Top 5 edge rushers in college football for 2019

#5 Yetur Gross-Matos, Penn State

Gross-Matos has the athletic tools to be a high first-round pick next April and he already is a major impact player at the collegiate level

At 6’5”, 265 pounds, Gross-Matos has the athletic tools to be a high first-round pick next April and he already is a major impact player at the collegiate level. The Penn State D-end had a crazy 20 tackles for loss and eight sacks, in addition to forcing a couple of fumbles In 2018.

He displays very sudden movements and has the flexibility to dip under tackles. At the same time, he has the flat out speed to chase running backs down on outside plays from the backside and slips some blocks to shoot up the B-gap, which mostly works out for him.

In the pass-rush department his burst and ability to twist his body make him a tough target to put your hands on. He heavily utilizes the up-and-under and counters back outside of that, while also having some experience sliding inside over guards on passing downs.

With that being said, his spin move is so predictable and badly executed when used as a counter and he allows big tackles to get into his frame and wash him down the line at times in the power run game.

Just outside: Xavier Thomas (Clemson), Bradlee Anae (Utah), Curtis Weaver (Boise State), Julian Okwara (Notre Dame) and Mike Danna (Michigan)