Top five pass rushes in the NFL right now

#3 Pittsburgh Steelers

Next up is a team that has lost almost 90 percent of their offensive production and has not really done anything special on that side of the ball, but somehow they stand at .500 only a game out of a Wildcard spot. The Pittsburg Steelers defense has quietly been really good after being atrocious for large stretches of 2018.

I still don’t like their personnel on the back-end outside of Minkah Fitzpatrick, who has been playing at an All-Pro type level, but that front has been kicking ass. After somewhat of a down-year for Cam Heyward last season, he has come back to being one of the best power-rushers on the inside and he proved that by pushing Quenton Nelson back into Jacoby Brissett’s leg and taking him out of the game.

I thought Stephon Tuitt overtook Cam last year in terms of the best down-lineman on that team, but together they are now at eight sacks on the season. The best player on that entire team to me however might be T.J. Watt, who right now is Pro Football Focus’ highest graded edge defender. Being in a contract year has also pushed Bud Dupree to new heights, who hadn’t been playing up to his first-round potential. At this point you might as well count the Steelers’ nickelback Mike Hilton as part of their pass rush with how much they blitz him.