If you play along the front seven on defense, your goal is to cause havoc on your opposition. Defensive linemen, edge rushers, and linebackers look to rack up tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, forced fumbles, and QB hits, making life difficult on opposing passers as well as stuffing the run to make opposing offenses one-dimensional.
Nick Shook of NFL.com recently published the 10 most disruptive players during the 2022 season according to Next Gen Stats, including both interior defensive linemen and edge rushers in the rankings. Shook used a rankings system that factored in QB pressures, QB pressure rate, QB hurries, sacks, and turnovers caused by pressure.