#10
Will Anderson Jr.
Alabama Saban Era · 2020–2022The most decorated defender of the era and the closest thing the modern game has produced to a Suh-level non-secondary disruptor.
34.5 career sacks · 58.5 TFL · 2x Bednarik · 2x Lombardi
Anderson's three years at Alabama — 2020, 2021, 2022 — produced 34.5 sacks, 58.5 tackles for loss, two Bednarik Awards, two Lombardi Awards, and a Heisman finish in 2022 that was the first by an off-ball edge since Manti Te'o. He is the answer to the question of who replaces Quinnen Williams in the era's ledger: the defender every left tackle's tape-grinding week was built around. The Texans took him third overall in 2023, and the Tide's back-to-back Playoff appearances during his tenure are inseparable from his presence on third down.
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#7
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#17
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