{"id":27862,"date":"2025-07-09T23:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=27862"},"modified":"2025-07-09T23:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:16:10","slug":"breaking-news-espn-ranks-cincinnati-bengals-edge-rusher-in-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=27862","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : ESPN Ranks Cincinnati Bengals&#8217; Edge Rusher in Top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TreyHendrickson-1877972161-e1752093907733.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TreyHendrickson-1877972161-e1752093907733.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TreyHendrickson-1877972161-e1752093907733.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TreyHendrickson-1877972161-e1752093907733.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"ESPN Ranks Cincinnati Bengals' Edge Rusher in Top 10\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>ESPN recently updated its list of individual player rankings at their respective positions. On Wednesday, it was time for the edge rushers and you can bet that Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson made the list.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Fowler ranks Hendrickson sixth-best in the NFL, which makes sense since he has 35 sacks combined in the last two season. And, his 17.5 quarterback takedowns in 2024 led the league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo say Hendrickson carried the Bengals\u2019 defense at times last season is not hyperbole,\u201d Fowler writes. \u201cHis 17.5 sacks \u2014 his second consecutive season posting that number \u2014 comprised 49% of the team\u2019s sack production. He accounted for 32.2% of the team\u2019s total pressures, making him the only defender to have recorded a pressure share above 30%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The list doesn\u2019t just crunch a bunch of numbers and offer data that most people don\u2019t understand (some people do it all the time), it takes into account opinions of insiders and executives from around the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cESPN surveyed league executives, coaches and scouts to help us rank the top 10 players at 11 different positions, from quarterback to cornerback and all positions in between,\u201d Fowler explains. \u201cThis was the sixth edition of these rankings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Hendrickson was ninth on the list and his high-water mark was at No. 3 several years ago.<\/p>\n<h2>Hendrickson has the numbers and the street cred<\/h2>\n<p>While Hendrickson\u2019s sack numbers are truly impressive, they don\u2019t tell the story of his overall game. They also don\u2019t take into account that he has just about no help along the defensive line. There simply isn\u2019t anyone else to take any attention from him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis ability to get to the quarterback by any means necessary is truly impressive,\u201d an AFC scout said. \u201cHe can beat you with technique and relentless motor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, with all of these accolades it makes you wonder\u2026why haven\u2019t the Bengals extended his contract?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith four consecutive Pro Bowls and a first-team All-Pro berth, Hendrickson is undoubtedly one of the NFL\u2019s best free agency signings of the past decade,\u201d Fowler continues. \u201cNo wonder he sat out offseason workouts in search of a new contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hendrickson was also permitted to seek a trade months ago, but nothing ever materialized. It\u2019s not difficult to understand. A team would have to be willing to give up a king\u2019s ransom (it\u2019s the Bengals we are talking about) and give him a big money contract in addition to that. That\u2019s a lot of team resources.<\/p>\n<h2>Who was ahead of Hendrickson?<\/h2>\n<p>So, what other NFL edge rushers ranked ahead of Cincinnati\u2019s behemoth? It\u2019s not a slight to Hendrickson that he\u2019s behind Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett, Pittsburgh Steelers edge T.J. Watt, Dallas Cowboys do-it-all Micah Parsons, Las Vegas Raiders DE Maxx Crosby and San Francisco 49ers DE Nick Bosa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome voters believe Hendrickson does not possess the same high-end traits as those in the top tier,\u201d Fowler concludes. \u201cBut he\u2019s so wildly productive that they can\u2019t hate on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One NFL scout agrees and thinks Hendrickson is underrated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s probably taken for granted a little bit,\u201d an NFL personnel evaluator said. \u201cElite player all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson ranked No. 6 on ESPN&#8217;s list of best edge rushers in the entire NFL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS : ESPN Ranks Cincinnati Bengals&#039; 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