Daniel Te’o-Nesheim was the all-time leader in sacks at the University of Washington. Phillip Hunt led the CFL in sacks with 16, so the Eagles are giving him a look. Brandon Graham had 10, 10, and 8 his last 3 years at Michigan. Chris Gocong set a 1-AA record with 23.5 in one season at Cal Poly. Bryan Smith had 10.5 and 13.5 his last 2 years in college. Andy Studebaker led all of NCAA with 17.5 his senior season. Trent Cole had 8.5 his senior season. I could go on.
What's the point here? The Eagles seem to value pass rushers that put up big numbers in college, or in Hunt's case... Canada. I compiled the sacks for the last 2 years for each of the Top 250 DE's as rated by CBS, and a few OLB's that could also project as a 43 DE in the pros. Here are the results - Do with them what you will:
| Player | 2010 sacks | 2009 sacks | Last 2 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Von Miller | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| Ryan Kerrigan | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Ricky Elmore | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Da'Quan Bowers | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Aldon Smith | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Justin Houston | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Sam Acho | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Adrian Clayborn | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Allen Bailey | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Cliff Matthews | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Cameron Jordan | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Robert Quinn | DNP | 11 | 11 |
| J.J. Watt | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Ryan Winterswyk | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Cameron Heyward | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Ugo Chinasa | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Markus White | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Eddie Jones | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Christian Ballard | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Pierre Allen | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Greg Romeus | 0 (2 games) | 8 | 8 |
| Pernell McPhee | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Brandon Bair | 3 | 2 | 5 |