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Denver Broncos: Ranking the top 8 pass rushers in the AFC West

By Sayre Bedinger

SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 07: Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos reacts while playing against the Carolina Panthers during Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - FEBRUARY 07: Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos reacts while playing against the Carolina Panthers during Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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Von Miller
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 17: Outside linebacker Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos runs onto the field during player introductions before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 17, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

1. Von Miller, Denver Broncos

2017 stats: 16 games, 57 total tackles, 10 sacks, 2 forced fumbles

Was there even a question about which player would be tops on this list?

Von Miller is the best edge defender of this generation and has set the bar incredibly high for pass rushers across the league.

Miller’s elite speed off the edge (4.44 coming out of college) is unrivaled. His ability to time the snap and burst into the backfield is unlike any other.

Miller is able to take angles to the quarterback other pass rushers can only dream of.

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Despite the lack of success the Broncos had as a team in 2017, Miller led the NFL with 61 quarterback pressures. He finished the year with 10 sacks, bringing his career total to a whopping 83.5 in his first seven years.

Miller is on a Hall of Fame trajectory and just seems to get better and better every single year. He might be the best defensive player in the entire league, much less the best pass rusher in the AFC West.

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