I had Bills season tickets for most of Bruce Smith's career. There's nothing like 75,000+ people chanting "BRUUUUUUUUCE!" at the same time. One awesome football player.
@@BadMoonRising92 that might because he wasn't flashy... but all 80s team, all 90s team, 2 time defensive player of the year, 200 career sacks, 1st ballot hall of fame, 75th Anniversary team, 100th anniversary team, 13 time all pro, I feel like that's far from underrated lol
Bruce Smith is one of the top 10 players to ever play in the NFL without question. He also has the NFL record for most tackles by an edge rusher so you couldn’t run against him either.
@@whattheyourgae9627 I was a Bills fan at that time and very into football. There is no way in hell I would have taken Reggie White over Bruce because all he did was rush the passer. He had no where near the run stoppage as bruce
@@whattheyourgae9627 and yet he still got to 200. Dude was all around a beast, the Freak before they had one. He absolutely could take over games, you couldn't run or pass. He was a different kind of playmaker and if he played in any other market there wouldn't be a debate
That spin move was only done effectively by him and Dwight freeney. Everyone else who does it gets yelled at because most people do not understand when to use it.
@@elbowgang9715 that makes sense but still he should be at least top 10 or 15 u figure if each category of stats has a leader that person has to rank at top in NFL history.
Their is a misconception that White was better because it took him less games to get to 198 sacks. Bruce faced Dan Marino twice a year, a quarterback who had the quickess release in football and still sacked him 11 times over his career. I say, White never played in an 3-4 defense (with only 3 down lineman). White also had the benefit of playing next to 300 lb All-Pro Jerome Brown and always played in a 4-4 scheme. Players like Deacon Jones also benefited from playing with defensive line All Pros Olsen, Lundy and Grier known as the "Fearsome Foursome". In addition a chop block blew out Smith's knee in 1991 and he missed most of that season. He still came back from that injury to make 1st Team All Pro the next year.
Chris Johnson, I admire Bruce Smith too but let’s show Deacon Jones some love. From 1964-1968 Deacon Jones AVERAGED 20.5 sacks……during seasons that were only 14 games long. That’s 1.46 sacks per game. I think Bruce Smith is the all-time 3-4 RDE in NFL history but let’s show Deacon Jones some love.
Can you imagine a defensive line with Bruce on one end and Reggie on the other? They were only 2 years apart... no telling how many super bowls a team like that could have won.
his spin was so effective because even though he is 6'4 he had a really low center of gravity. He could get tons of leverage and power from that spin, really hard to pin him down when doing that...good luck 6'6 300 pounders catching a whirling Bruce
Who do you want to bump? Walter Payton??!? Jerry Rice?!?! Joe Montana?!?!?! Lawrence Taylor?!! Jim Brown?!?! I'd love to know which player should be dropped to make room for him. Even if your talking top 20 your talking about guys like Ronnie Lott, Joe Greene, and Barry Sanders. thousands of people compiled this list. They know more about football than all the people commenting on where players belong. No one got robbed, #31 is the right spot.
It's not his fault that the Bills have no rings. That really should not mean anything. They should have beaten the Giants. Other than that, both the Cowboys and the Redskins were better teams.
So underrated and underappreciated in the grand scheme of things. There can be little doubt that he is on the exact same level as Lawrence Taylor or Reggie White
The thing I still can't believe after watching the 30 for 30 on the Bills was how Hoschetdler from the Giants held onto that ball when Bruce sacked him in the endzone for a safety when it looked like in almost any case that would have been a fumble in the endzone. It's such a shame that I missed watching so many great football players before I really understood the game since I was born in 1991, so I didn't really know how good Bruce Smith, Reggie White, and Lawrence Taylor were until they were retired.
I was born in Jan of 87. Dude we still got to see all of the greats in all major sports while they were still very good. Gretzky lemueix messier bruuuce Montana in his later years, Deion elway Marino Jordan. Man I can keep going. We were born in a great time as well.
He should be? Who do you want to bump? Walter Payton??!? Jerry Rice?!?! Joe Montana?!?!?! Lawrence Taylor?!! Jim Brown?!?! I'd love to know which player should be dropped to make room for him. Even if your talking top 20 you're talking about guys like Ronnie Lott, Joe Greene, and Barry Sanders. thousands of people compiled this list. They know more about football than all the people commenting on where players belong. No one got robbed, #31 is the right spot.
Really hard to move the players you mentioned back to move up Bruce. Maybe the only ones would be Greene and Deacon Jones. I know they were good but If I had a choice to build a defense around them or Bruce I'd take Bruce in a heart beat. The dude was an amazing athlete.
Dan Marino-0 SB wins, John Hannah-0, Barry Sanders-0, Anthony Munoz-0 and Deacon Jones-0. All those players are lower than Bruce on the list and maybe rightfully so. Does that make those players less great because they never won a Super Bowl? I'd argue Bruce was a more valuable player to his team than Marino was.
Bruce Smith lives in my Hometown. I see him all the time. Such a down to Earth fellow. I never fan-boyed over him, I know how annoying that can be. I always respected him for what he contributed to football, and how he is in real life. Such a cool dude
Number one overall pick in 1985 1990 Defensive Player of the year Tackled Hostetler for a Safety in SB25 Most sacks in league history And he’s Number 31?! He should’ve been higher on the list He’s top 20-25
Agree he's up there with Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White. Complete freak of nature that dominated, and his stats back that up. Smith was unstoppable in his prime.
Bruce Smith played defensive end for the Buffalo bills he wears number 78 he played from 1985 to 1999 he was born on 18th June 1963 he was born in Norfolk Virginia he played for the Virginia tech hokies football he wore number 78.
Sorry guys this is BS #31 Bruce is a top 10 player of all time I'm not saying that because I'm a Bills fan alot of time they put 2 guys on him he still get to the QB and he #1 in sack ya got him at #31 ya crazy
Bruce Smith No.1 overall Draft pick by the Buffalo Bills 🐃 out of Virginia Tech in 1985 2x Defensive Player of the year 10x All Pro Defensive end 80s all decade team 90s all decade team 1st all America in 1983 and 84 Tackles Giants QB Hostetler for a safety in Super Bowl 25 🏟 200 career sacks (No.1 all time record) in his 19 year career with Washington and Buffalo 🐃 Buffalo Bills 1985-2000 Washington Redskins 2000-2004 Pro football 🏈 HOF College football 🏈 HOF
Havent seen the rest of the list cause im watching in order, but if theres any pass rusher other than LT (i know he was a LB) and Reggie White above him then #31 is a disgrace.
“Don’t depend on anyone else” a mindset so simple, yet absent in today’s NFL. they either blame, lie, beg, or exert their frustrations physically. Why? bad sportsmanship.
@@Elixir_JPGG Aaron Donald is a beast no doubt about it. I was just referring to DE's in particular but Donald is a first ballot HOF'er already. It's not even up for debate.
Criminally underrated! When the goat left tackle Anthony Munoz says Bruce Smith is the hardest player he ever had to defend, you know he’s good!
Reggie White #7 and Bruce Smith # 31 ?? Playing in a big market obviously helped !!
Side trivia: both Munoz and Smith wore the exact same jersey number: 78.
is underrating someone a crime now?
@@DD-fm7xbthat's a part but honestly Reggie was better
Reggie actually wasn’t better, but 2nd best is pretty close
I had Bills season tickets for most of Bruce Smith's career. There's nothing like 75,000+ people chanting "BRUUUUUUUUCE!" at the same time. One awesome football player.
Wish I was there, except I was rooting him on watching it on tv.
I think he's underrated
95 likes... well, that will eventually be passed.
He really is. He rarely gets brought up in conversations about all time great defensive ends/pass rushers
He's definitely is
No you dont he is
@@BadMoonRising92 that might because he wasn't flashy... but all 80s team, all 90s team, 2 time defensive player of the year, 200 career sacks, 1st ballot hall of fame, 75th Anniversary team, 100th anniversary team, 13 time all pro, I feel like that's far from underrated lol
Even as a Dolphin's fan when Miami was relevant, I can't dislike Smith as a player. What a monster.
Nah, I will hate him until I die.
@@LordDefekator oh come bro I'm a bills fan but I enjoyed watching Marino play. He put up numbers with nobody
Bruce Smith was amazing!!! A lot of people forget Bruce did most of his damage playing in the 3-4. Equally effective against the run
Bruce Smith is one of the top 10 players to ever play in the NFL without question. He also has the NFL record for most tackles by an edge rusher so you couldn’t run against him either.
Do Bruce still hold the record?
Total tackles or tackles for loss
Most people didn't even know. How great he was against the run.
That inside move he did to cut between the Guard and Tackle killed any runs.
@Jasmine A Smith is overrated white is 10x better
@@whattheyourgae9627 I was a Bills fan at that time and very into football. There is no way in hell I would have taken Reggie White over Bruce because all he did was rush the passer. He had no where near the run stoppage as bruce
Yes, is mark of 1,225 tackles is an NFL Record for a defensive lineman.
Brother Smith averaged four tackles a game.
Amazing athlete. Speed, power and agility
BRUUUUUCE #Billsmafia
Top 10 easily. 31 is insulting
Pass rushers are viewed as the best defensive players in the NFL and the only one with 200 sacks isn't top 10? Embarrassing.
@@seheadhunter50 dude never even lead the NFL overrated in my opinion
Found the Bills fan.
@@whattheyourgae9627 and yet he still got to 200. Dude was all around a beast, the Freak before they had one. He absolutely could take over games, you couldn't run or pass. He was a different kind of playmaker and if he played in any other market there wouldn't be a debate
Very insulting
NFL Approximate Value Career Leaders Bruce Smith is one of only 2 defensive player
in the top 10.
That spin move was only done effectively by him and Dwight freeney. Everyone else who does it gets yelled at because most people do not understand when to use it.
Bruce Smith was so quiet and soft spoken, it was kind of terrifying.
Actions speak louder than words, right?
Yep met him as a 5'3 " female & was so comfortable w him!
Bruce Smith has to be the greatest 3-4 defensive end ever imo
all time sack leader in NFL history and #31 ?
Well to be fair he played in 279 games and only got 2 more sacks than Reggie White had in 232 games 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Pass rushers are viewed as the best defensive players in the NFL and the only one woth 200 sacks isn't top 10? Embarrassing
@@seheadhunter50 you say this on ever comment like he ain't a overrated pass rusher
@@elbowgang9715 that makes sense but still he should be at least top 10 or 15 u figure if each category of stats has a leader that person has to rank at top in NFL history.
Their is a misconception that White was better because it took him less games to get to 198 sacks. Bruce faced Dan Marino twice a year, a quarterback who had the quickess release in football and still sacked him 11 times over his career. I say, White never played in an 3-4 defense (with only 3 down lineman). White also had the benefit of playing next to 300 lb All-Pro Jerome Brown and always played in a 4-4 scheme. Players like Deacon Jones also benefited from playing with defensive line All Pros Olsen, Lundy and Grier known as the "Fearsome Foursome". In addition a chop block blew out Smith's knee in 1991 and he missed most of that season. He still came back from that injury to make 1st Team All Pro the next year.
Never seen another player be this absolutely terrifying on the field and yet perfectly gentle, almost shy in interviews.
Looks like a great guy
The pride of Booker T. Washington High School, Norfolk, VA!
lol I could have been there but it's too ghetto😂😂😂
kings fork better
1:10
Young: Theres Jerry Rice, nevermind not open OH FUCK
Bruceee: *boom
He was incredible
An absolute monster. One of the best.
Best athlete to play the DE position. I love Deacon Jones, but Bruce was THAT dude.
Chris Johnson, I admire Bruce Smith too but let’s show Deacon Jones some love. From 1964-1968 Deacon Jones AVERAGED 20.5 sacks……during seasons that were only 14 games long. That’s 1.46 sacks per game. I think Bruce Smith is the all-time 3-4 RDE in NFL history but let’s show Deacon Jones some love.
#1 gonna be Jamarcus Russell
Dank memes HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The dude is just trolling.
@@jonathanwilliams0824 damn you got so mad over that😂😂
He's the greatest to ever play
Real Talk damn
Can you imagine a defensive line with Bruce on one end and Reggie on the other? They were only 2 years apart... no telling how many super bowls a team like that could have won.
his spin was so effective because even though he is 6'4 he had a really low center of gravity. He could get tons of leverage and power from that spin, really hard to pin him down when doing that...good luck 6'6 300 pounders catching a whirling Bruce
200 sacks and number 31??? Sry he is a top 10 player!!!!
Who do you want to bump? Walter Payton??!? Jerry Rice?!?! Joe Montana?!?!?! Lawrence Taylor?!! Jim Brown?!?! I'd love to know which player should be dropped to make room for him. Even if your talking top 20 your talking about guys like Ronnie Lott, Joe Greene, and Barry Sanders. thousands of people compiled this list. They know more about football than all the people commenting on where players belong. No one got robbed, #31 is the right spot.
And he was probably even better against the run...I was really surprised by this ranking
L00kiii no...just NO.
Second to White
Losing 4 bowls
that spin move is nasty
I disliked just because Bruce Smith is definitely higher than 31, hes like in the top 20 at least
Viktoras Ivanovas Deion is at 34 so relax
What does Deion have to do with anything?
Damon snacks Harrison Bruce has the most sacks in a 3-4 system and one of the best at stopping the run
Had they won one of the four super bowls he would be higher. Personal stats dont matter as much to some people. I know he is the best EVER.
I love how soft spoken he is when he says all of these terribly violent things lol
The best defensive end ever!!
Bullshit. The greatest sack master of all time is not the 31st best of all time.
+Pete O'Connor Reggie white got only two fewer sacks in a shorter time span
+Aaron Zevenbergen Lawrence Taylor is the King
no rings
It's not his fault that the Bills have no rings. That really should not mean anything. They should have beaten the Giants. Other than that, both the Cowboys and the Redskins were better teams.
+Pete O'Connor I agree he should be Top 25. Not just for the sacks, but because he was amazing vs the run
There have been great players in various positions but Isn't he a bit underrated in this list?
Totally. He's a top three pass rusher, and pass rushing is the second most important job in the NFL after QBing.
No
He forced 42 fumbles along with his 200 sacks. He was a game changer.
Adrian Edwards top 2
Best defensive end ever. Imo
So underrated and underappreciated in the grand scheme of things. There can be little doubt that he is on the exact same level as Lawrence Taylor or Reggie White
The thing I still can't believe after watching the 30 for 30 on the Bills was how Hoschetdler from the Giants held onto that ball when Bruce sacked him in the endzone for a safety when it looked like in almost any case that would have been a fumble in the endzone. It's such a shame that I missed watching so many great football players before I really understood the game since I was born in 1991, so I didn't really know how good Bruce Smith, Reggie White, and Lawrence Taylor were until they were retired.
I was born in Jan of 87. Dude we still got to see all of the greats in all major sports while they were still very good. Gretzky lemueix messier bruuuce Montana in his later years, Deion elway Marino Jordan. Man I can keep going. We were born in a great time as well.
Bad things, Man, Bad THINGS!
He dominated, freakishly strong, huge and great agility, best DT of his era
2:24 why I love the sport and past generations of football
Wow #31 what a joke should be top 15!
no he's fine where he is, he can't hold a candle to Reggie White or Deacon Jones.
He should be? Who do you want to bump? Walter Payton??!? Jerry Rice?!?! Joe Montana?!?!?! Lawrence Taylor?!! Jim Brown?!?! I'd love to know which player should be dropped to make room for him. Even if your talking top 20 you're talking about guys like Ronnie Lott, Joe Greene, and Barry Sanders. thousands of people compiled this list. They know more about football than all the people commenting on where players belong. No one got robbed, #31 is the right spot.
Really hard to move the players you mentioned back to move up Bruce. Maybe the only ones would be Greene and Deacon Jones. I know they were good but If I had a choice to build a defense around them or Bruce I'd take Bruce in a heart beat. The dude was an amazing athlete.
King Lando HOMER COMMENT! How many SB-winning teams was he a part of again...?? Riiiiiight. Exactly. He's perfectly slotted on this list.
Dan Marino-0 SB wins, John Hannah-0, Barry Sanders-0, Anthony Munoz-0 and Deacon Jones-0. All those players are lower than Bruce on the list and maybe rightfully so. Does that make those players less great because they never won a Super Bowl? I'd argue Bruce was a more valuable player to his team than Marino was.
Only one way to put this: Bruce was a monster on the field. Every team in the NFL had to know what Bruce was doing during a game.
Bruce Smith lives in my Hometown. I see him all the time. Such a down to Earth fellow. I never fan-boyed over him, I know how annoying that can be. I always respected him for what he contributed to football, and how he is in real life. Such a cool dude
So glad Bruce got to play when defenders were not only allowed to hit the qb but were encouraged and rewarded for it. RIP 🏈
He's not dead
It's 2023, he's still alive
@@RealMadridArsenal17 "RIP 🏈"
@@TheInkPitOx "RIP 🏈"
WAY UNDERRATED.
Number one overall pick in 1985
1990 Defensive Player of the year
Tackled Hostetler for a Safety in SB25
Most sacks in league history
And he’s Number 31?!
He should’ve been higher on the list
He’s top 20-25
Agree he's up there with Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White. Complete freak of nature that dominated, and his stats back that up. Smith was unstoppable in his prime.
Always enjoyed watching Bruce Smith play.
His total sacks record will never be broken.
I agree 100%
1:49 omg #61 retired after that game
Bruce once beat a Jets tackle so bad, he was on top of the QB before the tackle was barely out of his stance. Laid poor Boomer Esiason out.
@@tygrkhat4087 Boomer Esiason has radio show WFAN (NY) you should call in 1-877-337-6666!!!!!
@@tygrkhat4087 He didn't get his hands on RANDALL CUNNINGHAM!!!!!!!!
Most unappreciated and underrated player ever, right up there with Mike Alstott
Still the NFL's all-time sack leader. Virginia Tech superstar.
Such a soft spoken person for one of the best and hardest hitters to play the game
Back when DT and OLB and DE could actually hit the QB up high
J.Hines He did not get Randall Cunningham!!!!!
His closing speed and agility are as good as it gets. Looked a lot like LT.
This man is so undervalued cause he was a 3-4 end, even in today's game there's no way a 5 tech could put up his numbers
I have never seen anyone move so fast around a corner and have his pads so low. Totally amazing!
Fat Guy Fitness you also gotta know he was around 280-290 lbs and for a guy that big he had incredible athleticism
Derrick thomas knuckles dragged around the end sometimes
@@stillsmokntrees DT was awesome too, bit see Joe Rutherfords comment on why Bruce was just amazing.
"Run on rap like Bruce Smith on a half-back/ get ya head cracked."- La the Darkman
I love how the player with the most career interceptions isnt on the top 100 list, Paul Krause
I_am_Chaos _ it's because of anti white racism
Btw back then the NFL had unreal left tackles.
Bruce Smith played defensive end for the Buffalo bills he wears number 78 he played from 1985 to 1999 he was born on 18th June 1963 he was born in Norfolk Virginia he played for the Virginia tech hokies football he wore number 78.
and he got his 200th sack wearing #78 for the Washington Redskins for 98 and 99 seasons.
He played from 85-03 btw
Don't you just love it?! Great player!!
Is that Pete Berg at 0:40 chanting Bruce?
Extremely under-rated
Is that pre-Friday Night Lights Peter Berg at 0:43 chanting “Bruuuuce”?
31 is an insult! Top 15 Easily! WAKE UP NFL FILMS!!!
Top #10. Greatest
I lis the greatest defenders ever in this order,
LT
REGGIE WHITE
BRUCE SMITH
uhh Mean Joe Greene? lol u smokin
Nobody in NFL history could get past ANTHONY MUNOZ.
Cameron Dye what about earl thomas Richard Sherman bobby Wagner Michael Bennett kam chancellor??
DAMamaSexual they ain't even close to what White, Taylor and Smith were.
Nicholas Kemp they all had more picks
Dude was a straight up bad ass
Man Bruce had his own Nike signature shoe when he played
"The Great....Bruce Smith"
#31? Are you kidding me?
badass Bruce
QB'S got hammered back then.
Underrated
Easily Top 10 , there’s not 30 players better no way !
Bruce was an absolute menace in the backfield
So, how the hell did Reggie White get #7? If Bruce is the all time sack leader?
PaulGreen11 white did it in way less seasons. Also, there is more to it than sacks
Same way Jim Brown is #2 and Emmitt Smith is the all time leading rusher. Stats don't tell the whole story.
Sorry guys this is BS #31 Bruce is a top 10 player of all time I'm not saying that because I'm a Bills fan alot of time they put 2 guys on him he still get to the QB and he #1 in sack ya got him at #31 ya crazy
Bruce Smith
No.1 overall Draft pick by the Buffalo Bills 🐃 out of Virginia Tech in 1985
2x Defensive Player of the year
10x All Pro Defensive end
80s all decade team
90s all decade team
1st all America in 1983 and 84
Tackles Giants QB Hostetler for a safety in Super Bowl 25 🏟
200 career sacks (No.1 all time record) in his 19 year career with Washington and Buffalo 🐃
Buffalo Bills
1985-2000
Washington Redskins
2000-2004
Pro football 🏈 HOF
College football 🏈 HOF
He was in the same division as Dan Marino. Quickest release in history. Imagine how many more sacks he would have if Miami had an average QB. 😳😳😳😳
Like two tops
Bruce Smith # 31?? Are you serious?? He had to be at least in the top 10. In my book, he'd be in the top 3. Ridiculous!!
Deacon Jones, Bruce Smith and Reggie White...the 3 greatest DE's I've ever seen play the game.
Love Bruce ⚘️. Most "recorded" sacks. Secretary of Defense Deacon Jones is there as well. 🙏🏽💯🏈🏆
2:24 those offensive lineman tho they forgot about bruceee
I'm from Utica. Buffalo is only 3 hours away. Bruce Smith is my dad's favorite all time player. Buffalo Bills is out home team.
Havent seen the rest of the list cause im watching in order, but if theres any pass rusher other than LT (i know he was a LB) and Reggie White above him then #31 is a disgrace.
GREAT Football player.
A man's man.
“Don’t depend on anyone else”
a mindset so simple, yet absent in today’s NFL. they either blame, lie, beg, or exert their frustrations physically. Why? bad sportsmanship.
He should have been top 10 top 5
“This movie is rated r adult language and violence, lots of it” 😂😂😂
He played the hardest position to get sacks in nfl history, yet he was number 1 In sacks
I see Bruce Smith in Khalil Mack. It's still a shame that he didn't end up in Buffalo.
Best lineman of all time
Nice touch to have Luke Russert on this. He grew up watching Bruce play,
I never saw any defender that had the pass rushing skills equal to Bruce Smith.
U never saw LT or DT then.
Everybody today wants to talk about Myles Garrett, J.J. Watt, Joey Bosa🙄. Please. Those boys can't hold a candle to Bruce Smith.
The only one who comes close Is Donald. Tho not nearly as tough as Bruce
@@Elixir_JPGG Aaron Donald is a beast no doubt about it. I was just referring to DE's in particular but Donald is a first ballot HOF'er already. It's not even up for debate.
Definitely too low. People done forgot how dominant he was in Buffalo.
He is the reason I wore 78.
I'll never forget in 96 when Tony Boselli pretty much ended his career.
31 is a little low for bruce
Yup he is underrated, should be at least top 20 or 15
It's hard to say, but I think that he's underrated.