All-time ultimate mock draft, pick No. 26

Every day or so leading up to the NFL Draft on April 26-27, "Greatest Pro Bowls of all time, and other stuff" will go from pick No. 32 to pick No. 1, recalling the greatest players ever selected in those spots.

This is the one draft a team would not want to trade out of the first round to get more picks in the later rounds. With that in mind, let's get the No. 26 overall pick ...

Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore Ravens (1996, Miami, Fla.)


Passing on Hall of Fame guard Joe Delamielleure is a tough thing to do in this spot, but to pick up a player of Lewis' caliber, not to mention the immense emotional impact he can have on a team, is simply too tempting.

Lewis -- a two-time defensive player of the year, seven-time All-Pro and nine-time Pro Bowl selection -- willed the Ravens to the Super Bowl XXXV title and became the first linebacker to win Super Bowl MVP honors since 1971. Lewis' Super Bowl numbers weren't impressive (3 tackles, 2 assists and 4 passes defensed), but Lewis was recognized more for being the heart and soul of one of the best defensive units ever assembled and for arguably the most impressive defensive performance in Super Bowl history.

The Jacksonville Jaguars hold the No. 26 pick in this year's draft, and a player of Lewis' status would be the sort of addition that could give Jacksonville the most fearsome defense in the league and make the Jaguars the team to beat in the AFC.

Other notable players selected at No. 26 include ...

Jim Druckenmiller, QB, San Francisco 49ers (1997), who was drafted to succeed Steve Young as the next great 49ers quarterback. That didn't happen (not even close), as Druckenmiller started just one game and four years later was quarterbacking the Memphis Maniax of the XFL.

Henry Jones, DB, Buffalo Bills (1991), who was a member of three of the Bills' four Super Bowl teams of the early 1990s.

Jim Harbaugh, QB, Chicago Bears (1987), who led the Indianapolis Colts to the brink of the Super Bowl in 1995, and is now currently the head coach at Stanford.

Don Mosebar, C, Los Angeles Raiders (1983), who played 13 seasons for the Raiders, with whom Mosebar teamed with guards Steve Wisniewski (1989-2001) on his left and Max Montoya (1990-1994) on his right, anchoring a trio of outstanding blockers that combined for nine Pro Bowl appearances in the five years they were together.

Joe Delamielleure, G, Buffalo Bills (1973), who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003.

Current NFL players selected at No. 26: Anthony Spencer, LB, Dallas Cowboys (2007, Purdue); John McCargo, DT, San Francisco 49ers (2006, N.C. State); Chris Spencer, C, Seattle Seahawks (2005, Mississippi); Chris Perry, RB, Cincinnati Bengals (2004, Michigan); Kwame Harris, OT, San Francisco 49ers (2003, Stanford); Lito Sheppard, CB, Philadelphia Eagles (2002, Florida); Jamar Fletcher, CB, Miami Dolphins (2001, Wisconsin); Fernando Bryant, CB, Jacksonville Jaguars (1999, Alabama); Alan Faneca, G, Pittsburgh Steelers (1998, Louisiana State); Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore Ravens (1996, Miami, Fla.).