Fansided

Every NFL team’s most underrated player of all time

By Jarrett Bailey

Photo by JOHN CAPUTO/AFP via Getty Images
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KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 09: Running back Willis McGahee #23 of the Baltimore Ravens runs down field in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on January 9, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Ravens won 30-7. (Photo by Josh Umphrey/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 09: Running back Willis McGahee #23 of the Baltimore Ravens runs down field in a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on January 9, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Ravens won 30-7. (Photo by Josh Umphrey/Getty Images) /

Baltimore Ravens: Willis McGahee

Willis McGahee established himself as one of the best young running backs in the NFL from 2004-06 with the Buffalo Bills. He was a Pro Bowl snub twice in 2004 and 2005. The former Miami Hurricane ran for 13 touchdowns as a rookie, along with 1,128 yards. He topped his yardage total in 2005, rushing for 1,247 yards.

McGahee left Buffalo for Baltimore in 2007, and he earned his first Pro Bowl selection that season. He ran for just over 1,200 yards and seven touchdowns while also catching 43 passes out of the backfield. 2007 was his best year with the team, as injuries plagued his 2008 season. He missed eight games that season but scored 12 touchdowns the following year in 2009.

The Ravens have had their fair share of good running backs. From Priest Holmes to Jamal Lewis, to their current rushing attack featuring several backs and Lamar Jackson. McGahee was a very good bridge running back who gave them great production in whatever role they needed him to fill. He isn’t going to the Hall of Fame or anything, but he was a multiple-time Pro Bowler who doesn’t get the attention he deserves because of all the running backs who were breaking records every other season in the early 2000s.

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