Brandon Williams and Nnamdi Madubuike remain as they fight for the right to join Haloti Ngata as the second defensive tackle named to the Ravens Quarter Century Team.
Unsurprisingly, Haloti Ngata was voted to the Ravens Quarter Century Team as the first defensive tackle and overall first defender. With him out of the picture, it’s time to find his running mate along the interior.
Remaining we have former long-time Raven Brandon Willliams and current Ravens playmaker Nnamdi Madubuike. Will nostalgia help Williams make the team, or will current hype allow Madubuike to break through?
Let’s go to the poll!
Brandon Williams (2013-2021)
Williams joined the Ravens as an unlikely prospect out of Division II Missouri Southern. He played nine strong seasons in Baltimore as a consistent run defender whose impact didn’t quite show up in the box score all that often. In 2018, Williams earned his first and only Pro Bowl honor after posting 32 tackles, three tackles for loss, and one sack while starting all 16 games.
He ended his Ravens career with 323 total tackles, 33 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and five fumble recoveries (with one returned for a score).
Nnamdi Madubuike (2020-2024)
Madubuike is the only current Raven on this list and he’s currently coming off the best two-season stretch of his five-year career. The former Texas A&M Aggie has been named to the Pro Bowl each of the past two seasons and is just one year removed from being a Second-Team All-Pro.
After starting just three games as a rookie, Madubuike won the starting job in 2021 and never looked back. From 2021-2023, his production grew exponentially from just two sacks, to 5.5, then to a whopping 13 in his all-pro season.
Through five seasons, Madubuike has career totals of 196 tackles, 40 tackles for loss, 28 sacks, six passes defended, and two forced fumbles.