NFL All Under 25 Defensive Team for 2023: Lions hold down defensive line with two players

The best defensive players in the NFL under 25 years old

As the old adage goes, defense wins championships. And the best kind of defensive talent you can have is young defensive talent. Players whom teams scored on in the draft -- who aren't yet taking up large chunks of a franchise's salary cap.

In this piece, we'll dive into some of the league's best young defensive talent with our NFL All Under 25 first and second defensive teams. The only rule we're following with this group is that the players must be under 25 years old at the start of the 2023 season. Let's go ahead and jump in.