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Edge Rusher Impact

99 ranked 2005 season

NFL EDGE impact rankings for pass rush, run defense, and overall edge value.

Leaders Jason Taylor · Simeon Rice · Kyle Vanden Bosch

2005 NFL Edge Rusher Leaders

2005 NFL Edge Rusher impact rankings sorted by impact score and season rank.
# Player Team Impact Grade Pass Rush Run Def Sacks TFL QB Hits FF G
1
Jason Taylor
Jason Taylor MIA · EDGE
MIA
87.6
B 87 82 12 0 0 4 16
2
Simeon Rice
Simeon Rice TB · EDGE
TB
86.6
B 91 73 14 0 0 6 13
3
Kyle Vanden Bosch
Kyle Vanden Bosch TEN · EDGE
TEN
85.7
B 87 82 12.5 0 0 4 16
4
Jared Allen
Jared Allen KC · EDGE
KC
85.4
B 85 80 11 0 0 6 15
5
Osi Umenyiora
Osi Umenyiora NYG · EDGE
NYG
84.9
B 87 79 14.5 0 0 4 15
6
Aaron Schobel
Aaron Schobel BUF · EDGE
BUF
84.7
B 87 80 12 0 0 2 16
7
John Abraham
John Abraham NYJ · EDGE
NYJ
84.4
B 86 76 10.5 0 0 6 14
8
Robert Mathis
Robert Mathis IND · EDGE
IND
84.4
B 86 76 11 0 0 7 12
9
Derrick Burgess
Derrick Burgess LV · EDGE
LV
83.9
B 87 78 16 0 0 3 16
10
Joey Porter
Joey Porter PIT · EDGE
PIT
83.3
B 85 77 11 0 0 4 15
11
Dwight Freeney
Dwight Freeney IND · EDGE
IND
83.0
B 85 75 10.5 0 0 6 12
12
Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan NYG · EDGE
NYG
82.4
B 82 84 11.5 0 0 1 16
13
Will Smith
Will Smith NO · EDGE
NO
81.9
B 82 79 8.5 0 0 2 16
14
Phillip Daniels
Phillip Daniels WAS · EDGE
WAS
81.6
B 84 74 8 0 0 1 16
15
Julius Peppers
Julius Peppers CAR · EDGE
CAR
81.4
B 82 77 9.5 0 0 2 15
16
Jevon Kearse
Jevon Kearse PHI · EDGE
PHI
80.0
B 79 77 8 0 0 3 14
17
Bryce Fisher
Bryce Fisher SEA · EDGE
SEA
79.8
C 80 75 9.5 0 0 2 15
18
Leonard Little
Leonard Little LAR · EDGE
LAR
79.7
C 79 78 9 0 0 3 14
19
Mike Rucker
Mike Rucker CAR · EDGE
CAR
79.5
C 80 76 7 0 0 3 14
20
Alex Brown
Alex Brown CHI · EDGE
CHI
79.0
C 77 77 6 0 0 3 15
21
Adewale Ogunleye
Adewale Ogunleye CHI · EDGE
CHI
78.8
C 79 77 10 0 0 1 11
22
Bryant Young
Bryant Young SF · EDGE
SF
78.4
C 80 74 8 0 0 2 12
23
Aaron Kampman
Aaron Kampman GB · EDGE
GB
78.4
C 75 83 5.5 0 0 2 16
24
Greg Ellis
Greg Ellis DAL · EDGE
DAL
78.4
C 80 73 8 0 0 2 16
25
Chike Okeafor
Chike Okeafor ARI · EDGE
ARI
78.2
C 77 79 8 0 0 3 16
26
James Hall
James Hall DET · EDGE
DET
78.0
C 73 85 5 0 0 3 13
27
Orpheus Roye
Orpheus Roye CLE · EDGE
CLE
77.8
C 75 83 5 0 0 0 15
28
Patrick Kerney
Patrick Kerney ATL · EDGE
ATL
77.5
C 77 78 6.5 0 0 2 16
29
Justin Smith
Justin Smith CIN · EDGE
CIN
77.5
C 75 82 5.5 0 0 1 16
30
Reggie Hayward
Reggie Hayward JAX · EDGE
JAX
76.6
C 77 74 6.5 0 0 0 14
31
Kalimba Edwards
Kalimba Edwards DET · EDGE
DET
76.5
C 78 73 7 0 0 2 13
32
Anthony Hargrove
Anthony Hargrove LAR · EDGE
LAR
76.1
C 76 77 6.5 0 0 0 15
33
Grant Wistrom
Grant Wistrom SEA · EDGE
SEA
75.9
C 72 82 3 0 0 0 16
34
Paul Spicer
Paul Spicer JAX · EDGE
JAX
75.9
C 77 73 7.5 0 0 1 13
35
Kevin Carter
Kevin Carter MIA · EDGE
MIA
75.8
C 75 76 6 0 0 1 13
36
Tommy Kelly
Tommy Kelly LV · EDGE
LV
75.7
C 74 77 5 0 0 3 15
37
Trent Cole
Trent Cole PHI · EDGE
PHI
75.6
C 74 78 5 0 0 1 12
38
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila GB · EDGE
GB
75.6
C 77 73 7.5 0 0 2 15
39
Al Wallace
Al Wallace CAR · EDGE
CAR
75.5
C 77 73 5 0 0 1 10
40
Darrion Scott
Darrion Scott MIN · EDGE
MIN
75.5
C 73 80 4.5 0 0 0 16
41
Eric Hicks
Eric Hicks KC · EDGE
KC
75.5
C 73 78 3.5 0 0 2 13
42
Greg Spires
Greg Spires TB · EDGE
TB
75.1
C 73 79 4 0 0 1 14
43
Shaun Phillips
Shaun Phillips LAC · EDGE
LAC
75.0
C 77 70 7 0 0 2 9
44
Dewayne White
Dewayne White TB · EDGE
TB
74.1
C 73 74 3 0 0 2 13
45
Chris Kelsay
Chris Kelsay BUF · EDGE
BUF
74.1
C 72 75 2.5 0 0 1 15
46
Bobby McCray
Bobby McCray JAX · EDGE
JAX
74.1
C 76 69 6.5 0 0 3 9
47
Lance Johnstone
Lance Johnstone MIN · EDGE
MIN
73.9
C 77 71 8 0 0 0 12
48
Travis LaBoy
Travis LaBoy TEN · EDGE
TEN
73.9
C 74 74 6 0 0 0 14
49
Aaron Smith
Aaron Smith PIT · EDGE
PIT
73.8
C 71 78 2 0 0 1 11
50
Gary Walker
Gary Walker HOU · EDGE
HOU
73.8
C 72 73 2 0 0 2 8
What are NFL edge rusher impact rankings?
FantasyHQ edge rusher impact rankings grade players by on-field value using an impact score and letter grade. Higher scores reflect stronger overall performance for the listed season.
Who leads the 2005 NFL edge rusher impact rankings?
The current leaders are Jason Taylor, Simeon Rice, Kyle Vanden Bosch.
How often are NFL edge rusher impact rankings updated?
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