Build-a-prospect: Using 2025 NFL Draft EDGE rushers to build the perfect prospect

We build the Frankensteins of all Frankensteins.

What if you could build the perfect EDGE rusher using the top talent in the 2025 NFL Draft class? In this episode of Build-a-Prospect, we take the best traits from the top EDGE prospects—elite burst, bend, power, hand usage, and football IQ—to create the ultimate pass-rushing machine. Who has the best get-off at the snap? Who brings relentless motor and strength off the edge? Which player combines size, speed, and technique like a future All-Pro?

We break down the top 2025 NFL Draft EDGE rushers, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, and how their skills project to the NFL. Whether it’s a speed rusher with elite athleticism or a power rusher with dominant hands, we piece together the ideal prospect that every NFL team wishes they could draft. Plus, we discuss which teams have major needs at EDGE and how these players could fit into different defensive schemes.