In his final year at Kentucky (2018), Josh Hines-Allen was the best Linebacker in the nation, winning the Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Jack Lambert Trophy, and SEC Defensive Player of the Year.  This success propelled him to the seventh overall pick in the 2019 Draft, landing with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Hines-Allen was an All-Rookie and Pro Bowl Selection, becoming the first Jaguar rookie to make the Pro Bowl.  He also led his team in Sacks (10.5).  His second season was disappointing as he missed half of it with an injury, but the pass-rusher would rebound, and in 2023 Hines-Allen had career-highs in Sacks (17.5), Tackles for Loss (17), and Quarterback Hits (33).  This season would earn him his second Pro Bowl.

Entering 2024 with 45 career Sacks, Hines-Allen will need to build on 2023 to make a run for the top twenty on this list.