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Myles Garrett broke the single-season sack record — but is he really the NFL’s No. 1 edge rusher? And can Maxx Crosby’s relentless motor and deep bag of pass-rush moves keep him at No. 2 in the deepest EDGE class in years?
Here’s the debate today. PFN’s NFL Top 100 going into 2026 forced a cut at five, and these are the EDGE rushers who survived it — ranked on three full years of grading, not just last season’s headlines. We cover all of that, plus Aidan Hutchinson’s emphatic answer to a season-ending injury, the Houston tandem of Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter, and the impact metrics that actually separate one elite rusher from the next, in an EDGEy top-five list hosted by PFN’s Jacob Infante. Every one of these five could headline a defense on his own, which is exactly why the order is worth fighting over — the gap between No. 1 and No. 5 is a lot thinner than the ranking makes it look.
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The Hottest Takes You’ll Hear
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– Myles Garrett broke the single-season sack record with 23 takedowns in 2025 at age 30, then swept Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl honors, and the No. 1 EDGE impact score in the entire league.
– Maxx Crosby posted a 99.0 run-defense grade, ranked top-five in EDGE impact in three of the last four seasons, and cleared double-digit sacks in three of his last four years despite drawing constant double teams.
– Aidan Hutchinson answered a 12-game injury absence with 14.5 sacks, a league-leading 22 quarterback hits, and the second-highest EDGE impact score of any pass rusher in football.
– Will Anderson Jr. led every EDGE rusher with a 59.4 disruption EPA, added 12 sacks, and finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting at just 24 years old.
– Danielle Hunter has stacked 43.5 sacks since 2023 and 15 more last season, yet somehow missed a Pro Bowl nod in a class this crowded.
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