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Who are the NFL's best edge rushers? Execs, coaches and scouts help rank 2025's top 10

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ESPN surveyed league executives, coaches and scouts to help us rank the top 10 players at 11 different positions.

This was the sixth edition of these rankings, and as usual, several players moved up or fell off last year's lists.

Garrett 's hold on the No. 1 ranking is firm; he earned at least 70% of the first -place votes in back-to-back years.

Crosby is making waves in the pass-rush pantheon, vaulting one spot in each of the past three years .

He generated a league-high 19.1% pressure rate last season and led the Cowboys with a 24.2% pressure share.

Crosby 's 324 pressures since 2019 are more than any other player -- by 40 pressures.

Danielle Hunter was dominant in his ninth NFL season with the Houston Texans .

Danielle Anderson is a classic pass rusher with the prototypical combination of size, skill, speed and power.

Danielle Hunter overcame neck issues and scheme transitions late in his Minnesota tenure to produce 28.5 sacks over the past two seasons .

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