Best DB's in the country

I played Safety in high school, so defensive backs are near and dear to my heart.

No position in college football is it harder to find a bona-fide superstar that in the defensive backfield. Another important aspect about this list is that there are no Gators on it. See! I'm not completely biased.

1.Eric Berry-The Tennessee CB exploded onto the scene last year. If the Volunteers want a repeat of last season's successes it will have to start on the defensive side of the ball.

2.Malcolm Jenkins-Jenkins may be the most NFL ready player on this list. Before he sets his thoughts on next year's draft, he would love to lead the Buckeyes to that elusive NC title.

3.Victor Harris-Better known as "Macho", Harris will lead an always stout Virginia Tech defense this season. They will have to be stout to help out the offense.

4.Vontae Davis-The Illini aren't all about offense this season. Davis will be the leader of a tough llinois' defensive unit.

5.Captain Munnerlyn-One of the best names in all of CFB is back to lead the Gamecocks' secondary. Munnerlyn is extremely valuable to this South Carolina team due to the lack of a potent offense.

6.Kevin Ellison-USC is starting a nice trend of top safety talent. Ellison is a continuation of this, as he is back to lead a veteran Trojan defense.

7.Alphonso Smith-Wake Forest has a tremendous leader at the CB position with Smith. It's amazing how much talent Jim Grobe is getting down at Winston-Salem.

8.Nic Harris-This list wouldn't be complete without an Oklahoma safety. Harris is the latest in a long line of top tier Sooner safeties.

9.Derek Pegues-I might be reaching a bit by putting this Mississippi St. safety into the top ten, but I really like this guy. His elusiveness on kick returns shows how dangerous he can be if he's able to pick one off.

10.William Moore-Missouri's defense was tragically overlooked last season due to it's excellent offense. That will not be the case this year as Moore is back to lead an experienced unit onto the field.

11.Mike Mickens-Mickens is looking to anchor a Cincinnati defense that will be very intense in year 2 under Brian Kelly.

12.Michael Hamlin-Clemson's defense will be even better this season. If everything comes together and the Tigers actually win games they're supposed to, they could be BCS bound, finally.

13.Joe Burnett-Finally I get to mention Central Florida on my blog. Hopefully this will be the first of many. Burnett is a sleeper big-time play making corner.

14.Asher Allen-Allen will be top Dawg for Georgia's secondary this year. Wasn't that some witty pun usage? I know, I'm the man.

15.D.J. Moore-Another corner from the SEC East makes the list. Vanderbilt might not have too much to brag about this year, but D.J. Moore is one area they can boast.

16.Patrick Chung-Oregon will have to rely a lot more on it's defense this season. Mike Belloti should have little to worry about with the experienced Chung as safety.

17.Morgan Trent-You could almost copy and paste the above sentence for Trent. Just replace Oregon with Michigan and Mike Belloti with Rich Rodriguez.

18.Rashad Johnson-Not to be confused with the Rashad Johnson at Arkansas, this safety will be patrolling the backfield for Alabama this fall. I wonder how he will be welcoming Julio Jones to campus.

19.Taylor Mays-USC once again is mentioned twice on my top 25 position rankings. I can't believe I'm calling for a down year for these guys.

20.DeAndre Wright-Wright doesn't get too much pub because he plays out in the desert for New Mexico. The Lobos have always been a hard hitting team, and even though Wright plays corner, he can really hit.

21.Courtney Greene-Rutgers might have a down year this season, but that shouldn't keep Greene from making big plays at the safety position.

22.David Burton-I am shocked that I actually found a player from Notre Dame that is worthy of a top 25 mention. Burton is a solid safety who should fill in nicely for the departed Tom Zbikowski.

23.Chris Chancellor-Clemson joins USC with their second time putting two players in my top-25 list. I'm telling you, if Tommy Bowden doesn't get the Tigers in a BCS bowl he should be fired and banned from coaching.

24.Chip Vaughn-Clemson isn't the only school that has top talent in the defensive backfield. Wake Forest adds a nice safety in Vaughn to the big time talent in Alphonso Smith at corner.

25.Jerraud Powers-It wouldn't be right to not end this list with an SEC player. Auburn's CB Jerraud Powers is a nice way ti round out the top 25. Powers has the ability to make some big plays from the corner position.