NFL Power Rankings for all 32 starting EDGE duos in 2021

By Randy Gurzi | Aug 18, 2021

LANDOVER, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 11: Montez Sweat #90 of the Washington Football Team celebrates with teammate Chase Young #99 after a play in the second half against the Los Angeles Rams at FedExField on October 11, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

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Nov 8, 2020; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles (9) is sacked by Tennessee Titans outside linebacker Harold Landry (58) during the second half at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports /

22. Tennessee Titans: Bud Dupree, Harold Landry

In 2020, the Tennessee Titans signed Jadeveon Clowney to be their pass-rusher across from youngster Harold Landry. Clowney ended up playing just eight games before heading to the IR, so now they went after Bud Dupree instead.

Dupree has been incredibly productive in recent years but he’s coming off a torn ACL and has had the luxury of playing against one-on-one blocking since T.J. Watt was across from him.

Landry is a talented player but he went down from 9.0 sacks in 2019 to 5.5 in 2020 so he won’t be commanding the double-teams Watt did. That means Dupree will be the top guy and he hasn’t proven he can handle that just yet.

21. Cincinnati Bengals: Trey Hendrickson, Sam Hubbard

Replacing Carl Lawson with Trey Hendrickson might not have been the best move. Yes, Hendrickson had more sacks last season but he also hasn’t put together multiple campaigns that looked like 2020. And it’s not even as if he got less than Lawson who went to the Jets.

Sam Hubbard will be the other defensive end for the Bengals and he’s coming off a season where he had just two sacks ‚— which was a letdown after he had 14.5 the two years prior. He’s still good all-around and seems to do nothing but find the ball carrier — evidenced by his 138 tackles over the past two seasons.

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