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2024 NFL Draft: Top 25 Defensive End Strengths and Weaknesses

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Now that the college regular season is finally coming to a close, enough tape is out there to really get a good read on this year's edge draft class. There are some hotly contested takes towards the top of this class as well. If you talk to four different people, each of them may very reasonably have a different rank one edge. While this is a good draft class, there is no Will Anderson type of prospect sitting atop everyone's boards. The top four prospects each have very different playstyles from one another, and it would not be outlandish to have any of them as the top ranked edge. Chop Robinson has freakish explosiveness, but is raw in his technique. Laiatu Latu is as refined as they come, but medically retired two years ago. Jared Verse is your well-rounded, heavy-handed 4-3 defensive end, but did not show much real improvement from his previous season. Finally, Dallas Turner is as fluid of an athlete as anyone in the NFL at 3-4 OLB, but has not shown the consistent ability