18. player. 26. Pass rush is what has kept the Baltimore Ravens defense so good for so long. It was Peter Boulware for a number of years and then it became Terrell Suggs. Now GM Ozzie Newsome is on the spot again. He has to find a quality edge rusher this team can build around for the next 7-10 years. Suggs continues to be effective but his ability to dominate stretches of a game are waning, and there isn’t anybody on the roster ready to plug that gap.
<p>Takkarist McKinley really showed during his final year at UCLA that he’d begun to figure out the pass rush department, something missing from his otherwise well-rounded game. He’s a quick and athletic player whose body type fits the 3-4 outside linebacker dimensions. There are still somethings he needs to learn from a fundamental standpoint, but his game is strong enough to where he’ll be a consistent sack producer if guided right.</p>. OLB. UCLA. Takkarist McKinley