Every college coach craves "triplets" -- trios of top-tier talent capable of dominating games. Today, CFB 24/7 is looking at the top defensive triplets (the best set of players along the line, at linebacker and in the secondary). Monday, we looked at the top offensive triplets. We're also providing a list of the top triplets in the leagues that don't make our top 12.
12. Tennessee
11. Oklahoma State
10. USC
9. Florida State
8. Florida
7. UCLA
6. Michigan State
5. Penn State
4. Alabama
3. Virginia Tech
2. Notre Dame
1. Ohio State
Other leagues
AAC: Temple (DT Matt Ioannidis, LB Tyler Matakevich, CB Tavon Young)
C-USA: Louisiana Tech (DT Vernon Butler, LB Nick Thomason, S Xavier Woods)
MAC: Akron (NT Cody Grice, LB Jatavis Brown, CB DeAndre Scott)
MWC: Boise State (DE Kamalei Correa, LB Tanner Vallejo, FS Darian Thompson)
SUN BELT: Louisiana-Monroe (DT Gerrand Johnson, LB Hunter Kissinger, S Mitch Lane)
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