Texas A&M junior defensive end Myles Garrett receives a ton of hype, and deservedly so, however he was beaten out by Tennessee junior Derek Barnett in Pro Football Focus’ 2015 edge rusher grades. Considering both players came into the college ranks as Day One starters, it’s safe to say both have lived up to the hype as they head into what will likely be their last year at the collegiate level.
Missouri’s junior defensive end Charles Harris and Alabama’s senior outside linebacker Tim Williams and senior defensive end Ryan Anderson round out the top five highest graded edge rushers from the league last season:
Top-graded #SEC edge rushers in '15:
1.Derek Barnett, UT
2.Myles Garrett, A&M
3.Charles Harris, Mizz
4.Tim Williams, UA
5.Ryan Anderson, UA— PFF College (@PFF_College) August 7, 2016
While these grades were determined by a multitude of factors, here are the sack totals for each player last season: Barnett – 10, Garrett – 11.5, Harris – 7, Williams – 11.5 and Anderson – 11.5.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
