Welcome to draft season! This is the first of 11 positional breakdowns leading up to the NFL Draft (April 23-25). Here are my top 10 edge rushers:
1. Chase Young (Jr., Ohio St., 6-foot-5, 264 pounds)
Young is the best player in this draft class. He’s an elite prospect who hasn’t maxed out his ceiling. Just wait until he diversifies his pass rush repertoire. Projected: Top 3
2. A.J. Epenesa (Jr., Iowa, 6-5, 275)
I put more weight on production and talent than physical test scores. Epenesa isn’t a speed demon off of the edge, but he’s more than athletic enough (he was a good basketball player and won back-to-back state discus titles in high school).