Coming off a Defensive Player of the Year-caliber season that saw him produce 19.0 sacks, one interception and truly wreck games in big spots, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt is firmly in the discussion as not only the best EDGE defender in football, but also the best defensive player in football, period.
Or, he should be.
Pro Football Focus, shockingly, doesn’t see it that way.
Ranking the NFL’s top 32 EDGE defenders Thursday, PFF’s Trevor Sikkema ranked Watt at No. 4, behind Cleveland’s Myles Garrett, Dallas’ Micah Parsons, and San Francisco’s Nick Bosa.