Sometimes, the systems tasked with projecting college stars in the NFL spit out surprising results. Other times, it spits out chalk. That's the case with the edge rusher class for the 2024 NFL draft. The consensus top prospects are also projected to be the best at the position.
My SackSEER projection system, which predicts how many sacks a player will have in their first five NFL seasons, ranks Dallas Turner, Jared Verse and Laiatu Latu as the top three prospects this year -- the same order as Scouts Inc.'s draft rankings. The rest of the ranking, however, shows there are some big differences between SackSEER and the scouting consensus.
What follows is a ranking of the top edge rusher prospects, according to projected NFL success, plus similar comps to prospects from past drafts and a sleeper to watch: