Aaron Donald is already a lock for the Hall of Fame. He could retire tomorrow and make it to Canton as a first-ballot selection in 2028. Not only is he a nine-time Pro Bowler, seven-time first-team All-Pro and Super Bowl champion, but he’s done something only Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt have accomplished: win Defensive Player of the Year three times.
But if you ask Taylor where Donald ranks among the best defenders of all time, he wouldn’t put the Rams superstar in the top five. Taylor said on the “i am athlete” podcast that he would “absolutely” put Donald in the conversation as the best defender ever, but he then proceeded to give his top five – sans Donald and with himself as No. 1.
