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Ray was Baltimore's second pick in the first round (26th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft (after Jonathan Ogden was selected with the fourth overall choice) ... Most dominant defensive player in the game today, Ray earned his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl in 2001 when he led the NFL in tackles (196) ... Ray also earned first-team All-Pro honors in 2001 ... He was the second player in NFL history to win both NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl MVP (2000) ... Harvey Martin of Dallas won Defensive Player of the Year in 1977 and was co-MVP of Super Bowl XXII with Randy White ... Pro Bowl starter and first-team All-Pro while leading the Ravens to the world championship - all at age 25 ... The emotional and physical leader of the Ravens, Lewis was voted to his fourth straight Pro Bowl in 2000 and once again led the team in tackles ... Named a unanimous All- Pro ... In 2000, led a defense that set a 16-game single season record for fewest points allowed (165), set the 16-game record for fewest rushing yards allowed (970), recorded four shutouts, one shy of the post- 1970 merger record, and finished ranked first league-wide in six key defensive categories ... Intense, physical, and experienced beyond his 27 years, Lewis has led the NFL in tackles three times (1997, 1999 and 2001) ... In 2000, Ray led the Ravens with 187 tackles ... Led all NFL tacklers in postseason with 31 (44 after coaches video review) ... In 1999, he was credited with 198 tackles (131 solo) by Ravens coaches, 167 total tackles according to NFL play-by-plays, which led all NFL tacklers (Tampa Bay's Derrick Brooks was second with 153) ... Has led the Ravens in tackles in each of his six years ... Ray made his second trip to the Pro Bowl following the 1998 season after leading the Ravens again with 154 tackles ... Also tabbed for The Sporting News All-Pro Team ... Won the John Mackey Award in June of '97, as voted by his peers, for the AFC's best linebacker ... In just his second NFL season, Ray served as the "veteran" leader of the Ravens' young linebacking corps in 1997, which consisted of Lewis and five rookies ... Selected as the "needs" player for the victorious AFC squad in the 1997 Pro Bowl after leading the NFL with 210 tackles, 68 more than his team-leading total in 1996 ... Stepped into the starting MLB role in his rookie season at age 21, and earned USA Today's All- Rookie team honors after leading the Ravens with 142 tackles ... Was selected with the 26th overall pick in the draft, the Ravens' second choice in the first round (OL Jonathan Ogden of UCLA was tabbed with the fourth overall pick) ... The Ravens obtained the 26th choice from San Francisco in a 1995 draft-day trade ... Was the fourth linebacker selected overall in the draft.
