Now that NFL rosters are pretty much finalized (besides numerous upcoming cuts of course), it's time to start giving you guys an idea of how your team is shaping up for next season. What better way to do that than to start power ranking the starters at every position on each roster? It only makes sense.
Up next? The edge rushers playing in a 4-3 defense......
Ultimate Football Blog's
2015-16 Pre-Season Position Rankings
4-3 Outside Linebackers
KEY NOTE: This is a POWER RANKINGS. That means it's a "what have you done for me lately?" list. This is not an ALL-TIME greatest list. If the NFL commissioner came up to me tomorrow and said:
"Hey, you can have any outside linebacker currently playing on a 4-3 defense on your team next season....who do you want?"
It would (most likely) go in this order.......
(PS: PFF grade means "Pro Football Focus Grade". For those of you who don't know, ProFootballFocus.com is an football analytics website that grades players based on a certain criteria and it's a criteria that I've come to love. It's a pretty simple grading formula to figure out as well. The more negative score the player has, the least effective he was on-the-field last season. For example a "-24.8" grade would be absolutely awful, but a "24.8" grade means the player was outstanding. See, I told you it was easy to figure out)
*Please note that I'm also ranking guys as if I was building a franchise for the future. Therefore, I tend to favor age a lot in these rankings. It's why the Indianapolis Colts traded Peyton Manning when they drafted Andrew Luck. In the NFL, age is KING!
28. Chad Greenway (Minnesota Vikings)
Age: 32
Career Tackles: 992
Career Interceptions: 9
Career Forced Fumbles: 8
Career Sacks: 15.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: -15.9
27. Emmanuel Lamur (Cincinnati Bengals)
Age: 25
Career Tackles: 110
Career Interceptions: 2
Career Forced Fumbles: 0
Career Sacks: 0
2014-15 PFF Grade: -16.7
26. J.T. Thomas (New York Giants)
Age: 26
Career Tackles: 112
Career Interceptions: 2
Career Forced Fumbles: 5
Career Sacks: 0
2014-15 PFF Grade: -14.8
25. Jo-Lonn Dunbar (St. Louis Rams)
Age: 30
Career Tackles: 349
Career Interceptions: 2
Career Forced Fumbles: 4
Career Sacks: 6.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: -10.8
24. Kyle Van Noy (Detroit Lions)
Age: 24
Career Tackles: 6
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 0
Career Sacks: 0
2014-15 PFF Grade: -0.8
23. Sio Moore (Oakland Raiders)
Age: 25
Career Tackles: 140
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 2
Career Sacks: 7.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: -4.4
22. Spencer Paysinger (Miami Dolphins)
Age: 26
Career Tackles: 140
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 2
Career Sacks: 1
2014-15 PFF Grade: -1.2
21. Anthony Hitchens (Dallas Cowboys)
Age: 22
Career Tackles: 75
Career Interceptions: 1
Career Forced Fumbles: 0
Career Sacks: 0
2014-15 PFF Grade: -9.5
20. Alec Ogletree (St. Louis Rams)
Age: 23
Career Tackles: 228
Career Interceptions: 3
Career Forced Fumbles: 10
Career Sacks: 1.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: -3.9
19. Dan Skuta (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Age: 29
Career Tackles: 142
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 6
Career Sacks: 5.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 1.6
18. Brooks Reed (Atlanta Falcons)
Age: 28
Career Tackles: 169
Career Interceptions: 1
Career Forced Fumbles: 1
Career Sacks: 14.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 2.5
17. Justin Durant (Atlanta Falcons)
Age: 29
Career Tackles: 516
Career Interceptions: 3
Career Forced Fumbles: 5
Career Sacks: 3.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 1.0
16. Shaq Thompson (Carolina Panthers)
Age: 21
Career Tackles: 0
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 0
Career Sacks: 0
2014-15 PFF Grade: Rookie
15. Devon Kennard (New York Giants)
Age: 23
Career Tackles: 43
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 2
Career Sacks: 4.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 4.7
14. Telvin Smith (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Age: 24
Career Tackles: 104
Career Interceptions: 1
Career Forced Fumbles: 1
Career Sacks: 2
2014-15 PFF Grade: 0.6
13. Jelani Jenkins (Miami Dolphins)
Age: 23
Career Tackles: 127
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 2
Career Sacks: 3.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 1.1
12. Danny Lansanah (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Age: 29
Career Tackles: 83
Career Interceptions: 3
Career Forced Fumbles: 0
Career Sacks: 1.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 6.1
11. Vontaze Burfict (Cincinnati Bengals)
Age: 24
Career Tackles: 327
Career Interceptions: 1
Career Forced Fumbles: 2
Career Sacks: 4
2014-15 PFF Grade: -2.8
10. Bruce Irvin (Seattle Seahawks)
Age: 27
Career Tackles: 93
Career Interceptions: 3
Career Forced Fumbles: 3
Career Sacks: 16.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 6.4
9. Sean Lee (Dallas Cowboys)
Age: 28
Career Tackles: 294
Career Interceptions: 11
Career Forced Fumbles: 2
Career Sacks: 0
2014-15 PFF Grade: Injured last season
8. K.J. Wright (Seattle Seahawks)
Age: 25
Career Tackles: 350
Career Interceptions: 1
Career Forced Fumbles: 5
Career Sacks: 6.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 8.7
7. Lavonte David (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Age: 25
Career Tackles: 430
Career Interceptions: 6
Career Forced Fumbles: 6
Career Sacks: 10
2014-15 PFF Grade: 10.1
6. Anthony Barr (Minnesota Vikings)
Age: 23
Career Tackles: 70
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 2
Career Sacks: 4
2014-15 PFF Grade: 9.3
5. Thomas Davis (Carolina Panthers)
Age: 32
Career Tackles: 730
Career Interceptions: 6
Career Forced Fumbles: 13
Career Sacks: 17.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 25.5
4. DeAndre Levy (Detroit Lions)
Age: 28
Career Tackles: 618
Career Interceptions: 12
Career Forced Fumbles: 2
Career Sacks: 3.5
2014-15 PFF Grade: 23.3
3. Dont'a Hightower (New England Patriots)
Age: 25
Career Tackles: 246
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 1
Career Sacks: 11
2014-15 PFF Grade: 27.4
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2. Jamie Collins (New England Patriots)
Age: 25
Career Tackles: 159
Career Interceptions: 2
Career Forced Fumbles: 4
Career Sacks: 4
2014-15 PFF Grade: 28.1
1. Khalil Mack (Oakland Raiders)
Age: 24
Career Tackles: 75
Career Interceptions: 0
Career Forced Fumbles: 1
Career Sacks: 4
2014-15 PFF Grade: 55.3
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