When it comes to top-notch defensive players, the Southeastern Conference is loaded with them, and it seems like the Tennessee football team must battle against the majority of them in 2016.

Ranking the top five is an extremely difficult chore with all the talent in the SEC on that side of the ball, and you know any time a Missouri defensive lineman or Georgia defender failed to make the list that it's a strong year in the league.

Not even anybody on Virginia Tech legendary defensive coordinator Bud Foster's unit made this list, and you know the Hokies always have stellar defensive playmakers.