Ranking the top 10 defensive players in NFL history…

3. Ray Lewis

Drafted 26th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 1996 NFL Draft out of the University of Miami, Lewis quickly established himself as a dominant middle linebacker. He ended up leading the team in tackles 14 times and becoming the emotional leader of their defense.

Over his entire 17-season career with the Ravens, Lewis anchored a unit that set records in 2000 for fewest points (165) and rushing yards (970) allowed in a 16-game season, earning him NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl XXXV MVP in a 34-7 win over the New York Giants.

He won another Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 with 161 tackles and six interceptions.

Lewis returned from a triceps injury in 2012 to help secure Super Bowl XLVII, a 34-31

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