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The University of Mississippi Athletics
FAN POLL: Results Of Favorite Rebel Defensive Lineman
10/28/2008 | Football
Rebel fans can now have their voices heard through FAN POLLS. Once a month, OleMissSports.com will be post a new poll question, and one week later, the fans' final results will be compared with the voting of a panel of Ole Miss staff and former coaches. The first installment was for favorite Ole Miss defensive lineman, dating back to 1970 (current players excluded). After a week of voting, below is the fans' results as well as the decisions of the panel. There were no write-in votes.
| FAN VOTING (603 votes) |
| Derrick Burgess - 37.0% |
| Ben Williams - 30.4% |
| Freddie Joe Nunn - 19.8% |
| Kelvin Pritchett - 9.1% |
| Andre Townsend - 3.6% |
| PANEL VOTING |
| Ben Williams - 29.3% |
| Kelvin Pritchett - 20.7% |
| Freddie Joe Nunn - 19.3% |
| Andre Townsend - 18.7% |
| Derrick Burgess - 12.0% |
DERRICK BURGESS, 1997-2000
Helped guide the Rebels to bowl appearances in each of his four seasons, 1997-2000, and served as a team captain as a senior ... Was a third team All-America choice by Football News and first team All-SEC selection as a senior ... Ranked third on the team as a senior with a career-high 60 tackles and led the squad with 9.5 sacks and 18 tackles for loss Finished his career at Ole Miss with 166 tackles, 40 tackles for losses and 17.5 sacks ... Currently plays for the NFLs Oakland Raiders, where he was a Pro Bowl honoree in 2005 and 2006.
FREDDIE JOE NUNN, 1981-84
Co-captain of the 1984 Rebel squad ... First team All-American in 1984 ... Led Rebel defense with 123 tackles (53 solo) and six QB sacks ... Finished with 301 career tackles at Ole Miss ... First-team All-SEC in both 1983 and 1984 ... Received SEC Player of the Week award twice in 1984 for his performance against Memphis State and Arkansas ... Played in the 1984 Senior Bowl and Hula Bowl ... Selected in first round of 1985 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals ... Enjoyed a 12-year NFL pro career, playing for St. Louis, Phoenix, and Indianapolis ... Made All-Rookie team in 1985 .... Member of the Ole Miss Team of the Century (1893-1992).
KELVIN PRITCHETT, 1988-90
Served as team co-captain of the 1990 squad that went to the Gator Bowl and posted a 9-3 record Earned All-SEC and All-America honors following his senior season in 1990 Earned All-SEC second team honors as a junior in 1989 Posted 259 career tackles, including 95 during his senior campaign Also recorded eight sacks and forced two fumbles as a senior Played 14 years in the NFL with the Lions and the Jacksonville Jaguars .... Member of the Ole Miss Team of the Century (1893-1992).
ANDRE TOWNSEND, 1981-83
Co-captain of the 1983 team, which earned an Independence Bowl berth Named a third team All-American following his senior season Earned All-SEC second team honors in 1982 and 1983 Participated in the 1983 Senior Bowl Posted 111 tackles in back-to-back seasons, leading the team his in 1982 and finishing second in 1983 Earned Defensive MVP honors for his efforts against Air Force in the 1983 Independence Bowl Played seven seasons in the NFL with the Denver Broncos.
BEN WILLIAMS, 1972-75
Co-captain on the 1975 team ... Voted a first team All-American in 1975 ... A consensus first team All-SEC member in 1972 and 1973 ... Had 377 career tackles, which ranks fourth all-time at Ole Miss ... Led the Rebels in tackles as a senior with 116 ... Recorded a team best 96 tackles as a junior and had 111 in 1973 when he was a sophomore ... His 18 QB sacks in 1973 is a Rebel record ... Participated in the 1976 Senior Bowl, 1976 Coaches Association All-America Bowl, and 1975 East-West Game .... Voted the National Lineman of the Week and Southeastern Lineman of the Week for his 1973 performance against Villanova ...Three times selected to the Southeastern Defensive Player of the Week ... Played professionally with the Buffalo Bills from 1976 to 1985 ... Inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 ... Member of the Ole Miss Team of the Century (1893-1992).
