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As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Baltimore Ravens.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Ravens again made it to the playoffs and boasted the league MVP in Lamar Jackson.  They did not make it to the Super Bowl, but there was significant movement with two new names and five elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Ray Lewis
2. Ed Reed
3. Jonathan Ogden
4. Terrell Suggs
5. Marshal Yanda

You can find the entire list here.

Quarterback Lamar Jackson, who added his second MVP, moves up to #6 from #10.  With another good year, Jackson should be able to overtake Yanda to enter the top five.

Cornerback Marlon Humphrey edged up two spots to #21.

Offensive Tackle Ronnie Stanley moved up to #26 from #38.

Tight End Mark Andrews rose to #32 from #35.

The first debut is Linebacker Roquan Smith, arguably the best defensive player on the Ravens roster going into 2024.  He has not been with Baltimore for long but has already had two First Team All-Pros as a Raven.  He debuts at #41.

Now with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cornerback Patrick Queen reached #42 from #46.

The second new entrant is Defensive Tackle Justin Madubuike, who was a Pro Bowl Selection for the first time comes in at #43.

Please note that Kicker Justin Tucker remains at #9.

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A third-round pick (71st overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft from Texas A&M, Nnamdi Madubuike arrived in Baltimore as a quick, muscular interior project with high-end explosive traits. After an apprenticeship during his rookie campaign, Madubuike steadily carved out a role on Baltimore’s interior defensive front, developing into one of the most destructive interior pass rushers in professional football.

Madubuike combines his rapid initial burst with outstanding lower-body strength and leverage. Serving as a 3-technique tackle or a robust end, he utilizes a violent arm-over maneuver and a formidable club-swipe to surpass interior guards immediately after the snap. Rather than merely occupying space, Madubuike penetrates through gaps directly, dismantling pockets from the inside outward and compelling quarterbacks to either step into outside pressure or release the ball while off-balance.

Madubuike's trajectory showed a steady climb early in his career. After a modest 1.0-sack rookie year in 2020, he expanded his playing time in 2021 (2.0 sacks, 7 TFLs) and became a full-time starter in 2022, registering 5.5 sacks and 8 tackles for loss while anchoring Baltimore’s front three.

His career reached a dominant crescendo during his breakout 2023 campaign. Operating as an unblockable force inside, Madubuike set a franchise single-season record for a defensive lineman by racking up 13.0 sacks, 33 quarterback hits, and 12 tackles for loss. He tied an NFL record by recording at least a half-sack in 11 consecutive games. His disruptive brilliance earned him his first Pro Bowl selection, Second-Team All-Pro honors, and a ninth-place finish in AP Defensive Player of the Year voting.

Following his breakout year, Baltimore rewarded Madubuike in March 2024 with a four-year, $98 million contract extension. He backed up that investment during the 2024 season, recording 43 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 17 quarterback hits, and 11 tackles for loss across 17 starts. Opposing offenses routinely keyed on his interior push with double-teams, yet Madubuike still earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection.

Disaster struck early in the 2025 season, however. In Week 2, Madubuike suffered a severe neck injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the campaign. What initially loomed as a potentially career-threatening setback required neck surgery and a grueling rehab process.

After being cleared by independent spine and cervical specialists, Madubuike passed his physical and was activated off the physically unable to perform (PUP) list in late July 2026. Entering the 2026 season fully healthy and cleared for action, he looks to reclaim his mantle as the focal point of Baltimore's interior pass rush. Through his first six NFL seasons, Madubuike has accumulated 32.0 career sacks, 42 tackles for loss, and 71 quarterback hits across 80 regular-season games.