This spring, we want to give Wyoming fans the opportunity to select the greatest football players in Cowboy history through Wyoming Greats Fan Poll.  Each week, we'll feature a different position group.
 
This week, we are focusing on the Greatest Defensive Linemen in Wyoming Football history.
 
Each position will include a 16-player bracket, with voting available for a four-player group each day throughout the week until a Cowboy is named as the winner of the Wyoming Greats Fan Poll at week's end.  To cast your vote go to the Wyoming Football's Official Twitter account @wyo_football.  Voting updates will be provided during the week @wyo_football.  At the end of each week, we'll announce on social media the former Cowboy great receiving the most fan votes and we'll have each week's voting summary at GoWyo.com/WyoGreats
 
We hope you enjoy looking back at the greatest Pokes.  We've included all UW Athletics Hall of Famers, along with All-Americans and some of the top All-Conference honorees at each position from all eras of Wyoming Football.
 
Here are the candidates for Wyoming's Greatest Defensive Lineman in history.
 
Defensive Line Bracket (Launch Monday, April 6, 2020)
 
Oldest vs. Youngest
Len Kuczewski (1957-59)
 
Bill Levine (1961, 1963-64)
 
Ken Sturman (1937-39)
 
Eddie Yarbrough (2012-15)
 
1960s
Ron "Pedro" Billingsley (1964-66)
 
Mike Dirks (1965-67)
 
Jerry Durling (1965-66)
 
Larry Nels (1967-69)
 
1970s and1980s
Chuck Bradford (1979-80)
 
Mitch Donahue (1987-90)
 
David Edeen (1986-88)
 
Pat Rabold (1984, 1986-88)
 
1990s-2010s
Patrick Chukwurah (1997-2000)
 
John Fletcher (2006-09)
 
Zach Morris (2001-04)
 
Mike Purcell (2009-12)
 
Last week, we kicked off our Wyoming Greats Fan Poll by giving Cowboy fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite Offensive Lineman in Wyoming Football history.  After nearly 750 votes were cast, Chase Roullier was selected by the fans as the Greatest Offensive Lineman in Cowboy history. 
 
Chase Roullier
Wyoming Fans' Choice as the Greatest Cowboy Offensive Lineman
 
Chase  Roullier was named a 2016 Second Team All-American by USA Today Sports as a center.  He capped off his college career by being selected in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.  Since joining Washington, he has started 37 of 43 games at center for the Redskins over the  past three seasons.  Roullier was invited to and participated in the 2016 East-West Shrine All-Star Game in St. Petersburg, Fla., and was also invited to and participated in the 2017 NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis, Ind.  A native of Savage, Minn., Roullier was a national semifinalist for the 2016 National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Scholar-Athlete Award.  He was also selected First Team All-Mountain West Conference in voting by conference head coaches and media as a senior, and was named to both the 2016 Outland Trophy Watch List and the 2016 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List.  During his career, he played in 48 games at Wyoming, starting 42 of those games.  That included starting all 14 games at center in 2016.  His senior season he was asked to move to center by the Cowboy coaching staff after playing guard his previous three seasons at Wyoming.  Roullier was voted a team captain both his junior and senior seasons.  He helped the Cowboys win the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference in 2016, earning the Cowboys the right to host the 2016 Mountain West Football Championship Game.  Roullier and his teammates also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl and ended the season with an 8-6 overall record and a 6-2 conference mark.  He earned Academic All-Conference honors all four years of his college career and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.