# @pfnnfl on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=pXXZhnq5AlY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68422688-pfnnfl-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T18:00:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pro Football Network (@pfnnfl) — https://gondola.cc/pfnnfl

## Caption

Myles Garrett broke the single-season sack record -- but is he really the NFL's No. 1 edge rusher? And can Maxx Crosby's relentless motor and deep bag of pass-rush moves keep him at No. 2 in the deepest EDGE class in years?

Here's the debate today. PFN's NFL Top 100 going into 2026 forced a cut at five, and these are the EDGE rushers who survived it -- ranked on three full years of grading, not just last season's headlines. We cover all of that, plus Aidan Hutchinson's emphatic answer to a season-ending injury, the Houston tandem of Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter, and the impact metrics that actually separate one elite rusher from the next, in an EDGEy top-five list hosted by PFN's Jacob Infante. Every one of these five could headline a defense on his own, which is exactly why the order is worth fighting over — the gap between No. 1 and No. 5 is a lot thinner than the ranking makes it look.

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The Hottest Takes You'll Hear
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- Myles Garrett broke the single-season sack record with 23 takedowns in 2025 at age 30, then swept Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl honors, and the No. 1 EDGE impact score in the entire league.

- Maxx Crosby posted a 99.0 run-defense grade, ranked top-five in EDGE impact in three of the last four seasons, and cleared double-digit sacks in three of his last four years despite drawing constant double teams.

- Aidan Hutchinson answered a 12-game injury absence with 14.5 sacks, a league-leading 22 quarterback hits, and the second-highest EDGE impact score of any pass rusher in football.

- Will Anderson Jr. led every EDGE rusher with a 59.4 disruption EPA, added 12 sacks, and finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting at just 24 years old.
- Danielle Hunter has stacked 43.5 sacks since 2023 and 15 more last season, yet somehow missed a Pro Bowl nod in a class this crowded.

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