A position of strength last year, the team will need players to step up at the position in order to keep star pass rushers Terrell Suggs and Elvis Dumervil fresh. With Pernell McPhee leaving for a big deal with the Chicago Bears, who will fill the void for the Ravens?
Courtney Upshaw is a stud run stopper, ranking top 3 in that category as a rookie in 2012. The 2012 season represented the most snaps he has taken as a Raven, with Suggs missing more than half the season to injury and Paul Kruger mostly one dimensional.