Crosby Ranked Outside of Top-Five Edge Rushers
Las Vegas Raiders Pro-Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby is undoubtedly one of the best edge rushers in the NFL.
However, a recent article from ESPN's Jeremy Fowler had the 25-year-old pass rusher ranked a little further down than some fans might have anticipated him to be on a list of the league's top edge rushers.
The 10 best edge rushers were ranked based on votes from NFL executives, coaches, scouts, and players.
Fowler gave readers a refresher on how the top-10 voting for all positions works:
"By way of refresher, here's how our process works: Voters give us their best 10 players at a position, then we compile the results and rank candidates based on number of top-10 votes, composite average, along with dozens of interviews, research and film-study help from ESPN NFL analyst Matt Bowen. In total, more than 80 voters submitted a ballot on at least one position, and in many cases all positions. We had several ties, so we broke them with the help of additional voting and follow-up calls with those surveyed."
Crosby was ranked No. 6, having dropped a spot from last year's list.
Fowler wrote the following:
"Not many NFL players at any position are more relentless than Crosby, who applies constant pressure on quarterbacks and running backs.
"According to Next Gen Stats, he generated 69 defensive stops from the edge position in 2022, the most in a season since 2016. He also recorded 82 pressures in 2021 which is a Next Gen Stats era record. Crosby didn't log many top-five votes, but he was unanimously a top-10 player for voters.
"'His effort and intensity on a daily basis, I've never seen it matched,' a veteran NFL defensive coach said. 'He just cares so much.'
"Crosby's 36 quarterback hits ranked second behind Nick Bosa, and his 22 tackles for loss led the league. He's also excellent against the run as an edge rusher, with a 33.9% run-stop win rate."
Raiders veteran pass rusher Chandler Jones, who made the top-10 list last year, did not make this year's edition.
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