The 2016 was announced Tuesday night. We've examined the and the who didn't make the squad. Here is our breakdown of the defensive picks:Defensive end: Ezekial Ansah, , , , , Watt is the , Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White territory in the pantheon of legends. The defining moment of his season was beating right tackle and left tackle , both lined up on the right side of an unbalanced line, for a sack in Week 12.Mack is coming like a freight train, notching 10 sacks in the last month while providing stout run defense. Athletic marvels Ansah and Jones have enjoyed similar seasons, not just in racking up double-digit sacks but tying for the league lead with four forced fumbles. Contract year terror Solomon Hill Jersey Wilkerson wants to be become the highest-paid defensive player in the game -- and he's playing like it. Bennett and have outplayed the more celebrated Legion of Boom in Seattle this season.Interior linemen: , , , , , Similar players in their , Donald and Atkins are authoring two of the most dominant seasons we've seen from interior linemen in the past decade. Both are strong candidates in a year where there is no prohibitive Defensive Player of the Year favorite.Short isn't far behind that duo, anchoring a talent-laded defensive line loaded with Dave Gettleman's "hog mollies" and "blue goose pa s rushers." Campbell is the lynchpin on the ' no-name front seven that has been in the top-five in run defense all season.For years, the working theory has been that recognition comes a year too late and lasts a year too long. is the perfect example of the former, as he was perhaps in last year's . He has been just as impre sive this season, as evidenced by a game-wrecking Week 14 performance that left guard acknowledging that Cox ".McCoy rivals as the premier defensive tackle of the past half-decade, but he was outplayed by of the and of the this year.Outside linebacker: , , , , , The key to Wade Phillips' blitz-happy No. 1 defense, Miller and Ware seemed to meet at the quarterback on every dropback in the first half of the season. Prior to 's Will Magnay Jersey late-season PCL sprain, he and Hali were having the same level of impact in Kansas City. voters finally corrected a long-running injustice, granting Davis his first berth in a commendable 10-year career. One of the in the league, Davis steadied the ship in September while mi sed nearly a month with a concu sion. Collins is a dynamic athlete representative of New England's . It's telling that offensive coaches game-planned for Collins more than any other player except for two-time Defensive Player of the Year .From the snub department, was outstanding all year for the and was more deserving than fellow linebacker .Inside linebacker: , , , Even with three games mi sed due to an early-season concu sion, Kuechly bettered his 2013 Comeback Player of the Year campaign. He's the succe sor to Mike Singletary and Ray Lewis as the defining middle linebacker of his era. Matthews' sack numbers were predictably down after abandoning his edge rusher role this season, but he still has 15 more QB hits and hurries than the next-closest inside linebacker.Bowman is tied for the league lead in tackles after a dynamite performance in Week 15. He has struggled a bit in coverage this year, but was otherwise 95 percent of the All-Pro he was prior to shredding his knee in the 2013 NFC Championship game. It's hard to pick nits with a player of Wagner's caliber, but we would have rewarded the ' or the ' for more consistent seasons.Cornerback: , , , , , , , As strong candidates for Defensive Kira Lewis Jr. Jersey Player of the Year, Norman and Peterson should be the first-team All Pro picks at cornerback. If is categorized as a safety, then Talib and Harris were the top cornerback duo in the league this season. Revis wasn't quite as stingy as last season, but still shut down No. 1 receivers not named . After stumbling out of the gates, Sherman regained his shutdown form at midseason -- even departing from his Cover-3 norm to trail the likes of and around the field.Butler and Peters were the two most interesting picks here. Left on an island, Butler , proving that his performance was no fluke. Peters might have had some mi steps in coverage, but still ranks first among cornerbacks in pa ses defenses (30) and interception return yards (234).Fans of the , , and can't be blamed for believing that , , and should have been selected.Free safety Jarrod Uthoff Jersey : , , Mathieu was a lead-pipe lock, joining Norman and Peterson as the transcendent defensive backs of 2015. The "Honey Badger" is such a that he during Arizona's playoff run. Nelson is the NFL's interception leader and an above-average starter. Still, our choice from Cincinnati's underrated secondary would have been cornerback and return specialist .Much like Sherman, Thomas rebounded from a slow start to finish strong. Although he remains on a track, this was not one of his best seasons. Who should have made it in Thomas' place? Start with , who teamed with as the NFL's most consistent safety tandem. If not for late-season injuries, safety would have been a no-brainer pick. fans shouldn't quibble with 10 players represented in this year's , but has a strong case of his own, emerging as a week-to-week playmaker at the back end of Carolina's defense.Strong safety: , , Berry is the NFL's most heart-warming story, reclaiming his place as one of the NFL's premier safeties after overcoming Hodgin's Lymphoma in 2015. He is obviously a frontrunner for the otherwise nebulous Comeback Player of the Year award. To Woodson's credit, this is not merely a career achievement award for the future r. The 39-year-old covered as well as any safety, while adding five interceptions and a league-high three fumble recoveries.Chancellor is rightfully one of the league's most respected players, but he got in on reputation this year. Frankly, of the got robbed. No safety in the league was more disruptive at the line of the scrimmage. Jones even chipped in a pair of pick-sixes for good measure.DEFENSE (36)Defensive End (6) () () () () () ()Interior Linemen (6) () () () () (Bucs) ()Outside Linebacker (6) () () () () () ()Inside / Middle Linebacker (4) () () () ()Cornerback (8) () () () () () () () ()Free Safety (3) () () ()Strong Safety (3) () () ()SPECIAL TEAMS (8)Punter (2) ( Sindarius Thornwell Jersey ) ()Placekicker (2) () ()Return Specialists (2) () ()Special Teamer (2) () ()