Although the Miami football program was often credited with innovative offenses leading the way to their dominance in the 1980s, early 1990s and early 2000s to five national championships, it was the dominant defenses that were the foundation for titles. These 10 Miami players were scary good defensively.
10th scariest Miami football defensive player: Jonathan Vilma
Vilma and D.J. Williams teamed to give Miami a deadly tandem at linebacker in the early 2000s. Teams wouldn’t dare go across the middle when it was patrolled by Vilma and Williams. Vilma ran a 4.54 40 at 6’1″ and 230 pounds.