David Onyemata

As we noted earlier: sacks are worth everything in free agency, even if they aren’t the best measure of a pass rusher’s impact. Disruption is production, and the total number of pressures created should be the heavier factor in evaluations — unfortunately for Onyemata, his stats don’t make for the best impression for new teams. He’s created 30 pressures in the last two years combined (including 7.5 sacks), which is good-but-not-great for a starting defensive tackle.

It certainly doesn’t compare well against what players who earn $8 million or more per year collect; for example, Gerald McCoy has generated 46 pressures and 11 sacks over the last two seasons, on two different teams. And Matt Ioannidis has raised the bar even further with 51 combined pressures and 16 sacks since 2018. A more-realistic expectation for Onyemata might settle around $4.5 million, which is close to what Jordan Phillips and Johnathan Hankins have each landed. But all it takes is one team to bet on Onyemata as someone whose stock is trending upwards.