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The next closest teammates: the Broncos’ Nik Bonitto and Jonathan Cooper (14 combined sacks, 8 games); the Browns’ Myles Garrett and Maliek Collins (13.5, 8 games); and the Rams’ Byron Young and Jared Verse (13, 7 games). It’s not just about the sacks leaderboard. Parsons’ 92.5 PFF grade makes him the best-ranked edge rusher in the NFL. Amid a resurgent season, Gary ranks 28th of 118 with an overall grade of 74.6. Despite Bonitto’s status as a DPOY darling, that’s better than either Denver rusher’s PFF score. Aside from actual sacks, Parsons ranks second with 42 pressures while Gary’s 26 comes in at 24th. Only Young (30) and Verse (38) have more. Due in part to Parsons’ slow start ramping up from a back injury, he and Gary have also logged fewer snaps than any of the other three pairings: 649 versus nearly 800 for Young and Verse. Part of that has to due with Gary being appreciably better against the pass than the run, limiting his value in non-passing situations. Still, that they have racked up the most sacks and pressures in fewer reps only works in their favor, if anything. Combine that with their upper-percentile ranking in a wholistic system like PFF and it’s not hard to understand the hype.
