Jaelan Phillips, Trey Hendrickson and Odafe Oweh entered free agency in March as the premier edge defenders available. All three secured nine-figure contracts, while second-tier types Boye Mafe, Kwity Paye and Bradley Chubb each cashed in on deals worth $40MM-plus. None of the remaining free agent edge defenders will approach those numbers, but there are still some noteworthy veteran stragglers left on the market. With training camp roughly a month away, any of them could finally come off the board in the next few weeks. Here is a look at several of those players…
After the Chargers released Bosa in March 2025, the Bills took a one-year, $12.6MM flier on the five-time Pro Bowler. The move worked out well for the Bills, who got a solid and mostly healthy season from the oft-injured Bosa.
While playing 15 games (all starts) and 562 defensive snaps, Bosa tallied five sacks for the second straight year and forced a league-leading five forced fumbles. He also chipped in his most quarterback hits (16) since 2021 and his most tackles for loss (nine) since 2020. There were some warts, including the second-highest missed tackle rate (17.1%) of the eight-year veteran’s career. Additionally, Bosa seemed to run out of gas toward the end of the season, evidenced by quiet showings in the Bills’ two playoff games. Nevertheless, the good outweighed the bad. The soon-to-be 31-year-old finished as Pro Football Focus’ 29th-ranked edge defender out of 119 qualifiers. Bosa also provided plenty of juice late in games, as PFF credited him with the second-highest fourth-quarter pressure rate in the league. The only player who outdid Bosa in that category? Lions superstar Aidan Hutchinson.
While Bosa was a nice value pickup for the Bills, the Cowboys got even more bang for their buck from Clowney. The mercenary waited until mid-September to sign with Dallas, the seventh team of his 12-year career, for a modest $4.5MM. The Cowboys’ defense ended up among the worst in the NFL (and maybe the worst in franchise history), but Clowney was a rare bright spot. Over 13 games (six starts) and 373 defensive snaps, the former No. 1 overall pick notched 41 tackles, 12 TFL, a team-best 8.5 sacks and four passes defensed. Despite limited action, Clowney ranked 20th in the league in sacks. PFF rated his performance an outstanding 16th at his position.
The 33-year-old may join his eighth team soon, though he has publicly expressed interest in re-signing with the Cowboys and rejoining the Ravens. Clowney posted a career-high 9.5 sacks with the Ravens in 2023. There is no word on whether they are open to a reunion, while the Cowboys are seemingly going in a different direction under new defensive coordinator Christian Parker.
The only future Hall of Famer on this list, the 37-year-old Miller continued showing off his pass-rushing chops in Washington last season. After inking a one-year, $6.1MM deal in July, Miller went on to play a 17-game season for the first time and amass the league’s 19th-most sacks (nine). It was his first season of nine-plus sacks since his 2021 Super Bowl-winning campaign that he divided between the Broncos and Rams. Miller was still playing at an elite level then. While he isn’t that guy anymore, a team could do worse than adding a still-effective eight-time Pro Bowler and seven-time All-Pro as a rotational rusher. That was the role Miller filled with the Commanders, who deployed him on about 37% of defensive snaps.
Assuming Miller plays in 2026, he should continue to climb up the all-time sacks list. Miller is currently ninth (138.5), but he only needs 3.5 to pass Michael Strahan for the sixth spot.
Like Clowney, Floyd has been on the move frequently in recent years. Since dividing his first seven seasons between the Bears and Rams, Floyd has had three straight one-year stops (Buffalo, San Francisco and Atlanta). Joining the Falcons for $10MM allowed the Georgia native and former Georgia Bulldog to return home, but he was not his usual self in 2025. For starters, Floyd missed two games, which ended a seven-season streak of perfect attendance for the 10-year veteran. He also failed to record at least 8.5 sacks for the first time since 2019. Floyd pitched in just 3.5 (with a modest 11 QB hits) while playing around 42% of defensive snaps. There has been no reported interest in Floyd ahead of what would be his age-34 season, though it seems likely someone will sign the durable, career-long starter. It could be the Falcons if the league suspends their best edge defender, James Pearce Jr., after an offseason arrest led to three felony charges.
Yet another successful journeyman, the 35-year-old Van Noy is a five-team veteran coming off a three-season run with Baltimore. In 2024, the lone Pro Bowl campaign of his 12-year career, Van Noy exploded for career bests in QB hits (21), tackles for loss (14) and sacks (12.5). However, he was unable to approach those numbers during a disappointing showing last year. Across 15 games (13 starts) and 494 defensive snaps, Van Noy posted nine QB hits, four TFL and two sacks. Van Noy said in May that he is putting off retirement because he wants to go out on a better note. As someone who collected at least five sacks in every season from 2019-24, Van Noy could offer good value if he bounces back on what should be a relatively inexpensive deal this year.
Few defenders were as menacing as Reddick from 2020-23, a 66-game stretch in which he combined for 83 QB hits and 50.5 sacks with the Cardinals, Panthers and Eagles. The two-time Pro Bowler entered 2024 having never missed a game over his first seven seasons, but his iron man streak ended that year. His production has also fallen off a cliff since then. In a combined 23 games with the Jets and Buccaneers over the past two seasons, he added just nine QB hits and 3.5 sacks. The Buccaneers paid Reddick $14MM last season, but the soon-to-be 32-year-old will not earn anything close to that on his next pact. While battling knee and ankle issues, Reddick managed a mere 2.5 sacks in a 13-game, 570-snap 2025. Reddick’s performance drew negative reviews from PFF, which placed him 95th at his position. As is the case with Van Noy, though, Reddick’s track record could be worth a cheap dart throw for a team desperate for a pass-rushing boost.
Honorable mentions: Derek Barnett, Denico Autry, Yetur Gross-Matos, Emmanuel Ogbah, Dawuane Smoot, Clelin Ferrell, Tyquan Lewis, Marcus Davenport
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