Ranking the Top 32 Edge Rushers in the NFL 2024

[@TheBottomLineView]

Gronk Spike DA Like! Let me know your opinion on my list!

[@TimFrith24]

Where’s Kayvon Thibodeaux of the Giants?

[@jaxson6796]

Just asking, imma try and be as respectful as I can, but Myles had a much worse d line, the Steelers have a much better one which helps his sack numbers since all but one sack comes from a single block or no blocker while Myles was second in double teamed. I get the he can intercept, but he is a majority edge rusher, I do believe he is more so a rushing line backer. Both are amazing, but I just wanted to get this point across. Did you look at that stat?

[@TheBottomLineView]

@@jaxson6796 they are basically even my argument for tj was his season to season playmaking ability. he is not only the sack king, but FF, Tipped Passes even INTS this guy just gets the ball. i dont thiink the browns DL is significantly worse than steelers. i understand what you mean from a scheme standpoint but i cant really put that against tj cause he is a stand up olb more than a 43 traditional end like myles

[@TheBottomLineView]

@@TimFrith24 lot of sacks but not a very efficient pressure rusher imo hes prob top 40.

[@Theodoredarling]

⁠@@TheBottomLineViewI came to comment saying thank you so much for not having Kayvon top 32 but I guess someone’s already wondering why he’s not there lol

[@elijahhartle749]

Great list. I agree no one wrecks games like TJ Watt

[@Motor-City_Ben-Diesel]

With this new Lions D line I think Hutch gets 15 plus sacks. Great list. Glad you showed Hendrickson the respect he deserves. He is one of the most underrated players in the league.

[@Zion2540hd]

I thought you were gonna put every teams starting edge rushers but this is a good list

[@1funkylionsfan913]

Not gonna lie , I really do miss when DEs and OLBs were kept separate and not just called edge rushers

[@TheBottomLineView]

@@1funkylionsfan913 basically play same position now

[@1funkylionsfan913]

@@TheBottomLineView they have always done similar things. Yet no one ever argued that LT was the best DE in the league. There are still differences between the 2 roles and ever since PFF started using the term edge rusher/defender it has become used solely and the actual positions get ignored. It's like people saying the base is a nickle, that's not a thing base is the foundation that the nickle I run from . A team can play 100% of the snaps out of a nickle and it doesn't change the fact that the base is a 3-4 or a 4-3 . Back to the original point you titled the video edge rushers so cool you can include 3-4 olbs like Watt with DEs like D.Law but that doesn't change the fact that I miss the actual separation of the 2 positions

[@BurntPenguin8371]

While they do different things still, making separate rankings in the modern NFL for DEs and OLBs when they are essentially the same position, just in different schemes is kinda redundant. You could move Watt to a 4-3 scheme and ask him to be play as a true DE and he’d still be great.

[@1funkylionsfan913]

@@BurntPenguin8371 sure but you can't put D.Law at Watt spot and get the same results from him, and LT would have never been the player he is known for being if you put him in a 4-3 and said play DE

[@TheBottomLineView]

@@1funkylionsfan913 when Lt played teams played 3-4 on most snaps, no team plays base that much anymore . Every team plays nickel making it easier to categorize as the same position

[@Ray-f2k1d]

Thanks for your in depth content

[@TheBottomLineView]

My pleasure!

[@NicolasGill04]

If someone is to break Bruce Smith’s career sack record it might be TJ Watt

[@Deon-nm7sq]

I think will Anderson has more to prove to be boarderline top 10 and probably bump Alex highsmith Montez sweat and Brian burns and this list is fire and I had no idea Trey Hendrickson had 17.5 sacks last year crazy

[@NicolasGill04]

1. TJ Watt 2. Myles Garrett 3. Micah Parsons 4. Nick Bosa 5. Maxx Crosby 6. Khalil Mack 7. Aidan Hutchinson 8. Trey Hendrickson 9. Danielle Hunter 10. Josh Hines-Allen

[@BuffaloMafia-k7p]

Great list 👍

[@TheBottomLineView]

Thank you

[@deepfry89]

Thank you for giving trey hendrickson love

[@ryan183]

Hutchinson sacks should rise with the additions of Reader and Davenport. He was doubled and held so much last season because we didn't have any other way of pressuring the QB. I'm not saying he's top 5 yet but he could elevate his game to that level this year

[@paradiseproductions1313]

Thank you for putting TJ Watt at 1

[@TheBottomLineView]

No problem

[@DocCason9793]

One thing you might not have known, but you didn’t mention was that HUTCH had VERY FEW snaps last yr that he wasn’t double/triple teamed, chipped, helped, etc. (because of lack of pressure anywhere else on the line; enter DJ Reader, see Trey Hendrickson). He also had 3 int’s in the drop and several PBU’s with only RARE rest breaks. He posted those hits, hurries, and sacks with no resistance in the secondary either. Not saying that you have to put him higher, but his numbers are more impressive than what they already seem like when you look behind the curtain.

[@NathanDean79]

On a show the other day Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins was asked who the toughest guy he has ever played against and before the questioner even got the last word out he blurted out Trey Hendrickson! He said he is relentless in a way that no one else he has played is. He said that Trey plays every single snap like it’s the Super Bowl. He said he is ridiculously strong and he is fucking huge at 6’4’’ 270 lbs. he also said that for as big and strong he is he is really fast and quick. He said he is the best he has gone against. He didn’t say Myles Garrett or TJ Watt or Max Crosby but in all fairness Max Crosby usually plays over the right tackle.

[@NathanDean79]

Oh in Cincinnati we know how good Trey is. We knew how good he was when he had his breakout season with the Saints in 2020. The Bengals let Carl Lawson walk and quickly signed Trey to a 4 year deal. He should have had made ar least 2 All Pro teams by now. In 2021 he should have been second team all pro and last season he should have been a second team all pro. In 2020 he should have been 1st team all pro. He has an All Pro nod from the PFWA. I can’t remember which year though. But we talk about Trey all the time in Cincinnati. We know how special a player he is. And he never misses time. I think he has missed 1 game since arriving in Cincinnati.

[@Howdymanz69]

Idk how Malcolm Koonce not on here after last year

[@TheBottomLineView]

Lot of good players . He was in the group after

[@maskedman5657]

Will Anderson at 11 for 7 sacks? Eesh not feeling it.

[@TheBottomLineView]

2nd in run stop win rate and 3rd in pass rush win rate

[@maskedman5657]

@@TheBottomLineView Respectable

[@JeramieW]

Maxx Condor Crosby will be the DPOY in #2024. Write 59:31 ✍️ it down 💯Maxx Crosby has never had a legitimate player on the defensive line until Malcolm Koonce after AP took over and now he's got Wilkins at DT next to him and Koonce at DE

[@Deon-nm7sq]

I have my bet on tj watt super easy but I get u he would be a top 3 pick from me

[@theoperry3236]

That last part was the realest shit I ever heard

[@TheBottomLineView]

which part lol

[@NathanDean79]

Yea I’m glad someone is giving Carl Granderson some love. Very good player. He was undrafted out of Wyoming. So he played with Josh Allen and my boy Logan Wilson out in Wyoming. Cameron Jordan is finished as a pass rusher. He can still play the run but provides nothing in the way of pass rush the last couple of years. Marcus Davenport is gone but I’m glad because I consider him a bust. He was a top 15 pick and was pretty good when he was on the field which wasn’t very often. And we have another potential 1st round bust at edge in New Orleans too named Payton Turner. Payton has been on the team for 3 years and had 3 sacks total. He has been injured more than he has played since arriving in the 1st round out of Houston. He had this year and this year alone to prove he can do something and if not he is history. Sean Payton is not good at drafting edge rushers. He pounded the table for Davenport. The Saints gave up a 1st and a 3rd round pick to move up and take Davenport. Well 2 first round picks really. Anyway he didn’t work out and Turner doesn’t look promising either. And then there is Chase Young who also has this year to show what he can do.

[@NathanDean79]

Treys won rate was significantly higher that TJ Watt. Watt had 6 more presides but played 200 more snaps. Trey had 3 forced fumbles and 3 batted passes.

[@tylersworld3583]

Mitch why are these rankings out of order I thought TEs were supposed to come next

[@TheBottomLineView]

@@tylersworld3583 whatever br wants me to do

[@dimitarliasovski8103]

haven't Bucs Edge Rusher?

[@erikpuka2627]

Nobody is as good as Crosy. Nobody wrecks games like him

[@Tylercantsleep]

So based

[@christopherjudd8996]

No one gets held more than Myles Garrett, And they don't get called for it! Go back and watch and you'll see for yourself. That's why his sack numbers are down in my opinion, If the refs were to actually do the job they get paid for opposing offensive holding calls would skyrocket!

[@thebigfan8955]

Brandon graham chase young yannick and cam jordan not on the list is crazy

[@TheBottomLineView]

Most of those guys are old and slowing down. Young is just overrated

[@1funkylionsfan913]

The lions fans will cry about anything. They dont realize that guys like Maxx are doubled all the time too. They dont realize that hutch was gassed because he was playing to many snaps earlier in the year and when they dialed back his snaps a little bit he put up better numbers

[@arkang3l80]

Lets go

[@mr.intamin1081]

Tj watt got screwed last year. Deserved the DPOY wayyyyyyy over Garrett who honestly gets a little overrated… it’s just facts

[@capncork]

was karlaftis close to making this list ?

[@TheBottomLineView]

Top 40

[@paulc254]

Yea, he only had 10.5 sacks + 3 more in the playoffs, while splitting time with Danna, Omenihu, etc.

[@TheBottomLineView]

@@paulc254 played a million snaps . Wasnt super efficient if u dive a bit deepr

[@paulc254]

@@TheBottomLineView 755 defensive snaps, like i said, he split time. 1 sack every 71.9 snaps / and 3 sacks in the playoffs, no one had more in the playoffs than Karlaftis. plus his 19 tackles in the playoffs was #1 for all defensive linemen(N Bosa was second with 12) and two fumble recoveries(all of the defensive linemen combined on the other 13 playoff teams had a total of 4). Good players step up and make big plays in big games, right. . M Crosby - 1081 / 14.5 sacks / 1 sack every 74.6 snaps A Hutchinson - 988 / 11.5 sacks / 1 sack every 85.9 snaps K Thibodeaux - 980 / 11.5 sacks / 1 sack every 85.2 snaps

[@NathanDean79]

I haven’t watched this yet but if Trey Hendrickson is not top 5 where he should be I’m going to scream! Trey is top 5 or 6 in practicly every pass rushing metric and not just last year but since he became a full time starter in 2020. Since 2020 he is 3rd in total sacks. Seriously it’s TJ Watt Myles Garrett and Trey Hendrickson. He was second in the league in sacks in 2020 and last year. He was top 5 In pressures last year and 2nd in 2021. He was 1st in turnovers caused by pressure in 2021 and 2022. And he doesn’t just bring pressure and get sacks he gets sacks and forced fumbles when the team needs it most to win. That’s really what sets him apart. But yea top 5 in pressure percentage top 5 in pass rush win rate turnovers caused by pressure sacks total pressures. And he had gotten better and better each year as a run defender. He doesn’t have to be great at that because most teams run behind their Right tackle and Trey always plays over the left tackle. And Sam Hubbard is a great run stopping DE. And Danielle Hunter needs to be in the top 7 or 8 mimimum.

[@NathanDean79]

Yes thank you for putting Hendrickson above Aiden Hutchinson. Hendrickson is a little better than 6th though. I think he is better than Max Crosby. Both of Crosbys All Pro nods in 2021 and 2023 yea those should have been Treys. Trey his top 5 in most of the advanced metrics. That’s why I say he is a top 5 edge. And there is literally no catagory where he isn’t top 10.

[@NathanDean79]

Trey Hendrickson in my opinion Trey is better than Micha and Maxx. Trey Hendrickson played 740 snaps last year. Maxx Crosby has more pressures than Trey does because HE PLAYED 1080 SNAPS and Trey still had 3 more sacks than him more forced fumbles than him and Treys win % was 21% compared to Crosbys 15.5%. So a lot of these numbers are misleadingbevaue some of them played 1000+ snaps and some played 700 snaps. Also P.R.P Max was 30th and Trey was 3rd. Of course Maxx has more presires he played 350 MORE snaps than Trey did. 700-800 snaps is a normal workload for an edge rusher. Trey wins more than Maxx and gets to the QB more than Maxx. And also Trey only plays over left tackles. He has never taken 1 snap over a right tackle. Why does that matter? Because 98% of the teams in this league have their best offensive tackle playing Left tackle be air for 99.5% of the league that’s the blind side. It’s why Left tackles have traditionally made more money. So Maxx is going against right tackles who aren’t as good playing 1080 snaps and he has 14.5 sacks. Trey played 720 snaps and only played over the left tackle and had 17.5 sacks. And it’s not like you can say well Trey had this other great pass rusher playing on the other side. Like Garrett had Zadarius Smith on the other side of him. No Trwu has Sam Hubbard playing opposite him. He isn’t a great pass rusher. He is an average pass rusher and a great run defender.

[@realityblood]

Nobody in their right mind is taking Crosby over parsons

[@kittylarkin1236]

I sure as hell would. He’s the best edge rusher against the run and just disrupts the game more

[@richpittman666]

im takin Crosby everyday & twice on sunday. a true leader & raider. bringing the raiders way back to the nfl he wil have 20 sacks & b DPOY RN4L!!!!!! Raaaaaaaiders!!!!!!!

[@pdg90]

You trippin’ I would!

[@IhaveseensoIbelieve]

M. Parsons you have ranked too high. He isn't good against the run, and it's not like he is getting 19 sacks a season, it' wasn't but 14. To me he is outside the top 10.

[@NathanDean79]

I’m sorry I’m going to say it. Trey Hendrickson is better than Micha Parsons is. He just is man. Their stats put them down next to each other and look at them. Parsons should be at number 6 and Trey should be at number 5 minimum. That’s one of the reasons the AFC North is so dam tough. 3 of the top 5 Edge rushers in the league call it home.

[@nenola504]

Bro just got man handled buy a rookie te

[@RazorXUltim]

Wheres Clelin Ferrel?

[@TheBottomLineView]

Is this a serious question?

[@RazorXUltim]

@@TheBottomLineView Yes. I was also disappointed not to hear River Cracraft mentioned in top wr rankings

[@becca_49ers.giants.sharks23]

Bosa > Parsons

[@TheBottomLineView]

interchangeable. i thought parsons was the best pure pass rusher last year so i couldnt put him 5.

[@curtisstanford4392]

Where is Gorge Karlaftis now im not saying he is top 10 or even top 20 but come on that 25 to 32 range. He definitely better then Jermaine Johnson on down to number 32.

[@TheBottomLineView]

karlaftis is top 40 imo. maybe 35. i think hes inconsistent as a rusher. honestly not the best but he plays a ton and is good agaiinst the run.

[@karmvirsingh1845]

Nick Bosa is too low

[@TheBottomLineView]

The top 5 is super elite and i thought he has the worst season

[@karmvirsingh1845]

I rather have him over Parsons

[@ernieallison3141]

God, I can't wait for the season to start so maybe we can stop with all these meaningless rankings and bullshit. Yeah, there's a handful or so of elite guys that are game-changers but after that, it's scheme and which shitty tackles they come up against. It's a pointless exercise for the "wannabe" fans who play fantasy. Whatever

[@TheBottomLineView]

Why is it meaningless? Its fun