Comparing Cleveland Browns Myles Garrett to 2017 EDGE draft class
By Mitch Zoloty
Here’s how Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett stacks up in production compared to the other EDGE defenders in his draft class, like T.J. Watt and Carl Lawson.
It’s crazy to think that Myles Garrett is entering his fifth year with the Cleveland Browns this upcoming season. Four years into his career, Garrett is already third in Cleveland history in sacks, only behind Clay Matthews, Jr, and Michael Dean Perry.
Garrett is likely to pass Michael Dean Perry this season too, considering he is only nine sacks behind him. Needless to say, Myles Garrett was a home run pick for the franchise.
The former No. 1 overall pick has been arguably the best defensive end in football when he has been on the field. It’s crazy to think that he has only played a full season in one of his four seasons in Cleveland, that being his sophomore season.
His tendency of missing games shouldn’t be a concern for the future thankfully, as the majority of the time he has missed has been due to avoidable things in the future, like suspension or COVID-19.
With all that being said, let’s take a look at Myles Garrett’s production so far in his career, and how that compares to his peers. This will be a combination of defensive ends and outside linebackers, i.e. edge defenders, from the 2017 draft class.
These players will be compared on a few statistics, these being forced fumbles, fumble recoveries, sacks per game, tackles, tackles for loss, QB hits, Pro bowls, and All-Pro appearances.
All statistics in this article are courtesy of pro-football-reference.com, which is a great website to check out if you want to dive further into these players’ statistics.