The quarterback may be the most important player all all of team sports, but football is still won and lost in the trenches, and that’s why Brandon Thorn is one of my favorite NFL analysts. His Trench Warfare newsletter and website is a must read, because he focuses on the big guys on the offensive and defensive line.
In his latest exercise he ranked the Top 50 linemen in the NFL today, and that does include the 3-4 outside linebackers that routinely set the edge and get after the QB, and the first OLB that shows up is #52 for the Chicago Bears, Khalil Mack at 9 overall.