Ranking the top 40 EDGE defenders in the league after the 2024 NFL draft

Here’s how we rank the top 40 in the league right now, including a few rookies coming in with the 2024 NFL draft class.

Show us an NFL team without a deep edge rush rotation and we’ll show you a team that isn’t going far in the playoffs. Getting quick pressure on the quarterback is as important as ever in the modern NFL and teams that load up on edge rushers are far doing better than those that neglect this position.

As for the Seahawks, they have a pretty solid 1-2 combination with Uchenna Nwosu and Boye Mafe, both of whom made our rankings. However, they don’t have much of a third option and several teams have far better starting duos including the Cowboys, Steelers, Chargers, Giants, Browns and Texans. Let’s get to the list.

Here’s how we rank the top 40 in the league right now, including a few rookies coming in with the 2024 NFL draft class.

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Texas’ Trey Moore ranked the No. 2 edge rusher in the state

Trey Moore trails only Texas A&M’s Nic Scourton.

One of Texas’ biggest offseason additions came via the transfer portal in UTSA edge Trey Moore. Continue reading “Texas’ Trey Moore ranked the No. 2 edge rusher in the state”

Ranking the top 10 edge defenders in the NFL going into 2020

As the NFL becomes a more pass-heavy league, edge defenders have become increasingly important.

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

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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.