2025 NFL sack projections: Top 50 pass rushers, best bets

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Five electric games from Aidan Hutchinson before his season-ending leg injury weren't enough to earn him accolades in 2024. But those performances affect what we think of him going forward, and it's a big reason why Hutchinson tops the 2025 edition of our annual NFL sack projections.

This is the fifth year we've run our sack forecast for veteran pass rushers. The statistical model is based on a player's past performance and his situation entering the season. The model's inputs include:

Sack totals and rates over the past two seasons

Projected snaps, courtesy of ESPN's Mike Clay

Pass rush win rate (PRWR), which uses player tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats

Past sack rates…