Top 5 candidates for NFL defensive rookie of the year

2. Ravens ILB C.J. Mosley – After seeing how effective Bills LB Kiko Alonso was last year, one has to wonder just what Mosley – who is arguably a faster, more instinctual player – can achieve. On a Ravens defense that has ranked 12th in each of the last two years, Mosley could become the kind of dominating LB presence that the team needed after Ray Lewis retired.