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NFL Execs, Coaches, Players Name Steelers’ T.J. Watt League’s Top EDGE Rusher In ESPN Survey

One year after being slighted in the NFL’s top EDGE rushers rankings by league executives, coaches and players, Pittsburgh Steelers’ star pass rusher T.J. Watt went on a rampage.

Watt tied the NFL’s single-season sacks record with 22.5, won the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award, and was named the Steelers’ Team MVP for a record third year in a row. Now, ahead of the 2022 season with that hardware in his trophy case, Watt is in his rightful spot among EDGE rushers in ESPN’s survey, claiming the top spot in a recent article compiled by Insider Jeremy Fowler.