All-time NFL edge rushers bracket

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1
Reggie White
2
Bruce Smith
3
LS
Lee Roy Selmon1976–1984
4
Randy White1975–1988
5
Warren Sapp1995–2007
6
Deacon Jones
7
BH
Bill Hewitt
8
Michael Strahan1993–2007
9
Doug Atkins
10
Howie Long1981–1993
11
Dwight Freeney2002–2017
12
Chris Doleman
13
Carl Eller1964–1979
14
Richard Dent1983–1997
15
FD
Fred Dean1981–1985
16
Jared Allen2004–2016
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DeMarcus Ware
–
J. J. Watt2011–2022
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Jack Youngblood
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Len Ford1950–1958
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Charles Haley
–
Willie Davis1958–1969
–
CH
Claude Humphrey1968–1981
–
AR
Andy Robustelli
–
Elvin Bethea
–
Terrell Suggs2003–2019
–
HM
Harvey Martin
–
Myles Garrett2017–2026
–
Nick Bosa2019–2026
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Chandler Jones2012–2023
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Cameron Jordan2011–2026
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Bubba Smith
–
Fletcher Cox2012–
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Calais Campbell2008–2026
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Chase Young2020–2026
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Fred Dryer
–
Kevin Williams2003–2015
–
Neil Smith
–
LA
Lyle Alzado
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Shawne Merriman2005–2012
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John Abraham2000–2014
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Joey Bosa2016–2025
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Jonathan Allen2017–2026
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Brandon Graham2010–2025
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Demarcus Lawrence2014–2026
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Bradley Chubb2018–2026
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L. C. Greenwood
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Mario Williams2006–2016
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Melvin Ingram2012–2023
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Jason Pierre-Paul2010–2025
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Will Smith2004–2012
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Leonard Williams2015–2026
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Cameron Heyward2011–2026
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Jason Babin2004–2015
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Elvis Dumervil
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Osi Umenyiora
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Dexter Manley1981–1991
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Michael Bennett2009–2019
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Cliff Avril
–
Frank Clark2015–2018
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Robert Quinn
–
Olivier Vernon
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Cameron Wake
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Trey Hendrickson2017–2026
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Carlos Dunlap2010–2022
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Ryan Kerrigan2011–2021
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Hugh Green
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Justin Smith2001–2014
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Willie McGinest1994–2008
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Mike Daniels2012–2021
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WF
William Fuller
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Trevor Pryce
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Patrick Kerney
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Antonio Smith
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WC
Wally Chambers1973–1979
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Andre Carter2001–2013
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Derrick Burgess2001–2010
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Shaun Ellis2000–2011
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Charles Mann1983–1994
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Jacob Green1980–1992
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Aaron Schobel2001–2009
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Marcellus Wiley1997–2006
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Doug Betters
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Michael McCrary
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PH
Pierce Holt
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Kyle Vanden Bosch2001–2012
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SR
Simeon Rice
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AW
Alfred Williams
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Greg Ellis
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MC
Marco Coleman
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Aaron Kampman
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BC
Bruce Clark
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Hugh Douglas
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GT
Greg Townsend
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Leonard Marshall
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Jevon Kearse
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Darnell Dockett2004–2013
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RB
Ross Browner1978–1987
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RB
Rob Burnett
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Bertrand Berry

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The greatest edge rushers in NFL history, by their honours.

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