Some of the transcendent defensive players currently in the NFL have been found with the fifth overall pick.
Dominant pass-rushers Khalil Mack and Ezekiel Ansah. Dependable, play-making members of the secondary Patrick Peterson and Eric Berry.
Mack was second in the league in sacks last season with 15 for Oakland, and Ansah’s 14.5 for Detroit were third-most. Berry returned to the field after beating cancer to lead Kansas City to the playoffs; Peterson got his diabetes in check and did the same for Arizona.
Four of the past six players taken at No. 5, they have already combined for 11 Pro Bowl appearances.