5. C.J. Mosley, Baltimore Ravens
When the Ravens drafted Mosley with the No. 17 pick in the draft I immediately proclaimed he would be a multiple Pro Bowl performer. He is the epitome of a Baltimore defender. Smart, tough, physical, versatile, a winner and well-coached.
The winner of the 2013 Butkus award is a two-time All-American where he starred for Nick Saban at Alabama and won a pair of national titles with the Crimson Tide. He was the captain and the leader of those teams and will develop into a leader and face of the Ravens defense when Terrell Suggs and Haloti Ngata move on.
Mosley starts at one of the inside linebacker spots in a 3-4 system he is familiar with after excelling in that scheme in college and I believe he is the lynchpin that gets the Ravens back to the dominance they are accustomed to in Baltimore.