There was a time that Justin Tucker was considered the best Place Kicker in the National Football League, and some went as far as labeling him as the best of all time.

A Raven from 2012 to 2024, Tucker won the kicker's job as an undrafted rookie from Texas, helping them win a Super Bowl, and securing a First Team All-Pro in his second season.  Tucker was known for his incredible accuracy, missing only eight Extra Points over his career. At the time of his release in 2024, he was the most accurate Field Goal kicker in history, boasting a scintillating 89.1 success rate.  In between, Tucker went to seven Pro Bowls, earned five First Team All-Pros, was named to the 2010s All-Decade Team, and set a record with a 66-Yard Field Goal.  His final season in Baltimore was his weakest, and he was also dealing with a scandal involving masseuses.   

Regardless of how his run in Baltimore ended, nobody was more automatic than Tucker was at his peak.

An NCAA Champion and SEC Defensive Player of the Year, C.J. Mosley would be a 1^st Round Draft Pick by the Ravens in 2014 and was an instant success going to the Pro Bowl and earning a Second Team All-Pro nod.  Mosley was a tackling industry recording over 100 Combined Tackles in four of his five seasons with Baltimore and he would match his rookie year in 2016, 2017 and 2018 with Second Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl Selections.  Mosley didn’t pass rush much (he only had 8.5 Quarterback Sacks) but interior work was extraordinary and it was a significant loss for the team when he signed with the New York Jets after the 2018 Season.

Like many Kickers, Norm Johnson was not drafted, but the Seahawks signed the UCLA player in training camp, and he made the team as their primary Place Kicker.

Russell Okung came from Oklahoma State as a First Round Pick (Sixth Overall) in 2010, and he was immediately slotted in as the Seattle Seahawks’ starting Left Tackle.  Okung played for Seattle for five years, and as long as he was wearing a helmet, he was starting.  He provided stability to Russell Wilson's left side, and he was a significant factor in the Seahawks back-to-back AFC Championships, and their Super Bowl XLVIII win.