Khalil Mack, EDGE, Oakland Raiders
.@AdamSchein: Khalil Mack, Von Miller top NFL's most indispensable defendershttps://t.co/5tyFD8POCH pic.twitter.com/p7ME34nV5I
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Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie did a fantastic job drafting both Derek Carr and Khalil Mack, two of the best young players in the league. Now he has to pay both of them.
Mack must absolutely be salivating after seeing what the Los Angeles Chargers paid Melvin Igram (details here). Now, Ingram is a fine player, but Mack is arguably the most dangerous edge defender in the NFL right now.
While he only logged four sacks in his rookie campaign, he was getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks regularly. That all came together in 2015, and he upped his game to another level this past season. In total, Mack has tallied 225 total tackles, 30 sacks and eight forced fumbles through his first three NFL seasons.
The scariest thing for opposing offensive tackles is that this young man is still getting better. If he stays healthy, Mack has the potential to become one of the all-time greats based on what we’ve seen so far.