David Walker leads NFL edge rushers with 24.6% pass-rush win rate

Aidan Hutchinson trails by 0.4 points at 24.2%, per PFF.

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Highest pass rush win rate this season among edge David Walker 24.6% Aidan Hutchinson 24.2% Via @PFF on X

What happened: Nik Bonitto ranks third among NFL edge defenders with a 20.2% pass-rush win rate this season, while Chase Young and Princely Umanmielen tie for fourth at 20.0%, per PFF. Only Walker and Hutchinson have cleared the 24% mark among qualifying edge rushers in the 2026 regular season.

Why it matters: Walker (drafted 121st overall in the fourth round in 2025) and Umanmielen (77th overall in the third round in 2025) are matching the pass-rush efficiency of former No. 2 overall selections Hutchinson (2022) and Young (2020), per ESPN draft records. Hutchinson ranks second in win rate while holding the top overall PFF edge defender grade at 92.2.

By the numbers: A 4.4-percentage-point gap separates the top tier of Walker (24.6%) and Hutchinson (24.2%) from Bonitto in third (20.2%) this season, while 0.2 percentage points separate third place from Young and Umanmielen in fourth (20.0%).

What to watch: Walker and Hutchinson carry a four-point cushion over the rest of the league's edge rushers as the 2026 NFL regular season continues.

Sources

@PFF 2026-10-28T20:00:05.408847+00:00

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