Ingram still put up pass-rushing grades above 75.0 in each of the past two years and has plenty to offer teams as a pass-rusher. Please check your email for a confirmation. Where do Shaq Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul rank across the league? Lawson is more suited to a 4-3 base defense and Houston is starting to trend towards a 4-3 base under new defensive coordinator Lovie Smith. Hes also forced a ridiculous 17 fumbles, broken up 25 passes and racked up 59 tackles-for-loss. He isnt quite as bendy as some of the rushers above him, but his effort, physicality, burst and technical prowess as a rusher are outstanding. After suffering an ankle injury in Week 11, Judon had just two sacks the rest of the season. He set career highs in total tackles (50) and assists (24) in 2020. Not when were running a blitz package. Join the Heavy on 49ers newsletter here! He leads all edge defenders in sacks (29.5) and quarterback hits (46) since 2019, falling just short of Shaquil Barrett in total pressures. Double team rate as an edge (x) by pass rush win rate as an edge (y) for the 2020 regular season. Hughes is still an effective edge rusher. Fantasy Points: When healthy, Attaochu can supply the Bears with 35-40 total tackles and around 5 or 6 sacks. . At first, we thought this signjing would mean the end of Carlos Dunlap as a Seahawk, especially after Seattle re-signed Benson Mayowa. The obvious leader of the edge class is Alabama's OLB Will Young who is both an elite run defender and pass rusher and has the speed and measurables comparable to Von Miller. Sign up for the Rams Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Jones appeared in just five games for Arizona in 2020, but he recorded a career-high 90.0 pass-rushing grade the last time he played a full season. And Young still got out to an 87.1 overall grade as a rookie, fifth in the NFL among qualifying edge defenders. Epenesa, Gregory Rousseau and Carlos Basham Jr. to take on larger roles down the line. Fantasy Points: Reddick did not meet expectations in his first three seasons with Arizona. He won on 15 of those (14.4%), which ranked 12 in the league. Carlos Dunlap (Sea) Dunlap re-signed with Seattle on a two-year deal worth $16.6 million with $8.5 million guaranteed. 1 anymore, it's still impossible to remove him from the elite tier. In the two seasons prior to last year, Jenkins had 15 total sacks. Floyd finished with a career-high 10.5 sacks, as well as 11 tackles for loss and 19 QB hits. Now we tally double-teams regardless of the position combination, so running backs and tight ends count too. We saw last season that Miller still has some juice. Plus, by request from @DaneBeavers, label colors indicate 2020 cap hit (red = high). Karlaftis is a powerful and relentless edge-rusher who should make an immediate impact. He rarely comes off the field and has earned six consecutive PFF grades of 82.0 or higher. Matt Judon, Patriots Sam Hubbard, Leonard Floyd, and Maxx Crosby are the only edge rushers to rush the passer more often than Bosa in 2021. The biggest question heading into the 2021 season is whether hell remain healthy throughout the year. After looking at the NFL offensive tackle class a few days ago, it's now time to shift focus to the defensive side of the ball . We broke down all the important free agency signings and trades from a fantasy perspective in articles sorted by position. Old Lady Ammons is smiling in teacher heaven. Remarkably, the two-time. [Bleacher Report] Former NFL RB Peyton Hillis is no [Russini] The Cleveland Browns plan to hire Jim Schwartz Jacoby Brissett finished the season #8 overall in QBR Press J to jump to the feed. Between a suspension for hitting Mason Rudolph with his own helmet and a bout of COVID-19 blunting his effectiveness for a stretch of the 2020 season, Garrett just hasnt been able to maintain the scintillating run of play that Watt has over as long of a span. Its worth remembering that Clowney is still one of the most disruptive edge defenders in the league when healthy, though. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah updated his ranking of the top 50 prospects in the 2021 NFL Draft for the final time before the start of the draft. Bud Dupree (Ten) The Titans secured Dupree to more than $16 million a year. Myles has had some success, including his first career sack, when lining up inside. Benson Mayowa (Sea) Mayowa re-signed with Seattle on a two-year $8.8 million deal with $4.61 million guaranteed. He finished 2021 as football's 11th-ranked edge rusher and received the . He enjoyed his first double-digit pressure game in multiple years and earned a 93.0 PFF grade during the Rams' playoff run to a Super Bowl. Who was the Offensive Player of the Year in 2021? 2021 NFL Double Team Percentage By Edge Rusher | StatMuse 2021 NFL double team percentage by edge rusher Explore Who has the most career 5+ passing TD games? Clowney never posted 44 to 52 total tackles in his last three seasons with Houston, but has just 44 total tackles in the last two seasons combined. While never posting flashy numbers, Jones was a solidly productive edge rusher with 19.0 TFL and 7.0 sacks over his four seasons with the team. Going purely off of pass-rushing production, its difficult to top what Watt has been able to do over the past two seasons in Pittsburgh. 8. Getty 49 Oregon S Jevon Holland. Chandler Jones, Cardinals Micah Parsons was a real Defensive Player of the Year candidate last season as a rookie thanks in large part to his pass-rushing prowess. Pro Bowl outside linebacker Matthew Judon, designated last month with a franchise . A lot was scheme and their blitz rate. Lawrences 90.1 run-defense grade over the last four seasons makes him one of just seven players at the position to clear the 90.0 mark since 2017. 25. PewterReport.com prides itself on being the most complete, comprehensive news source covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and delivering inside scoop on the team found nowhere else. He put up an 84.5 pass-rushing grade over 10 points higher than his previous career high and 88 quarterback pressures in 2019. Davenport has played more than 500 snaps in a season only once in four years and has never recorded more than 51 pressures in a single season. Highest Playoff Passer Rating In NFL History. Hes a well-rounded player who has grown technically in his pass rush game by leaps and bounds. Denver should have one of the best defenses in the NFL next season if Chubb continues to build on that play and Miller returns at close to full strength. (98-73 and 69-31). Jerry Hughes, Bills His starting role with the Buccaneers has resulted in 157 total pressures since 2019, more than any other edge defender in the NFL. And he won those blocks at the fourth-highest rate. J.J. Watt 2. Clark struggled to beat his man a lot this past season. The next way Clark could improve in 2021 is by simply winning more one-on-one snaps. The y-axis shows pass rush win rate. Yannick Ngakoue (LV) Ngakoue joins the Raiders on a two-year $26 million deal with $22 million guaranteed. He has played a full 16-game season just once (2017) in his seven NFL seasons. Boasting a well-refined repertoire off pass-rush moves, including the cross-chop, two-hand swipe, rip, club and swim, Hutchinson's pressure rate of 31.3% when lined up on the edge in 2021 was tops among all edge prospects. This will definitely help Ram interior DLs like Aaron Donald. Hitler is infamous. The four-year extension he signed with the team this offseason was well earned. He has posted eight or more sacks in all five of his NFL seasons, and that includes a split season in 2020 with Minnesota and Baltimore. As for Miller and Jones, there is no question that they are capable of greatness. He is a 26-year old, four-year veteran that tallied 13.5 sacks for the Saints in 2020. Bosa is the only active edge rusher with a pass-rush win rate higher than 20% since 2016, sitting at 22.0% since entering the league. If anyone in this class is set to have a long career in the NFL, my pick would be Kolar. But he still rated fourth overall in pass rush winning rate: Possibly the most telling stat about his season: Nick Bosa was double teamed more than all but nine rushers on this list. Garrett finds himself at the top of almost every significant pass-rush grade category since entering the league as the No.1 overall pick back in 2017. 2021 NFL Draft: Top 10 edge rushers. He notched 59 pressures as a rookie back in 2016 despite not seeing the field until Week 5 and has only continued to improve in the four years since. His six batted passes last year ranked second at the position. Ive seen too many rankings put him in the top 5-10 range already. Powered by. Ryan Anderson (NYG) Anderson remains in the NFC East as he signed a one-year deal with the New York Giants worth $1.127 million with a $137,500 signing bonus. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports. He should receive serious . His PFF run-defense grade was just 40.4 last season. Even with the trench version of double coverage placed on him, the third-year defensive end and 23-year-old is on pace to collect 17.0 sacks, which would give him both a career-high and reward him with his first season of surpassing the double-digit sack plateau. Lawrence is still an elite playmaker when healthy. Fantasy Points: Seattle continued to upgrade their pass rush with their newest addition in Smith. 1 and No. When he is not delving into fantasy football, Thomas works as an instant or slow-motion replay technician for national and regional clients. Bold move. The biggest issue for Watt throughout his career has been health. Garrett led all edge rushers in sacks created (16.5), a stat that takes into account plays in which his pressure resulted in a sack for a teammate. Age on September 1, 2021: 26.7; Free agent EDGE ranking: 9th of 43; Jet X breakdown; Hendrickson ranked 21st among edge rushers with 49 pressures despite ranking 44th with 369 pass-rush snaps. There have been few NFL climates as good as today's for pass-rushers. The Bengals haven't taken a defensive lineman earlier than the third . Few defensive linemen have been as dominant as Watt when he has been healthy over the past decade. Through week four, Parsons was the second-highest double-teamed edge rusher behind miles Garrett. And hes still only 26 years old! Trey Hendrickson, Bengals Double team rate on pass plays at edge (x) by pass rush win rate at edge (y). . So is his effort. Graham is one player whose sack totals at the end of his career wont do justice to how disruptive he was as a pass-rusher. 2022 PewterReport.com All Rights Reserved. Brian Burns has already reached that level but is evidence of how dangerous it can be to assume it will continue linearly. Mayowa is good enough to post 25-30 total tackles and 5-8 total sacks in any given season. Jadeveon Clowney has been searching for a big-money, long-term contract for years now but never manages to earn one. Von Millers injury last season made Chubb the pass-rusher that opposing offenses keyed in on. Once he is back to full strength, he will supply the Titans with much needed pressure off the edge with bookend edge rusher Harold Landry. Thank you for clearing that up Too Familiar. Aiden Hutchinson : r/nfl. pic.twitter . While responsibilities vary between a base 4-3 defensive end and a 3-4 outside linebacker, their roles are more aligned than that of a 3-4 outside linebacker and most 4-3 outside linebackers. And he still managed to be one of the league's top edge rushers. Carl Lawson, Jets There are simply no real weaknesses in his game. Fixed now. Fantasy Points: Clowney is coming off early December surgery to repair his left meniscus. (Via @PFF_Neil) pic.twitter.com/bR5Ajcra5o, PFF SF 49ers (@PFF_49ers) January 3, 2020. January 5, 2021. Yeah, he doesn't get double teamed nearly as often as the other top edge rushers. The addition of Dupree should help reduce that percentage. In 2020, he finished with just two sacks after missing four games due to a shoulder injury. Few NFL arguments are as explosive as the one surrounding who the better edge rusher is: T.J. Watt or Myles Garrett. So scheming a double team block on someone that might just pop into coverage seems like something teams would be hesitant to do. An early-season injury coupled with a breakout year from Trey Hendrickson in 2020 led to Davenport taking a backseat on the Saints defensive line. Breaking Down Donald vs. Watt vs. Howard. But an ankle injury kept Miller from playing in 2020, and a torn biceps ended Jones campaign after five games. Bears edge rusher Khalil Mack has been ranked as the No. A fourth-round pick in 2021, Jordan was on the field for only 21 snaps in two games and . Of his 19.5 sacks that year, like two of them were manufactured. According to the data, Watt's run stop win rate is about 35% while his pass rush win rate is just under 30% this season. The league will be so much better for their presence in 2021, although offensive tackles may not be fired up. The articles are ordered by players changing teams ("New Homes") and by players sticking with their 2020 teams ("Staying Put"). The can't-miss prospect out of the 2020 draft proved that he was up to that description during his rookie season. He now joins a Texans defense that appears to be shifting to a 4-3 base. Bosas 80 pressures were over 10 more than the next closest rookie season since PFF began charting back in 2006. Hes going to be great. He was particularly difficult to slow down on third down. 3. Haason Reddick (Car) Reddick signed a one-year deal worth $8 million with $6 million guaranteed. Wade has thrown Donald in as an edge rusher a little bit so that helps get him some single blocks, and then at times some creative blitzing makes it so they can't double Donald without leaving a free defender. 87 Vinjince 1 yr. ago "Garrett's pass-rush win rate of 26.3% last season ranked third among edge rushers despite facing 104 double teams. Davenport started 13 games back in 2019 and came away from that season with an impressive 84.1 overall grade. Using PFFs play-by-play grading and advanced metrics such as pressure totals and run-stop percentage that can be found in Premium Stats 2.0, here are the top 32 edge defenders in the NFL heading into the 2021 season. Justin Varnes and Tom Simons are covering every major defensive transaction from the 2021 off-season in our Off-season Tracker articles. However, he still has a better pass rush win percentage (20.7%) than Khalil Mack (20.0%) - who is double-teamed over 10% less than Smith. Ive been talking reckless to my buddies who are bengals fans. This is the advantage of Clowney. However, the sack numbers don't quite tell the whole story. Von Miller, Broncos His rookie season was nothing short of spectacular. T.J. Watt, Steelers On this play, Bosa is facing two tight ends Dallas Goedert and Jack Stoll. 1 anymore, its still impossible to remove him from the elite tier. He has the potential to be a high-end pass-rusher, with PFF pass-rushing grades above 80.0 in two of the past three years, but an Achilles injury is a major red flag for a player whose position relies on explosiveness. And thats EVERY SINGLE PLAY (that they play). Fantasy Points: Floyd had his best season last year posting double-digit sacks with 10.5 total. Za'Darius Smith also missed almost all of last season before finally returning for the Packers late in the year for their playoff run. His 79.4 pass-rushing grade in 2020 was a top-15 grade at the position. He recorded at least 40 pressures in each of his final four seasons with the team, including a career-high 77.7 PFF grade in 2019. TEAM SEASON GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD; Chicago Bears: 2021: 54: 1,450: 369: 3.9: 26.9: 11: 504: 73: 91: 6.9: 9.3: 1: Arizona Cardinals: 2021: 52: The league has responded to the increase in volume and production of the passing game with defenders who can affect the game with pressure. Improved handling of unusual pocket geometries: In an effort to capture when a rusher is able to collapse a pocket, we analyzed pocket geometry throughout each pass play. While Mack isnt No. 9. However, his 55 pressures last season marked the first time in his career clearing 40. 22. Watt is not double-teamed nearly as often as Donald or other edge rushers, according to ESPN advanced metrics and as shown below. For a 49ers team that leads the NFL in scoring defense, total defense, rushing defense, and pass TD-INT ratio allowed, it all starts up front. Sorry to burst [Withers]: Garrett on Clowney: I want him here. #Browns. Still, the idea of teaming him up with Chandler Jones has to have defensive coordinator Vance Joseph drooling over the possibilities in 2021. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Shaquil Barrett (TB) Barrett agreed to a four-year deal worth $72 million with $36 million guaranteed. Just curious, how much of it is TJs ability to drop into coverage? Keep in mind that he finished 2020 in a 3-4 base defense with the Ravens and the Raiders will operate out of a 4-3 scheme in 2021. Double team rate at edge (x) by pass rush win rate at edge (y), through Week 5. The last time he played, back in 2019, was also the first season of his career in which he fell below a 90.0 PFF grade (79.3). At 32 (Miller) and 31 (Jones) years old, will the veterans be able to bounce back? Ive also compiled these rankings with an eye toward 2021 projections, although I tried not to do anything too outlandish. Demarcus Lawrence, Cowboys Duprees high-end athleticism and motor were starting to lead to improved play toward the end of his tenure in Pittsburgh. Marketing by Visual Realm, Jon Ledyard is PewterReport.com's newest Bucs beat writer and has experience covering the Pittsburgh Steelers as a beat writer and analyzing the NFL Draft for several draft websites, including The Draft Network. Floyd signed a one-year prove-it deal going into 2020 and now capitalizes on a successful season. Pair that with a league-high 88 tackles for loss or no gain against the run over that same span and you have one of the most well-rounded edge defenders in the game. With the two edge players. But he still rated fourth overall in pass rush winning rate: Possibly the most telling stat about his season: Nick Bosa was double teamed more than all but nine rushers on this list. Frank Clark, Chiefs After signing a three-year, $30 million contract with Miami last year, he had limited success with the Dolphins. Aidan Hutchinson was double-teamed like an elite edge rusher as a rookie Double team rate at Edge (x) by pass rush win rate at Edge (y) for the 2022 NFL season. So, both 4-3 defensive ends and 3-4 outside linebackers get labeled together as edge defenders. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. However, a quick deep dive into the statistics clearly shows who the best edge rusher in the NFL has been in 2021. One cant simply ignore the injuries that kept him from getting out to a fast start in his career, though. While Mack isn't No. The run stop rate is second best in the league only behind Cameron. Its really hard to double team anyone when Pittsburgh brings 5-6 guys more than anyone else in the league - youd just be giving a free lane to the QB. He can also get extremely low and his bend is just as insane. He will enter the 2021 season with another former No. His return from injury in 2021 is massive for San Franciscos defensive line. Nine sacks in the regular season and four sacks in the playoffs, including a brutal terrorizing of Eric Fisher in the Super Bowl. Its reasonable to expect Hughes to lose a step here soon, as he will enter next season at 33 years old, but he has shown little sign of decline of late in Buffalo. How the edge rusher position performs for the Ravens will be a key in how successful this team can be in 2021. As for the list well see on Shaq. Last year, he set career highs in total tackles (47), solos (28), assists (19), and sacks (8.5). The group has a high ceiling, and if they can rush the passer at a high level, the . The Niners, though, have plugged him on three plays over the tackle, then 224 where hes outside shade of the tight end or tackle. Donald/Howard . A lot rests on the shoulders of J.J. Watt, as the Cardinals let Jones leave this offseason and only really replaced him with developmental rookies in the middle rounds of the draft. It didnt take long for Bosa to establish himself as one of the leagues top pass-rushers. Since 2014, Graham ranks tied for 16th at the position in total sacks, but only Khalil Mack, Cameron Jordan and Von Miller have recorded more pressures than Graham has (445). Even with the highest double team rate in the NFL this season, Donald still has the best pass rush win rate and continues to terrorize opposing offensive lines. Watt is the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, but Garrett posted the better PFF grade and pressure rate and had several other stats go in his favor last season. The return of Romeo Okwara off an Achilles injury that forced him to miss 13 games last year should give the Lions a boost in this department, but as a team in 2021, Detroit finished with the third fewest sacks in the league (30), and their pass-rush win rate was the second lowest in the NFL. Modified 23 Jul 2022. Nick Bosa pressures Kyler Murray during the Sunday, October 10, road game in Arizona. 38 to further bolster a defense in need of reinforcement. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NFL player performance data. When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. He can win inside, outside and with power, which makes him impossible to predict pre-snap. The x-axis shows double team rate. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Official subreddit of The Cleveland Browns. 1 overall pick across from him on the defensive line in Cleveland, as well. Expect Buffalo to continue to lean on him in 2021 while grooming recent draft picks such as A.J. In the chart compiled by data analyst Seth Walder, Hutchinson and. Noticeably missing from this list is T.J. Watt. Like Dupree, Floyd is another player who took advantage of an advantageous pass-rushing environment in 2020. Join the, near the 1:30 mark of this highlight video from the game. Bosas tape was awe-inspiring in 2019. And. pass rush win rate vs double team 2021 - miamivalleyvcca.org The 49ers' defensive coaching staff has been extremely creative in 2021 with their pass-rush schemes. Matthew Judon (NE) Judon joins the New England Patriots on a four-year $56 million contract with $32 million guaranteed. This season according to PFF, Bosa has been on the field for 147 pass rush snaps out of the 230 defensive plays hes seen on the field. 11. He might not quite be the same guy who put up four consecutive 90.0-plus PFF grades and won three Defensive Player of the Year trophies from 2012 to 2015, but he can still impact the game at a high level. However, Jones tested out very poorly as an athlete . When that happens basically somebody can run in unblocked. Quote: @sethwalder Just noticed Leonard Williams ranks 50th in pass rush win rate as a defensive tackle out of 62 qualifiers. The addition gives them two solid bookend edge rushers in Hendrickson and Sam Hubbard. If that's the case, the Niners. That's way too athletic to guard. The potential is there for a formidable duo in Arizona, with Jones and Watt now joining forces as teammates. That has led many to believe that he's been a disappointing player in the NFL. J.J. Watt led all edge rushers in double teams with right around 30%, Cameron Heyward is toward the bottom for . Hes also getting better at targeting the football, forcing four fumbles last year. He brings much needed pressure off the edge that the Seahawks desperately crave. "He's a load," an NFL veteran offensive . He won on 15 of those (14.4%), which ranked 12 in the league." "Built. Dont be fooled by the goose egg in the sack column last season, though. Edge defender might not have the same depth at the top that it had 2-3 years ago, but theres still a lot of quality pass rushers across the league. (ESPN / NFL Next Gen Stats) pic . He has missed 19 of a possible 64 games in his four-year career. Clowney is second on the team despite only having 3.5 sacks. How about when training camp starts, and we finally conclude the lists and rankings, we rank the lists themselves? Myles Garrett, Browns According to an online graphic revealed by ESPN Sports Analytics writer Seth Walder on the morning of Tuesday, October 12, Bosa draws the third-highest double teams through Week 5 and draws two blockers at the highest rate among NFC West defenders. We could see him play more on the interior again in Arizona. Smith finished with five sacks along with ten big plas, five TFL and 14 QB hits. Arizona is taking a huge risk in the hopes that Watt can play back-to-back 16 game seasons, which he hasnt done since 2014-15. Hes a strong third-year breakout candidate in 2021. In terms of pass rush win rate, Parsons has an outstanding 32% which leads all edge rushers. Pass Rush Rate: 94% Sacks: 8 Sack Rate: 3.0% Pressures: 35 Pressure Rate: 14.2% Courtesy of SIS Data Hub Pro Phillips is the most unknown quantity of the group for 2021. His 77.0 pass-rushing grade last season was nearly 15 points higher than his previous career high, and his 49 quarterback pressures were 20 more than he had ever recorded previously. He is capable of stretches of elite play, but they never sustain, and his overall PFF grade has declined each season since he left Houston. Fantasy Points: Anderson played in just nine games last year due to a knee injury that hampered him all season. Good team fits: Jaguars, Lions, Texans, Giants. Ngakoue just hasnt quite gotten back to the dominance he flashed in 2017 as a pass-rusher, nor has he graded above 60.0 in any season against the run. K.C. https://twitter.com/SethWalder/status/1332509974132629505, Their dline was stacked last year, bailed them out of alot of games. He uses his freakish snap explosion and cuts through inside the shoulder of the left tackle Duane Brown before forcing Wilson to throw the football away. Against Seattle, Bosa beats Brown right away in a span of three seconds off of a straight speed rush that forces the left tackle to turn his hips instead of staying squared in front of Bosa. Allen got out to a strong start as a rookie with Jacksonville in 2019, recording a 70.2 pass-rushing grade at a position that often takes some time for younger players to acclimate. Joey Bosa, Chargers Aiden Hutchinson. Breaking Down Donald vs. Watt vs. Howard. 26. Bosa gets around the former and ends up netting the strip sack of Hurts. . The double-team gauntlet is yet to slow down Nick Bosa of the San Francisco 49ers. Bradley Chubb, Broncos There have been few NFL climates as good as today's for pass-rushers. The Bengals scare me as much or more than any other team in the North. The Lions have an opportunity for an improved defensive line in 2021 with his return and the additions on the interior this offseason. While he did play a full 16-game season last year, his sack total was a paltry five. Youngs 93.3 overall grade last season in that portion of the field led all players at the position. Washington fans should be pleased, though not surprised, to learn that both Chase Young and. Who is the all-time NFL receiving leader? 1. Hell look to build on that in his return from a 2020 season lost to injury. While there were no clear signs as to why his sack totals dropped off so much, he more than made up for this when he posted four sacks and eight QB hits in three playoff games and the Super Bowl combined. His 22.5% pass-rush win rate ranked eighth among all NFL defenders, and he. 6. When Gregory Rousseau opted out of the 2020 season, Miami's football team needed an answer to replace his production from the . We dont need 9 drafted players but are in a win now mode. Young is an awesome talent who was easily the best rookie defender in the NFL last year. Plus, by request from @DaneBeavers , label colors indicate 2020 cap hit (red = high). 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