Tom Lemming's 2012 Top 25 defensive ends

By Staff Report Aug 17, 2011, 9:25pm

Noah Spence is the nation's No. 1 defensive end.

RankNameCollege
1Noah Spence, DLBishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, PA)6-3/230 
2Mario Edwards, DERyan (Denton, TX)6-3/270 Florida State
3Arik Armstead, OL/DLPleasant Grove (Elk Grove, CA)6-7/285 USC
4Dante Fowler, DLLakewood (St. Petersburg, FL)6-3/235 Florida State
5Darius Hamilton, DLDon Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ)6-4/255 
6Michael Moore, DLDeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)6-4/260 Virginia
7Eli Harold, DLOcean Lakes (Virginia Beach, VA)6-4/220 Virginia
8Adolphus Washington, DETaft (Cincinnati, OH)6-5/250 
9Sevon Pittman, DL/TEMcKinley (Canton, OH)6-5/245 Michigan State
10Jelani Hamilton, DLSt. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL)6-5/250 Miami(FL)
11Troy Hinds, DE/TEDavis (Kaysville, UT)6-5/230 BYU
12Javonte Magee, DLHouston (San Antonio, TX)6-6/260 
13Jordan Jenkins, DLHarris County (Hamilton, GA)6-3/230 
14Jonathan Bullard, DECrest (Shelby, NC)6-4/240 
15Ifeadi Odenigbo, DECenterville (OH)6-4/210 
16Greg McMullen, DEArchbishop Hoban (Akron, OH)6-5/270 Nebraska
17Faith Ekakitie, DELake Forest Academy (Lake Forest, IL)6-3/270 
18Leonard Williams, DEMainland (Daytona Beach, FL)6-5/257 
19Ken Ekanem, DECentreville (Clifton, VA)6-3/225 
20Tom Strobel, DEMentor (OH)6-6/250 Michigan
21Chris Wormley, DECenterville (OH)6-5/250 Michigan
22Martin Aiken, DEBamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg, SC)6-3/248 Clemson
23Moana Ofahengaue, DEWestlake (Saratoga Springs, UT)6-4/210 
24Jarontay Jones, DEStephenson (Stone Mountain, GA)6-3/240 Virginia Tech
25Pharaoh Brown, DE/TEBrush (Lyndhurst, OH)6-7/220 Michigan