as a Defensive End in the index. This took quite a bit of time to accumulate but it's all good.
Let's first look at which defensive ends have played the most seasons as a defensive end. Here are all the DE that have played at least 7 seasons at DE:
Nero Alexander 12
I. Blackstone 11
G. Kuusela 11
T. Egghands 10
D. Davidson 10
K. Hendrix 10
K. Mbanefo 10
L. Rax 10
Z. Skinner 10
M. Karpaasi 9
S. Goku 9
Jayce Tuck 9
Ja'Brill Tuck 9
D. Dam 9
F. Wozy 9
J. Cho 9
J. Kearse 9
L. Smyles 9
N. Bagwell 9
S. Ocewilder 9
A. Montain 8
A. Sandoval 8
A. Tomlinson 8
A. Waiters 8
C. Joshua 8
I. Kalilmoku 8
M. VonPebbles 8
R. Maddox 8
S. Claxton 8
S. Ryeu 8
A. Ranger 7
M. Toblerone 7
R. Crowder 7
T. Wrecks 7
A. Woodham 7
C. Maulolo 7
C. Okonkwo 7
D. Poopsie 7
G. Wright Jr. 7
J. Henry 7
J. Sachs 7
L. Noble Jr. 7
O. Marrett 7
S. Oats 7
We see some big names on this list, including the leader Nero Alexander. Some very high names are still active too or at least were in this past season, like second place I. Blackstone and fourth place T. Egghands.
Speaking of big names... who has made the hall of fame as a Defensive End? I am assuming that Nero Alexander will get there one day, but who is already in? Well it turns out, only three players have made the hall of fame as a defensive end, and frankly one of them didn't make it because of his contributions as a DE, but a QB instead:
Fuego Wozy, Kurt Hendrix and Childish Gambino.
So it will be especially interesting to compare people to them and see who else might have a chance to be inducted into the hall of fame one day.
Here is a list of those DE that still had stats this season, so you can know that anyone of those below in lists may still improve further in their careers and how many seasons they have done so far:
I. Blackstone 11
T. Egghands 10
M. Karpaasi 9
S. Goku 9
A. Montain 8
A. Ranger 7
M. Toblerone 7
R. Crowder 7
T. Wrecks 7
E. Slayer 6
S. Roes 6
B. Van Sanzo 5
D. Jaxson 5
K. Kane-Maika'i 5
L. Taylor 5
X. Jaxon-Waxon 5
B. Beanman 4
M. Brando 4
Mongo 3
R. Arrow Jr. 3
There are three people missing from the below tables because they changed names, so in that case it was unclear who really they were or what their stats were. So there may be mistakes there.
For these below tables, I have shown everyone's stats who has played at least three seasons at defensive end:
Tackles:
Nero Alexander 522
I. Blackstone 486
Grayson Kuusela 485
T. Egghands 479
Kurt Hendrix 447
S. Goku 412
Jayce Tuck 387
Steco Ocewilder 382
Antonio Sandoval 377
Xmus Flaxon Jaxon-Waxon 376
James Cho 374
Fuego Wozy 374
Luke Smyles 369
Lo Rax 361
Kwame Abayomi Mbanefo 358
A. Montain 357
Zach Skinner 343
M. Karpaasi 341
Jayson Kearse 327
Sandro Ryeu 326
M. Toblerone 317
Drew Davidson 315
Mario VonPebbles 311
Avery Woodham 308
Norman Bagwell 306
Logan Noble Jr 302
Dental Dam 296
T. Wrecks 285
Cordell Joshua 284
Ricky Maddox 284
Slinky Claxton 277
Chidubem Okonkwo 269
Andreas Waiters 261
George Wright Jr 257
Von Hayes 255
R. Crowder 254
Adamle Tomlinson 250
D'Pez Poopsie 247
Ja'Brill Tuck 246
K. Kane-Maika'i 236
Brock Weathers III 236
L. Taylor 234
Ikaika Kalilmoku 234
Blaster Blade 230
Marc Spector 229
E. Slayer 217
Ben Tu'inukuafe 213
Arbin Asipi Jr. 203
Joey Sachs 198
Joseph Henry 198
Chad Maulolo 197
Stevie Vassallo 195
A. Ranger 190
Lawrence Bass 190
Odell Marrett 186
D. Jaxson 185
Matt Hole 173
Steven Oats 169
Rapid Eagle 166
Fabricio Baldari 166
Terry Taffy 164
B. Van Sanzo 162
B. Beanman 160
Jimmy Cox 154
M. Brando 149
Tommy Salami 146
Childish Gambino 136
Tycker Om 135
Juan Andres 133
Danny Methane 125
Eidur Gustavsson 119
S. Roes 119
J.D. Boom 113
David Ginsberg 112
Arik Eller 111
Ismael Sanchez 106
ILove Gimmy 105
Simeon Works 101
Bisquiteen Crocker 98
Mack Arianlacher 96
Arlington Heights 94
JoJo Burr-Kirven 91
R. Arrow Jr. 89
Greg Taylor 87
Jason Spearhead 86
Mike Franchet 86
Maui Waialiki 81
Mongo 79
Andrew Warthol 79
Enchilada Charlton 77
Bastion Barnhardt 72
Jesse Marchand 58
Oliver Sloan 52
A. de Ligt 50
3' Jeffrey 46
Cole Walker 46
Bobby Boucher 40
Vernon Collins 12
Like I mentioned, we already see some current legends at the top. Alexander leads the way, with Blackstone following. Four guys are ahead of the first hall of famer (though he did also play at linebacker a bit I think, so obviously those stats aren't counted here). The other hall of famer Wozy isn't even in the top ten anymore. We see four still active guys (at least this past season) in the top ten, with Blackstone, Egghands, Goku and Jaxon-Waxon.
Tackles for loss:
Nero Alexander 140
I. Blackstone 114
Jayce Tuck 113
Fuego Wozy 98
Steco Ocewilder 89
James Cho 83
Drew Davidson 83
Lo Rax 82
T. Egghands 78
Mario VonPebbles 77
Jayson Kearse 76
Chidubem Okonkwo 76
Kwame Abayomi Mbanefo 74
Antonio Sandoval 72
S. Goku 71
Norman Bagwell 71
George Wright Jr 70
Kurt Hendrix 67
Sandro Ryeu 67
Logan Noble Jr 65
Blaster Blade 65
Lawrence Bass 63
Matt Hole 63
Cordell Joshua 62
Andreas Waiters 60
Marc Spector 58
Steven Oats 57
Dental Dam 56
Ricky Maddox 56
Ben Tu'inukuafe 56
Terry Taffy 56
Ja'Brill Tuck 55
Fabricio Baldari 55
Simeon Works 54
T. Wrecks 53
Adamle Tomlinson 53
D'Pez Poopsie 52
Joseph Henry 52
Danny Methane 52
A. Montain 51
M. Toblerone 50
Brock Weathers III 49
Jimmy Cox 48
Grayson Kuusela 46
Odell Marrett 45
R. Crowder 44
E. Slayer 44
Arik Eller 44
Juan Andres 43
M. Karpaasi 42
Chad Maulolo 42
Joey Sachs 41
Tycker Om 41
Zach Skinner 40
Arbin Asipi Jr. 40
Eidur Gustavsson 40
Bisquiteen Crocker 40
Slinky Claxton 39
Stevie Vassallo 39
Luke Smyles 38
A. Ranger 38
Rapid Eagle 36
Von Hayes 35
David Ginsberg 35
Avery Woodham 34
Mack Arianlacher 33
JoJo Burr-Kirven 31
Jason Spearhead 31
ILove Gimmy 30
Enchilada Charlton 29
B. Van Sanzo 27
Tommy Salami 27
Mike Franchet 25
K. Kane-Maika'i 24
Jesse Marchand 24
A. de Ligt 23
Ismael Sanchez 22
L. Taylor 21
Ikaika Kalilmoku 20
S. Roes 19
Cole Walker 18
Maui Waialiki 17
D. Jaxson 15
Xmus Flaxon Jaxon-Waxon 14
Childish Gambino 14
Bastion Barnhardt 14
B. Beanman 13
M. Brando 13
R. Arrow Jr. 13
Greg Taylor 13
J.D. Boom 11
Arlington Heights 11
Andrew Warthol 8
Vernon Collins 6
Oliver Sloan 5
3' Jeffrey 5
Bobby Boucher 5
Mongo 0
Future hall of famer Nero Alexander also leads the way here, with Blackstone once again in second. Famous early season DE Jayce Tuck makes his first appearance in the top 3 of a category. Wozy shows why he is in the hall of fame being in 4th place here. Only Blackstone and Egghands are in the top ten of actives. Even further down, only Goku is active and in the top 30 besides those two. The new sim has really taken away tackles for loss and made it impossible to get close to the top here anymore.
Sacks:
Jayce Tuck 106
Kurt Hendrix 99
I. Blackstone 77
S. Goku 74
Grayson Kuusela 74
Fuego Wozy 71
T. Egghands 69
James Cho 63
L. Taylor 57
Nero Alexander 56
A. Montain 56
Mario VonPebbles 55
B. Van Sanzo 55
K. Kane-Maika'i 55
Steco Ocewilder 54
M. Toblerone 54
Luke Smyles 52
Sandro Ryeu 51
Zach Skinner 50
Ricky Maddox 49
Slinky Claxton 49
T. Wrecks 47
R. Crowder 47
D'Pez Poopsie 45
Dental Dam 44
Jayson Kearse 43
Lo Rax 42
E. Slayer 42
Norman Bagwell 41
Logan Noble Jr 41
Von Hayes 41
Brock Weathers III 40
D. Jaxson 40
George Wright Jr 39
Adamle Tomlinson 38
A. Ranger 38
Blaster Blade 36
M. Karpaasi 36
Rapid Eagle 36
Chidubem Okonkwo 35
B. Beanman 35
Kwame Abayomi Mbanefo 34
Antonio Sandoval 34
Ja'Brill Tuck 34
Ben Tu'inukuafe 33
Andreas Waiters 31
Terry Taffy 31
Arbin Asipi Jr. 31
Xmus Flaxon Jaxon-Waxon 31
Drew Davidson 29
Childish Gambino 29
Marc Spector 28
Steven Oats 26
Ikaika Kalilmoku 24
Cordell Joshua 21
Juan Andres 21
J.D. Boom 21
Fabricio Baldari 20
Matt Hole 18
Odell Marrett 18
Avery Woodham 18
Eidur Gustavsson 17
M. Brando 17
Lawrence Bass 16
Joseph Henry 16
Jimmy Cox 16
Arik Eller 16
Tycker Om 16
Maui Waialiki 16
David Ginsberg 15
Chad Maulolo 14
Stevie Vassallo 14
Enchilada Charlton 14
S. Roes 14
Jason Spearhead 13
Oliver Sloan 13
Joey Sachs 12
R. Arrow Jr. 12
Danny Methane 11
Bisquiteen Crocker 11
JoJo Burr-Kirven 11
Mike Franchet 11
A. de Ligt 9
ILove Gimmy 8
Cole Walker 8
Bastion Barnhardt 8
Simeon Works 7
Mack Arianlacher 7
Tommy Salami 7
Greg Taylor 7
3' Jeffrey 6
Mongo 6
Ismael Sanchez 5
Andrew Warthol 4
Arlington Heights 3
Bobby Boucher 2
Vernon Collins 1
Jesse Marchand 0
In early seasons, no one could beat Jayce Tuck's sacks and he still leads the way all this time later. Hendrix came close though! This category seems more favorable to recent DE again, with several in the top 20. Taylor and Kane-Maiki'i are especially impressive because they have only had 5 seasons so far. My own player is also in the top 20 here, giving me some hope to still gain some spots here in my career. I don't think I will have a chance against Taylor and Kane-Maika'i just timing wise, but I should still manage to easily get into the top 10 and maybe even the top 5 if my career continues to go as it has in the past.
Safeties:
Logan Noble Jr 5
Sandro Ryeu 4
E. Slayer 4
Eidur Gustavsson 4
Jayce Tuck 3
I. Blackstone 3
S. Goku 3
L. Taylor 3
Adamle Tomlinson 3
B. Beanman 3
Marc Spector 3
Grayson Kuusela 2
T. Egghands 2
Dental Dam 2
M. Karpaasi 2
Kwame Abayomi Mbanefo 2
Steven Oats 2
Cordell Joshua 2
M. Brando 2
Maui Waialiki 2
David Ginsberg 2
James Cho 1
A. Montain 1
Mario VonPebbles 1
B. Van Sanzo 1
Steco Ocewilder 1
M. Toblerone 1
Luke Smyles 1
Zach Skinner 1
Ricky Maddox 1
Slinky Claxton 1
T. Wrecks 1
Jayson Kearse 1
Norman Bagwell 1
Von Hayes 1
Brock Weathers III 1
D. Jaxson 1
George Wright Jr 1
Rapid Eagle 1
Ben Tu'inukuafe 1
Terry Taffy 1
Arbin Asipi Jr. 1
Drew Davidson 1
Lawrence Bass 1
Arik Eller 1
Tycker Om 1
Chad Maulolo 1
Jason Spearhead 1
Joey Sachs 1
R. Arrow Jr. 1
JoJo Burr-Kirven 1
Simeon Works 1
Mack Arianlacher 1
Who knew Logan Noble Jr. lead a category among DE? Slayer as an active has 4 so could get there too.
Forced fumbles:
T. Egghands 14
T. Wrecks 14
L. Taylor 12
James Cho 12
Mario VonPebbles 12
B. Van Sanzo 12
R. Crowder 11
Rapid Eagle 10
Nero Alexander 10
K. Kane-Maika'i 10
E. Slayer 9
S. Goku 9
M. Karpaasi 9
Cordell Joshua 9
M. Toblerone 9
I. Blackstone 8
A. Montain 8
Von Hayes 8
D. Jaxson 8
Fuego Wozy 8
Sandro Ryeu 7
Jayce Tuck 7
Luke Smyles 7
Arbin Asipi Jr. 7
A. Ranger 7
Grayson Kuusela 6
Dental Dam 6
Eidur Gustavsson 5
B. Beanman 5
Kwame Abayomi Mbanefo 5
Slinky Claxton 5
Jayson Kearse 5
Brock Weathers III 5
Lawrence Bass 5
Kurt Hendrix 5
Blaster Blade 5
Antonio Sandoval 5
Xmus Flaxon Jaxon-Waxon 5
Ikaika Kalilmoku 5
Logan Noble Jr 4
M. Brando 4
Maui Waialiki 4
Norman Bagwell 4
George Wright Jr 4
Tycker Om 4
Chad Maulolo 4
JoJo Burr-Kirven 4
D'Pez Poopsie 4
Ja'Brill Tuck 4
Steco Ocewilder 3
Zach Skinner 3
Ricky Maddox 3
Ben Tu'inukuafe 3
Terry Taffy 3
Lo Rax 3
Andreas Waiters 3
Avery Woodham 3
Oliver Sloan 3
Bastion Barnhardt 3
Tommy Salami 3
Marc Spector 2
Steven Oats 2
Jason Spearhead 2
Childish Gambino 2
J.D. Boom 2
Fabricio Baldari 2
Stevie Vassallo 2
Danny Methane 2
A. de Ligt 2
Adamle Tomlinson 1
David Ginsberg 1
Drew Davidson 1
Joey Sachs 1
Simeon Works 1
Juan Andres 1
Matt Hole 1
Odell Marrett 1
Bisquiteen Crocker 1
Mike Franchet 1
ILove Gimmy 1
3' Jeffrey 1
Mongo 1
Andrew Warthol 1
We are now at the categories where actives clearly have a benefit. The top three are all actives, with Egghands, Wrecks and Taylor at the top. In the case of Taylor, he is only in his 5th season, so has a huge career already in this way. 13 of the top 20 player are currently active.
Fumbles recovered:
D. Jaxson 11
T. Egghands 8
Mario VonPebbles 7
I. Blackstone 7
A. Montain 6
Von Hayes 6
Arbin Asipi Jr. 6
Kurt Hendrix 6
James Cho 5
B. Van Sanzo 5
R. Crowder 5
K. Kane-Maika'i 5
M. Toblerone 5
Jayce Tuck 5
Andreas Waiters 5
Nero Alexander 4
E. Slayer 4
S. Goku 4
Dental Dam 4
B. Beanman 4
Jayson Kearse 4
Ben Tu'inukuafe 4
T. Wrecks 3
Rapid Eagle 3
M. Karpaasi 3
Cordell Joshua 3
Fuego Wozy 3
Grayson Kuusela 3
Lawrence Bass 3
Logan Noble Jr 3
Lo Rax 3
Avery Woodham 3
Sandro Ryeu 2
A. Ranger 2
Eidur Gustavsson 2
Kwame Abayomi Mbanefo 2
Brock Weathers III 2
Antonio Sandoval 2
Xmus Flaxon Jaxon-Waxon 2
Ikaika Kalilmoku 2
M. Brando 2
Norman Bagwell 2
Chad Maulolo 2
JoJo Burr-Kirven 2
Terry Taffy 2
Steven Oats 2
Childish Gambino 2
Joseph Henry 2
Jimmy Cox 2
S. Roes 2
L. Taylor 1
Luke Smyles 1
Blaster Blade 1
Maui Waialiki 1
George Wright Jr 1
Tycker Om 1
D'Pez Poopsie 1
Ja'Brill Tuck 1
Steco Ocewilder 1
Zach Skinner 1
Ricky Maddox 1
Oliver Sloan 1
Bastion Barnhardt 1
Tommy Salami 1
Fabricio Baldari 1
Stevie Vassallo 1
Joey Sachs 1
Simeon Works 1
Matt Hole 1
Odell Marrett 1
Mike Franchet 1
ILove Gimmy 1
3' Jeffrey 1
R. Arrow Jr. 1
Arlington Heights 1
I guess it's not a surprise that we are also decent here if we force more fumbles, as actives once again are near the top, though it is clearly a far less impressive picture. We force more fumbles but we don't necessarily also recover them all. Still, very impressive from Jaxson at the top.
So who will actually be a hall of famer? Well if history has taught us anything, DE are not favored to go into the hall of fame, if we have only seen one true DE and two somewhat regular DE go in. Still, you have to imagine that Nero Alexander and Blackstone are locks for the hall of fame. Egghands could have a chance as well I think. Later on, we have Toblerone and Wrecks with an outside shot, and then Taylor and Kane-Maika'i who look like absolute studs so far and definitely have a shot as well.
I will try to continue this season yearly now so we will see how it evolves.
Also sorry, but in this season, the active players didn't have their first names shown here. I forgot to change them in the spreadsheet before posting this. I will fix it for next season (if I remember).
RE: Defensive Ends in S31 and all-time - ComebackZak - 10-17-2021
My brother is going to make the HOF and I won't. Life isn't fair lmao
RE: Defensive Ends in S31 and all-time - Pat - 10-17-2021
Leonard Taylor also has two DE of the Year awards to add to his resume, too, with a few more seasons playing at his peak. He should have a better than outside shot at the Hall.
RE: Defensive Ends in S31 and all-time - Billybolo53 - 10-17-2021
Goku for hof or we riot
RE: Defensive Ends in S31 and all-time - Tayjay - 10-18-2021
Love the article. I switched to DE when I came up because I thought that sim switch would net more sacks and the shelf life was longer than a linebacker.
We may not have the sexy stats of linebackers but I think we are vastly underrated and honestly shafted by the sim. The “pass rushing” linebacker is hardly equivalent to a real life pass rushing linebacker.
Yet I digress. So now my goal is just to win as many awards and smash all of the defensive end records so that whatever powers at be have to put me in the HOF. If some defensive lineman don’t get in given the great players that are present then I think HO, balancing team, and whomever else should probably take a look.