NFL: Who are the 10 best pass rushers?

No. 1 – Robert Quinn – DE – St. Louis Rams

I don’t think most people realize just how amazing Robert Quinn really is. He had one of the best pass rushing seasons ever last year. He was number one in total QB pressures with 91. He was number one in percentage of pressures per snaps with 10.72% of his snaps resulting with a sack, hit, or hurry. He was only a half of a sack behind NFL leader Robert Mathis.

However, he had 28 more total pressures than Mathis did despite playing on eight less snaps. Quinn’s +62.3 PFF pass rushing grade was higher than Greg Hardy’s, Robert Mathis’s, and Aldon Smith’s COMBINED! While you can make a strong case that J.J. Watt is the better overall player, nobody was a better pass rusher than Robert Quinn was last season.

The fact that Quinn is just 24 years old is scary enough, but the fact that the Rams defensive line got even better this offseason could mean even better numbers for Quinn moving forward. I for one would not be surprised at all if Robert Quinn broke Michael Strahan’s single season sack record in the near future. He’s that good. Period.

I’m sure this list will be disputed by some and I’ll concede that you can make a strong case for many of the players that I listed in the intro to this top ten actually being on the list. If you think I got it wrong and can make a case for someone else I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

Thanks for reading.