7. Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Unfortunately, Garrett’s most infamous on-field action in 2019 — swinging his helmet at Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph — cut his season from 16 games to 10 with an indefinite suspension. Nonetheless, the Browns exercised Garrett’s fifth-year option in April, and then made that redundant in mid-July with a five-year, $125 million contract extension that makes the first overall pick in the 2017 draft the highest-paid edge defender on a per-year basis in the league.
When he’s been on the field, Garrett has done a lot to justify the Browns’ faith in him.
Highest pass rush win rate when lined up as an edge rusher since 2017
1. Myles Garrett – 25.2%
2. Joey Bosa – 24.4%
3. Cameron Wake – 23.1%
4. Za'Darius Smith – 21.1% pic.twitter.com/R3WPA0TpVW— PFF (@PFF) July 14, 2020
Garrett put up 10 sacks in just 10 games last season, with 49 total pressures and 20 stops. At 6-foot-4 and 272 pounds, Garrett brings an unusual combination of size, speed, power, and technique to the equation. As long as he can keep his head on straight, the 24-year-old Garrett should be one of the league’s premier players at his position for a long time.
Myles Garrett with the SERIOUS spin move. Marshall Newhouse was unavailable for comment. pic.twitter.com/3js7SXAmjl
— Doug Farrar (@NFL_DougFarrar) July 16, 2020