While the debate rages whether pass rush or coverage is more important in today’s NFL, it’s impossible to deny the importance of edge rushers. You can see it simply by some of the biggest contracts in the NFL. Of the top 10 cap hits for the 2020 season, four of them are defensive linemen/outside linebackers, while everyone else is a quarterback.
The message NFL general managers are sending is simple: elite pass rushers are nearly as game-changing as quarterbacks.
So this week on the PODcast, we listed the top 10 edge defenders in today’s NFL. Spoiler alert: the Detroit Lions don’t have a player on the list, but three of their division rivals do.