Jared Allen was a 4^th Round pick out of Idaho State. He was the NFL sack leader in 2007 and 2011. Allen was a 5x Pro Bowler, 4x First-Team All-Pro, and has the NFL record for safeties with 4. He finished his career with 643 tackles, 136 sacks, 57 pass deflections, and 31 forced fumbles. 

Ronde Barber is one of two players (Charles Woodson) to have recorded 40 interceptions and 20 sacks over the course of his career. He was selected to five Pro Bowls, named first-team All-Pro three times, second-team All-Pro twice, and a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s. He led the NFL in interceptions in 2001 and is the Buccaneers all-time interceptions leader. 

Tony Boselli was the Jacksonville Jaguars' first-ever draft pick in 1995. He was a five-time Pro Bowler and named first-team All-Pro three consecutive seasons (1997-99). He was awarded the team’s Most Valuable Player in 1998 after helping the Jaguars to their first division title. Boselli was the first member of the Jaguars’ Hall of Fame and selected to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s. 

LeRoy Butler played in 181 games and recorded 953 tackles, 38 interceptions, 553 return yards, 12 fumble recoveries, 3 defensive touchdowns, and 20½ sacks. He was the first defensive back in NFL history to record 20 Sack and 20 Interception in a career. Butler was named first-team All-Pro four times and was selected to the Pro Bowl four times. He was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s. and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, in 2007

Alan Faneca was a key component of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the early 2000s including a Super Bowl XL victory. He was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection (2002-2010) and named first-team All-Pro six times (2001-2002, 2004-2007). Faneca was a mauler in the run game and helped his team secure 11 top 10 rankings in rush offense during his 13 seasons NFL career. He blocked for nine 1,000-yard rushers, five 3,000-yard passers and is a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s. 

Torry Holt was a key member of the St. Louis Rams’ “Greatest Show on Turf” team that won Super Bowl XXXIV. He recorded six consecutive seasons of at least 1,300-yards receiving and added six consecutive seasons with 90 or more receptions during his career. He holds the record for most receptions and yards in a single decade with 868 catches and 12,594 yards (2000-2009). Holt finished his career with 920 receptions with 13,382 yards and 74 touchdowns.

Calvin Johnson was the 2^nd overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft out of Georgia Tech. He was a 6x pro bowler, 3x first-team All-Pro, 2x NFL Receiving yards leader (2011, 2012), and has the NFL record for receiving yards in a season with 1,964. In his 9 seasons, he caught 731 balls, for 11,619 yards, and 83 TDs. Johnson pretty much holds every Lions WR record. He has the 2nd most receiving yards in an NFL game with 329 yards. 

John Lynch was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played two seasons of minor league baseball before committing to football and becoming a 9-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl XXXVII Champion. Lynch played in a total of 224 regular-season games, recorded 26 interceptions which he returned for 204 yards, added 13 sacks, and registered more than 1,000 tackles during his 15-year career. He was credited with 90 or more tackles in a season nine times. Today he is the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers.

Peyton Manning was the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft out of Tennessee by the Colts. During his illustrious career, Manning was a 14× Pro Bowler, 7× First-team All-Pro, 5× NFL Most Valuable Player, 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, and Super Bowl XLI MVP. He is the only starting QB to win a super bowl with two different teams.  

Clay Matthews was selected to four Pro Bowls and named first-team All-Pro once (1984). He played in 278 games over an incredible 19 NFL seasons. Matthews totaled and unofficial 1,561 tackles during his career, he is a member of the Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor and helped lead the Browns to five AFC Central Division Championships. Matthews is the son of former NFL player Clay Matthews Sr. and is the brother of Hall of Famer offensive lineman Bruce Matthews.

Sam Mills played 12 seasons in the NFL and recorded 1,319 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 11 interceptions, and four touchdowns while starting 173 of his 181 career games. Mills was selected first-team All-Pro three times and named to five Pro Bowls. His jersey number, 51, was retired by the Carolina Panthers at the start of the 2005 season. The “Keep Pounding” drum that's beaten before kickoff of every home game is named after an inspirational speech given by Mills to his teammates. 

Richard Seymour is a 3-time Super Bowl champion and over his career, the dominant defensive tackle was selected to seven Pro Bowls, 5 consecutive from 2002-2006 and was a three-time First-Team All-Pro. Seymour was an extremely versatile defensive lineman which his team could count on to play both inside and out. Extremely strong, he typically drew double teams from opposing linemen. A five-time All-AFC selection, he was vital to the Patriots Super Bowl success during the decade of the 2000s.

Zach Thomas was selected to seven consecutive Pro Bowls and was named first- or second-team All-Pro seven times as well. He recorded more than 1,700 combined tackles in his career and was named the AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1996. Thomas is a two-time NFL Alumni Linebacker of the Year and was selected to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2000s. 

Reggie Wayne played his entire 14-year career with the Indianapolis Colts. During his career, he helped the Colts win Super Bowl XLI and was selected to the Pro Bowl six times. He was also named first- or second-team All-Pro three times. He led the NFL in receiving yards in 2007. He retired 7th all-time in receptions and 8th all-time in receiving yards. He was inducted into the Colts Ring of Honor in 2018. 

The Heisman Trophy winner out of Michigan was the 4^th overall pick in the 1997 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders. He won NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1998 and was a 9x pro bowler. Woodson won Super Bowl XLV while with the Green Bay Packers. He was a 4x first-team All-Pro, NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2009, and was the NFL’s interceptions leader in 2009 and 2011. Woodson was also a part of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team. He had 1,105 tackles, 20 sacks, 33 forced fumbles, 65 interceptions, and 13 defensive TDs.