Monday, May 30, 2016

Power Ranking The 2016-17 NFL Starters (4-3 Defensive Ends)

Just like last year at this time, we are POWER RANKING THE NFL STARTERS!

This feature is going to be rolled out on a daily basis over the next month and is going to pick a specific position and rank each team's potential starter at that position. I say POTENTIAL starter because we are still a few months away from NFL training camps everywhere starting and teams and players can still make moves. And lord knows, some teams need to make a lot of moves still.

This column itself is supposed to give you a good idea about how your team is looking at each position as we start pointing the nose of the car towards the upcoming NFL season.

Also, since it's a power rankings, it's ranking the players based on how I feel they played last season.

So, with no further distractions....

I bring to you.......




The Ultimate Sports Blog's

2016-17 NFL Starter Power Rankings

4-3 Defensive Ends


#30. Mario Williams (Miami Dolphins)


Age: 31

Career Sacks: 96.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 15

Last Year's Ranking: 9th (ranked at OLB)



#29. Michael Johnson (Cincinnati Bengals)


Age: 29

Career Sacks: 35.5

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 29

Last Year's Ranking: 23rd



#28. Justin Ellis (Oakland Raiders)


Age: 25

Career Sacks: 0.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 19

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#27. Andre Branch (Miami Dolphins)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 14.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 4.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 18

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#26. Adrian Clayborn (Atlanta Falcons)


Age: 27

Career Sacks: 16.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 3.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 14

Last Year's Ranking: 25th



#25. William Gholston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)


Age: 24

Career Sacks: 7.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 3.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 47

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#24. Denico Autry (Oakland Raiders)


Age: 25

Career Sacks: 3.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 3.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 20

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#23. Rob Ninkovich (New England Patriots)


Age: 32

Career Sacks: 42.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 6.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 33

Last Year's Ranking: 14th



#22. Kony Ealy (Carolina Panthers)


Age: 24

Career Sacks: 9.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 15

Last Year's Ranking: 21st



#21. Devin Taylor (Detroit Lions)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 10.5

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 7.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 28

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#20. Randy Gregory (Dallas Cowboys)


Age: 23

Career Sacks: 0.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#19. Dante Fowler (Jacksonville Jaguars)


Age: 21

Career Sacks: 0.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 0.0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#18. Brian Robison (Minnesota Vikings)


Age: 33

Career Sacks: 48.5

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 30

Last Year's Ranking: 27th



#17. William Hayes (Los Angeles Rams)


Age: 31

Career Sacks: 29.5

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 36

Last Year's Ranking: 13th



#16. Vic Beasley (Atlanta Falcons)


Age: 23

Career Sacks: 4.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 4.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 20

Last Year's Ranking: 18th



#15. Hau'oli Kikaha (New Orleans Saints)


Age: 23

Career Sacks: 4.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 4.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 33

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#14. Charles Johnson (Carolina Panthers)


Age: 29

Career Sacks: 63.5

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 1.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 5

Last Year's Ranking: 1st



#13. Jason Pierre-Paul (New York Giants)


Age: 27

Career Sacks: 43.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 1.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 21

Last Year's Ranking: 3rd



#12. Robert Quinn (Los Angeles Rams)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 50.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 13

Last Year's Ranking: 4th



#11. Malik Jackson (Jacksonville Jaguars)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 14.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 5.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 34

Last Year's Ranking: 8th



#10. Demarcus Lawrence (Dallas Cowboys)


Age: 24

Career Sacks: 8.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 8.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 35

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#9. Everson Griffen (Minnesota Vikings)


Age: 28

Career Sacks: 40.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 10.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 34

Last Year's Ranking: 9th



#8. Olivier Vernon (New York Giants)


Age: 25

Career Sacks: 29.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 7.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 41

Last Year's Ranking: 11th



#7. Jabaal Sheard (New England Patriots)


Age: 27

Career Sacks: 31.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 8.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 28

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#6. Ziggy Ansah (Detroit Lions)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 30.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 14.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 39

Last Year's Ranking: 6th



#5. Carlos Dunlap (Cincinnati Bengals)


Age: 27

Career Sacks: 49.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 13.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 37

Last Year's Ranking: 12th



#4. Cliff Avril (Seattle Seahawks)


Age: 30

Career Sacks: 61.5

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 9.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 31

Last Year's Ranking: 13th



#3. Robert Ayers (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)


Age: 30

Career Sacks: 26.5

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 9.5

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 31

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked



#2. Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints)


Age: 26

Career Sacks: 39.0

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 10.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 32

Last Year's Ranking: 17th



#1. Michael Bennett (Seattle Seahawks)


Age: 30

Career Sacks: 40.5

Sacks (for 2015-16 season): 10.0

Tackles (for 2015-16 season): 33

Last Year's Ranking: 5th

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