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1. Ray Lewis

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1. Ray Lewis
Could it really be anyone else? The first ballot Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee did everything a fan could a Ravens fan could ask for. The charismatic Linebacker was on both Super Bowl Championship Teams and was named the MVP in his first one.

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Lewis was named the Defensive Player of the Year twice, a thirteen-time Pro Bowler, and a seven-time First Team All-Pro Selection. Lewis the career tackling leader for the Ravens, had 41.5 Quarterback Sacks, 31 Interceptions, and was the locker room leader for over a decade.

There could be no other person who could top this list and nobody else in the 2000s who Quarterbacks feared more.  Lewis, who played his entire career with the Ravens epitomized the franchise, and he was a 2000's All-Decade Team, a 100th Anniversary Team Selection and a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2018.  The Ravens would also add Lewis to their Ring of Honor the year after he retired in 2013.

Ray Lewis WAS the Ravens and it will be very hard to supplant him on this list.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Linebacker
  • Acquired: Drafted in the 1st Round, 26th Pick, 4/22/96.
  • Departed: Retired following the 2012 season.
  • Games Played: 228
  • Notable Statistics: 227 Games Started
    31 Interceptions
    503 Interception Return Yards
    3 Interception Return Touchdowns
    19 Forced Fumbles
    20 Fumble Recoveries
    3 Fumble Recovery Yards
    41.5 Quarterback Sacks
    2,059 Combined Tackles
    1,568 Solo Tackles
    491 Assisted Tackles
    99 Tackles for Loss
    40 Quarterback Hits*
    224 Approximate Value

    21 Playoff Games
    2 Interceptions
    54 Interception Return Yards
    1 Interception Return Touchdown
    6 Forced Fumbles
    1 Fumble Recovery
    0 Fumble Recovery Yards
    2.0 Quarterback Sacks
    218 Combined Tackles
    137 Solo Tackles
    81 Assisted Tackles
    11 Tackles for Loss
    3 Quarterback Hits*



    *Quarterback Hits were not a statistic until the 2006 Season.
  • College: Southern Mississippi
  • Major Accolades and Awards: Super Bowl Champion XXXV & XLVII
    AP Defensive Player of the Year (2) (2000 & 2004)
    First Team All-Pro (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008 & 2009)
    Second Team All-Pro (1997, 1998 & 2010)
    Pro Bowl (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011)
    NFL Alumni Linebacker of the Year (1999 & 2003)
    Highest Approximate Value (2000 & 2008)
    Most Combined Tackles (1997, 1999 & 2001)
    Most Solo Tackles (1997, 1999 & 2001)
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