As the NFL becomes a more pass-heavy league, edge defenders have become increasingly important. Some of the salaries of the top pass rushers in the league have even started to rival those of franchise quarterbacks.
Today, we’ll continue our series of ranking the top 10 players at each position in the league with edge rushers. Given the number of outstanding talents at this spot, this group was far and away the most difficult to rank of all of them.
10. Nick Bosa
It’s extremely rare for a rookie to burst on the scene the way Bosa did in 2019. During the regular season he tallied nine sacks, 25 quarterback hits and 16 tackles for a loss. For his efforts, Bosa won Defensive Rookie of the Year in a landslide. During the playoffs, he became even more disruptive – totaling four sacks and five QB hits in three games. Bosa has the potential to be at the top of this list some day.