5. RB Jamal Lewis (first round, 2000)
When you consider how critical the bruising University of Tennessee running back was to the offensively-challenged Ravens during the 2000 season alone, you can easily make the argument that Lewis should be even higher on this list as the franchise’s all-time leading rusher.
Considered by many to be a reach as the fifth overall pick in the 2000 draft before other highly-touted backs such as Thomas Jones and Ron Dayne were selected, Lewis rushed for 1,364 yards as a rookie to help the Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV and followed that up a few years later with a 2,066-yard season in 2003. He was the perfect complement to a hard-hitting defense and spent a number of years as the workhorse of offenses that were very underwhelming otherwise.
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