[Serious] Who do you think are the top 10 defensive ends in the NFL right now?
Below is a composite top 50 ranking I made using various online rankings:
| Aaron Lynch |
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| Adrian Clayborn |
| Arik Armstead |
| Benson Mayowa |
| Brandon Graham |
| Calais Campbell |
| Cameron Jordan |
| Cameron Wake |
| Carl Lawson |
| Carl Nassib |
| Carlos Dunlap |
| Daeshon Hall |
| Danielle Hunter |
| Dawuane Smoot |
| Dee Ford |
| Demarcus Lawrence |
| Emmanuel Ogbah |
| Everson Griffen |
| Ezekiel Ansah |
| Frank Clark |
| Geneo Grissom |
| J.J. Watt |
| Jabaal Sheard |
| Jadeveon Clowney |
| Jason Pierre-Paul |
| Jerry Hughes |
| Joey Bosa |
| Justin Houston |
| Leonard Floyd |
| Marcus Davenport |
| Mario Addison |
| Matthew Judon |
| Melvin Ingram III |
| Michael Bennett |
| Myles Garrett |
| Olasunkanmi Adeniyi |
| Olivier Vernon |
| Preston Smith |
| Robert Quinn |
| Romeo Okwara |
| Ryan Kerrigan |
| Sam Hubbard |
| Shaq Lawson |
| Steven Means |
| T.J. Watt |
| Takkarist McKinley |
| Tanoh Kpassagnon |
| Taven Bryan |
| Trey Flowers |
| Yannick Ngakoue |
Note: for the purposes of DE/OLB, I first used the NFL numbering system to separate players (60+ are linemen, 40-49 are LB), then I used PFF's position designation for players numbered 50-59. I understand this can mean a player like Ryan Kerrigan can end up on a different list than he probably should, but a lot of DE/OLB players could be argued as playing the other position based on defensive scheme, so if you think there is a DE that I missed out on, he will probably be on the OLB list tomorrow.
With all that said, rank your top DEs, (no more than 10) and I will use those rankings to come up with a r/nfl average ranking (10 points for 1st, 9 for 2nd, etc.), so feel free to only list your top 5 or so if that's all you feel comfortable with.
Posted Jun 4, 2019, 3:05 PM UTC · edited