Top 10 NFL Pass Rushers (6-10)

This week's top ten will analyze the best pass rushers in the NFL today.

10. Trent Cole DE Eagles- Cole fell all the way to the fifth round of the 2005 draft after playing at Cincinnati. Many thought he was too undersized to be an effective end in the NFL. However, he has turned into a poor man's Dwight Freeney registering 47 sacks so far in his career. The 27-year old will be a fixture terrorizing QBs for years to come for the Iggles.

9. Terrell Suggs OLB/DE Ravens- Suggs was anything but a surprise, he was the 10th pick of the 2003 draft. At Arizona State he set the single-season record with 24 sacks his junior year. He has been inconsistent and banged up some years (just 4.5 sacks last season) but his overall body of work (57 sacks) is impressive. His numbers dwindling are more a sign of the attention teams give him than his ability.

8. James Harrison OLB Steelers- Speaking of coming out of nowhere, Harrison went undrafted in 2002, but has developed consistently under Dick LeBeau's teaching. He won the 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award on the champion Steelers where he finished with 16 sacks. In addition to being a great pash rusher he's probably one of the last guys you'd like to meet in a dark alley.

7. Elvis Dumervil OLB Broncos- Dumervil was very undersized in college (5'11) which led to him falling in the draft. But even in college he showed a knack for getting to the QB when he sacked the passer six times in one game (NCAA record). Last season, he was converted from a DE to an OLB with the Broncos switching to a 3-4. That switch made his sack total rocket to 17 for the year and his first Pro Bowl appearence. "Doom" has many more in his future.

6. LaMarr Woodley OLB Steelers- Our second OLB from the Steelers is the more underappreciated player. He may not be the complete player that Harrison is, but he's a better pure pass rusher. He was an End at Michigan where he helped lead a stout Wolverine defense. Last year he made his first Pro Bowl which was well deserved--13.5 sacks. He's been a starter for two seasons and has registered at least 11.5 sacks in both seasons. His most famous play was finishing the Super Bowl two seasons ago by sacking and taking the ball away from Kurt Warner.