Marijan Stipic

This Croatian powerhouse defends with a chilling, surgical calm that belies his relentless, bone-crunching aggression on the flank. He famously once halted a practice scrimmage because he tackled his own shadow so hard he was convinced it was an opponent trying to sneak past. While his sheer physical dominance and intercepting prowess are unmatched, his occasional lapses in spatial awareness mean he sometimes finds himself tackling empty air.