10 Hardest Hitting Safeties In NFL History

[@underratedzae5632]

Ed reed at 10 is crazy

[@-PURPLE-HEAD]

Nah. He’s one of the best, but nowhere near the hardest hitting.

[@Aamirosheajones]

You are right Ed reed at 10 is super crazy

[@ambientsounds5832]

he was more of a ballhawk. he is my all timefav saftey tholol

[@LeeIIIOKC]

I was thinking the same thing 😂

[@jagofjokester1127]

One superbowl... sorry

[@midwestyle]

I'm not a Pats fan, but Rodney Harrison not being in the HoF is crazy. Only 1 of 2 plays in NFL history with 30+ sacks and INTs. Most sacks by a DB in NFL history. 3 time All Pro. 2 time SB champion. Dude's resume is legit.

[@JuanMartinez-xf3uz]

LeRoy Butler was in his last year of eligibility. Safeties rarely get in as first ballots.

[@LatonyaRobinson-i9p]

Harrison needs to be in for sure ❤

[@isaacava920]

He’ll be there

[@jaredR207]

I am a Pats fan and I remember when they let Lawyer Malloy go to the Bills after the first Super Bowl and got Rodney from San Diego to replace him, people were upset with Belichick at the time but I clearly remember watching every game and you'd see some WR or TE look like they were about to make a catch over the middle or a running back would look like he was about to break loose and get a decent gain then all of the sudden you'd see a human missile come flying on the TV screen through the air head first at the other offensive player with his body parallel to turf with a number 37 on his jersey and he'd blast whoever you thought was about to get some yards against that defense, he should be in HOF with the sacks and interceptions thing alone but also the impact of his hits that don't seem special on the stat sheet helped the whole team with the compete level and the "we don't want to play this team" attitude of the other teams offense going against them. You'd literally see someone get popped and you'd see that person run routes after that like they don't even want the ball to come their way near Harrison again. He forced a lot of business decisions out there.

[@Maleniabom]

If cam chancellor played during the head hunters or even 90s people would have probably died

[@wlashay56]

Knocking out your brother in law is crazy 😂

[@zeeess6028]

Not as uncommon as you might think, especially around the holidays, lol

[@rathofturkey]

Both of mine would do it. They like me but they wouldn’t lose sleep if they leveled me

[@scottrackley4457]

squaring up Barry is even crazier

[@wlashay56]

@@scottrackley4457 and actually making the tackle too…the man was a beast 😂🔥

[@scottrackley4457]

@@wlashay56 A lot more people have won MVP than have tackled Barry in the open field single handedly.

[@slylancey]

Kam Chancellor knocking out guys twice his size on multiple occasions is why he's my favorite Strong Safety of all-time next to Sean Taylor

[@Ragnar_Helsson]

Kam gave Vernon Davis a concussion from hitting him in his CHEST. Now THAT is a hard hit.

[@tylerdurdeniii4476]

Twice his size? Kam was 6'3 almost 6'4 232 lbs.

[@emanuelmalik6642]

Ryan Clark not even being listed is a crime within itself. He literally gave no fucks💯

[@Will_the_thrill254]

Same

[@BishjamIC]

I'm a biased Hawkeye fan, and his prime was terribly short, but Bob Sanders defined heat seeking missile for a time in my eyes. I can see him being perhaps an honorable mention.

[@LittleBill_Sr]

Man Bob sanders was a problem

[@tylerdurdeniii4476]

Totally agree with you about sanders. His full speed bullet style hitting was what caused him to have a short career. 5'8 208 and nobody was getting the best of him head on in open field.

[@mastick5106]

As someone without that bias, I agree. Him being that small just meant the ferocity was concentrated. You look at the stats for his defenses when he was playing versus when he was injured and you see how much of a difference he made.

[@badguy338]

Born in raised in Erie Pa got to see Bob growing up most people don’t know he was a savage running back still holding hometown records, a 814 legend

[@twinthewin969]

RIP Sean Taylor🕊🕊

[@coochiemane408]

💪🏾💪🏾🙏🏾 fly high SeanT

[@scottrackley4457]

loved watching him play ball

[@UndesirablyStrange]

Never forget Ronnie Lott had this finger amputated so he could keep playing.

[@JuanMartinez-xf3uz]

Tomlinson once sat out a game vs rival KC because of a "sore toe".

[@holdencaulfied7492]

This is so overhyped. Any safety on this list would've done the same thing.

[@UndesirablyStrange]

@@holdencaulfied7492 No. No they wouldn't

[@theINQBS]

@@holdencaulfied7492 No way another player would do that. ONLY Ronnie Lott was that Football Obsessed! ONLY RONNIE!!! The greatest Safety of all time, and the statistics won't reflect that. You have to have seen the man play. He was other worldly!

[@holdencaulfied7492]

@@theINQBS You don't think Butkus would have done that? You're delusional.

[@FuriousTheGeorge]

Sean Taylor was a beast. He was on pace for a stellar career.

[@harveyhoffman5477]

You left off Kenny Easley. He and Ronny Lot were the two best safeties of the 80’s. Ronny played for a much better team. But no receiver wanted to be hit by Kenny. In the play offs the Miami receivers complained to the league that he hit too hard…… He would have been a hall of famer if his body did not break down.

[@hawksareit]

Agree on Kenny Easley. He was finally admitted to the Hall of Fame in 2017.

[@benahern7410]

Beat me to it. Ease 45 (his autograph on my football) is one of my all time favorite players.

[@siouxwa]

Easley is in the HOF

[@RDB32]

The Assassin, Jack Tatum was the most feared and Lotts Idol

[@nunestunes]

They kept track of his knockouts

[@jaredshinn5840]

I know his career was short but bob sanders was a beast when healthy

[@BishjamIC]

Absolutely!

[@LeeIIIOKC]

Sean Taylor was my favorite safety to watch! And as a Cowboys fan favorite to hate he was always gonna make a play.

[@playmaker7331]

Him & Laron Landry; what could have been 🥺 Never forget Area 51

[@LeeIIIOKC]

@@playmaker7331 My God the nightmare fuel of receiver's across the league .

[@Serg.T1347]

Bro snubbed Darren Sharper... he should have gone into the mind of Greg Jennings

[@ShermanNFL]

😂

[@Niqstory]

Probably cause he’s a rapist

[@JuanMartinez-xf3uz]

Not for nothing, but he led the league in rapes every year.

[@someguyik]

You mean..Darren SHARPUH? One of the most hardest hitting safeties in da league

[@Pillarofautumnn]

Hes a r-ist

[@mards2479]

Ed Reed wasn’t known for his hits, but that’s due to an injury that made him change his playing style. He was an absolute missile early in his career.

[@mainsource8030]

yup, happened around 2007 or 6 when i noticed he wasnt wrecking dudes as much. Imagine if he was drafted 1 or 2 years earlier and played with the Baltimore Bullies defense with woodson

[@jdr4503]

I mean I watched all these guys and Sean Taylor was on another level. He was also a ball magnet and extremely clutch

[@SimonMeshko]

Brian Dawkins was a beast! one of my favorite Eagles players along with Reggie White. Safety and Linebacker are my two favorite positions in football

[@jennyopels5910]

Do the hardest hitting corner backs

[@BriskoGotWrk]

11:04 "He was like Spikes I'm gonna take his soul" is insane dawgg 😭😭😭💀

[@LaVanderWilliams]

Dawkins' *best attribute was taking out tight ends. When he was traded, tight end production increased against the Eagles.

[@bruceleeroy8302]

Rodney Harrison should definitely be in the Hall of Fame

[@SeekanDestroy03]

Also these guys are savages, but Kam was one of the most entertaining to watch. Especially because most of his guys were clean😂

[@General_ed]

Great video your one of the best

[@evankrohn4]

They are AI generated sadly

[@dariusdafigga]

You’re** damn did you graduate middle school

[@darryldavis213]

Listening to the Troy Polamalu section at 4:02. I think Troy had beef with anyone named Steve or any variant of the name Steve.

[@davidd5407]

Ronnie Lott. Doug Plank (46 defense named after him) Gary Fencik. Night Train Lane. Jack Tatum. Top 5 from the last 70 years.

[@icewaterslim7260]

Good list. Safeties in the closeline and necktie tackle era might've had those options to run up stats with but QBs today don't have to overlook passing down the middle for fear of their recievers taken out of the game.

[@chrisnivo]

This is a great list and I'm old enough to have watched every one on the list play. Ed Reed definitely the best safety ever but my personal pick for hardest hitter edging out Ronnie Lott has to be Bam Bam Kam. That dude was a heat seeking missle that was ferocious on another level.

[@Oso_99]

Bro How tf is Rodney Harrison not a hall of a famer? This is why they need to stop letting people who never played a down in the nfl dictate anyone’s career 💀

[@krackergrit]

Just like dale murphy should be in the mlb hof

[@mainsource8030]

why are you yelling at this video, call roger gooddell

[@Oso_99]

@@mainsource8030 my boy my comment is not in caps so I’m not yelling 💀

[@davidvaladez4662]

I think you guys forgot about Doug Plank from the Chicago Bears.

[@Sam1787]

And Gary Fencik.

[@scottbilger9294]

Glad to see Lott finally get some respect.

[@sethkraai9075]

As an on/off hawks fan, I'd say Kam at number four is a pretty respectable spot. 😊

[@sethkraai9075]

Good job. 😊

[@ChristopherDonaldson-z2n]

Why is no one mentioning Chuck Cecil? Dude knocked his own self out, on more than one occasion!

[@mason7119]

Chuck Cecil was feared by every receiver. He wasn't fast but he basically launched himself like a torpedo once you caught a pass and could blow you into next week.

[@davidhooper259]

It’s because this guy doesn’t know football. Cecil had to quit because the fines were higher than his salary.

[@marcweier1634]

Top 5 at least. NFL changed rules because of him!

[@pimpdotcom1161]

John lunch was my favorite safety ever lol I’m from Chicago and that hit on his bro in-law made me a fan fr fr

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

John Lynch* (two typos in one five-letter word is quite an accomplishment😉)

[@TMSBMC]

@@einundsiebenziger5488probably auto-correct...

@@einundsiebenziger5488 no one thinks your cool or special my man just stop

[@TroyGwyn-m7p]

Someone needs to interview Dennis Smith when they run video on "Hardest Hitting Safeties". He played with Ronnie Lott at USC. Plus, Smith was an All-American in his own right. Giving him automatic credibility. In the NFL, he played with Steve Atwater on the Denver Broncos. Again, Smith was a multiple time Pro Bowler & All-Pro. And again, no question of Smith's credentials.

[@s.tavares3257]

Ronnie Lott was 6’ not 6’3”.

[@38109MURDA]

Ronnie Lott and Jerry Rice are who made me a 49ers fan...

[@calebellis7173]

1 Jack Tatum 2 Ronnie Lott 3 Steve Atwater 4 Sean Taylor 5 Brian Dawkins 6 John Lynch 7 Ed Reed 8 Rodney Harrison 9 Troy Polamalu 10 Kam Chancellor Honorable mentions Adrian Wilson Roy Williams Bob Sanders

[@QuietMoney-v2f]

Solid 🎯

[@randallross420]

Tatum was an assassin

[@AQUA_KY3rl]

Kam at 6

[@AQUA_KY3rl]

this is about hard, clean hits and he has one of the hardest, cleanest hits out there

[@playmaker7331]

No mention of Laron Landry??

[@antoniodearry7114]

Whenever I think of Ed Reed I hear Ray Lewis screaming "OH MY GOODNESS" 😂😂

[@Gonzo-ue5me]

I can’t believe Roy Williams in not on the list!

[@lda1970]

Exactly or Darren Woodson

[@jaymac1123]

Roy sits right outside this list, he was a banger but he was a cloud compared to Woodson.

[@jaymac1123]

@@lda1970 Woodson should be in the top 3.

[@omarmuhammad1367]

Ryan Clark not being on here is crazy work!!!

[@renardcerise7883]

NFL and NFL Media loves to shit on the Steelers, nothing new here

[@dariusdafigga]

Bruh what, compared to the other safeties of this list bro might mot even be top 15

[@lososcotti926]

@@dariusdafiggawrong

[@Will_the_thrill254]

Bro should have put Ryan Clark up there

[@duwayneengram9483]

Great list!

[@jeremey1423]

Only Broncos fans remember Dennis Smith but a lot of players that played against him would put him on this list. Thurman Thomas said Smith was the hardest hitter in the NFL and this was during the Ronnie Lott era. Christian Okoye said he would rather get hit by Atwater than Smith. In a 1995 interview Steve Atwater said he was not on the level of Smith and Lott. Wade Phillips called Smith the most underrated player he ever coached. The scary thing was that Lott and Smith were friends who played in the same secondary at USC. Imagine being a receiver going against that team.

[@krackergrit]

One of the first things I said before watching if Atwater wasn't on hear it be criminal

[@W_Edits474]

gg i love ur vids

[@jgorud1294]

Donny Shell! Come on!

[@notacat7127]

troy polamalu is so underrated

[@holdencaulfied7492]

How can a guy who is first round inductee into the HOF be underrated?

[@notacat7127]

@@holdencaulfied7492 just doesn’t get enough credit for being the goat

[@holdencaulfied7492]

@@notacat7127 He was great but not the GOAT. No one can be the GOAT wearing yellow pants.

[@notacat7127]

@@holdencaulfied7492 now I know you lying

[@CasperX22]

Underrated...ok 😂

[@theINQBS]

Ed reed at # 10 and Bryan Dawkins as #1???!?!? Da fuck???!?! No Rod Woodson, No Ronnie Lott??!?!? Yeah whoever put this list together doesn't know the game's history, the best players or the position. FACT: Ronnie Lott is likely the hardest hitter PERIOD in the history of the NFL and unquestionably it's toughest ever! To tell the Dr. to amputate his pinky so he can go back into the game?!?!!? ONLY RONNIE LOTT DOES THAT!!! Ronnie was a legit linebacker playing safety with the greatest understanding of the sweet science of hitting! He stated he didn't try to tackle the player directly, he tackled THROUGH them!!! And no one did it better! Atwater is the 2nd hardest hitting safety ever to the point his clean its would be deemed dirty! The dude was an absolute MONSTER!!! Polamalu is #3 on the list with his insane football IQ, insane speed and all-around play ability. He was the only one to be practitioner of all, expert in all! Ed Reed and Rod Woodson are my #4 because they were ball hawks, with Woodson the better much harder hitter and Reed the better man to man cover guy. This video has the list all wrong! LOL

[@nancy4don]

Larry Wilson. Some of the hits he laid on Jim Brown back in the day were scary. He retired in 1972 so yeah I’m old

[@dapog]

After Atwater hit on Okoye, he became a legend and Okoye was never the same

[@Aamirosheajones]

Let's go Ed Reed. Ray

[@Over_The_Walls]

AGHHH SHIT, DARR-EN SHAW-PER

[@stickimationsmax]

ONE UHHV THE HAWDEST HITTIN SAFETIES IN DA LEEAGUE

[@samoliver9132]

Dang why does Polamalu hate Steve’s so much😂

[@multiyapples]

Troy Polumalu? Glad he’s on the list.

[@mtettle01]

Roy Williams should be on this list

[@rdyer8764]

I loved Bam Bam!

[@sjmemz7285]

Kam chancellor was the 2010s Weapon X

[@Cmoney_vr]

Dang good vid

[@davidlee3254]

The nfl need to bring this back

[@jeremylucas8143]

I’m early? What an honer

[@NikoBiko-fl3lc]

Hard but good hits 👍

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

And half of them illegal by now - helmet first, low hits against the knee and other unhealthy moves.

[@Theonlycw13]

Good day mate

[@specialK2411]

Can’t lie bam bam kam 💥 the most intimidating of all

[@jonbaer8699]

Bob Sanders gotta be an honorable mention, DPOY for a reason

[@sirzechsazazel1150]

He's obviously not nearly as good as the dudes here, but if we are talking strictly about hitting, Ryan Clarke should definitely be here, and probably top 5.

[@edwardwong654]

That was hard to watch.

[@sonnywilliams684]

Man, i wish we had more players like the Hitman...

[@201LiLE201]

How in the fuck do you not have Ryan Clark on here? Dude was the ultimate “I don’t even give a fuck about my OWN body”

[@imanihorsford9641]

Ryan Clark should be a honorable mention

[@IMAMERICANOWGIVEMEYOUROIL]

Can you do hardest hitting defensive linemen next

[@joewood753]

Dawkins is my favorite as a lifelong eagles goon. But all these safeties were basically linebackers playing deep. Kept diva receivers in check.

[@dwaynegentry2112]

Rodney Harrison and Steve Atwater and Ronnie Lott

[@GtheGreat1]

These Blitz videos are always on point. Ronnie Lott at #1 is the only right answer

[@Pillarofautumnn]

🍩

[@jeffrichards1537]

Ronnie Lott is my favorite. He was a real man. Amputated hid finger not to miss a game.

[@Matt-uy7xd]

This sounds like an hbo documentary 🔥

[@cliffbeenofficial_4029]

@6:49 you can see the shockwave from that hit rip Sean Taylor!

[@mmacaine]

Hoping that Bob Sanders is on here.

[@17thN.O]

He was the first name I thought of and of course Ronnie Lott and Sean Taylor.

[@dan-ws2sf]

Sanders was a decent hitter and very good player, but not a heavy hitter like Atwater or Blades or Browner, or Lott or Fulcher

[@mmacaine]

@@dan-ws2sf you're calling the Eraser a decent hitter?!

[@dan-ws2sf]

@@mmacaine yes I am, he would be a top 10 hitter perhaps in his decade but an all-time great hitter? It’s silly to try to say that with all the dozens of hard hitters over the game’s history. Not everyone could be a top 10 hitter, it’s 10 not 50. There are only 3 or 4 undersized guys who can be considered for top 10 or even 20, and he ain’t one of them, that’s guys like Tatum and Shell and perhaps Dawkins. Marvin Powell the great Jets Tackle once said, Donnie Shell could stop a train. I don’t think Shell was over 190 lbs. I doubt anyone said that about Sanders. Underrated in my opinion but not a heavy hitter. All safeties by default, have to hit reasonably hard, however, he wasn’t the first name or 2 that comes to mind.

[@JuanMartinez-xf3uz]

Sanders got credit for Indy's run defense turnaround in the playoffs, but if you look at how many yards they surrendered in the regular season when he played vs games he missed, it's about the same.

[@chitilagrimr3561]

Justice for Ryan Clark

[@QuietMoney-v2f]

No coverage skills Just a crash out

[@dariusdafigga]

Bro barely top 15

[@Schizim]

Ed Reed is my all time favorite player. The man was a true football player. John Lynch is my 2nd favorite. The

[@thecoolrich]

Ray Lewis was a monster

[@vasculartapestry]

And not a safety.

[@BishjamIC]

He was a linebacker though lol

[@thecoolrich]

@@BishjamIC my bad I ain’t read that part of the title😂

[@josephpearlman4010]

Literally a murderer.

[@street1111]

Jack Tatum was my favorite

[@s.tavares3257]

Sean Taylor let Reggie Wayne slide yet laid out the poor punter lol.

[@wockawocka5293]

Kam Chancellor is #1

[@ksteaksauce4824]

Ive thought bam bam and dawkins were line backers

[@kennydearjr8133]

My favorite of all time weapon X #20 B Dawkins was and still is my favorite player should be #2

[@mjjohnson5904]

This was crazy.........

[@dukeholidai]

This list seems to be more about most successful safety than hardest hitting. ROY WILLIAMS from the Dallas Cowboys should’ve been top 3 for sure. He put Shawn Alexander on his back and hurt Emmitt Smith and Terrell Owens. He got rules changed because of him. Dude was deadly and sent chills. Look up his highlights

[@Cubs_Fan57]

R.I.P. SEAN TAYLOR 🕊️🕊️

[@junioralarcon7184]

Man Troy top 5 safeties!!! I’d take Troy polamalu over anyone any day!

[@jimm.6542]

Donnie Shell broke Earl Campbell’s ribs! He should’ve been on this list……hands down.

[@dondadda8292]

Ed Reed at 10 is INSANE but Roy Williams not being on this list is OUTRAGEOUS 😮😮

[@icetray2727]

Rodney Harrison should be in the hall of fame.

[@coolbluejosh]

Forcing a fumble as a safety gotta be such an amazing feeling

[@albertoserrano1276]

Honorable mention: Bob Sanders if he could have been healthy his whole career sheeeesh he would of made this list fasho

[@josephpearlman4010]

Ronnie Lott also virtually ended Ickey Woods career after a hit in the Superbowl, Ickey was never the same.

[@ynotefil]

As Young Kid Growing Up In The Bay Area I've Only Seen 1 Safety Hit Like A Bulldozer & That's #42 Ronnie Lott. And Those Are Just Facts. Jack Tatum Would Be My #1 But I Picked The Player I Saw Play Growing Up.

[@michaelancona1120]

Kenny Easley needed to be on this list!

[@victorherrero4790]

Dennis Smith should be in this list...the guy was a hard hitter and a sure tackler.

[@allanteetheridge4689]

Sean Taylor better be mentioned

[@scottrackley4457]

Man, where's Fulcher? 6'3" 240, he was a train, that's LB size. My favorites were Atwater, Tatum, and Lott. Loved Taylor too.

[@brettldouglas]

Doug Plank belongs on this list.