ESPN lists Houston Texans defensive star among top edge players for 2024 season

The Houston Texans made several significant moves this offseason, and the results show that the franchise is entering the 2024 season with championship ambitions. The acquisition of wide receiver Stefon Diggs was the Texans’ most significant acquisition. However, the signing of free agent Danielle Hunter was equally impressive.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler recently surveyed NFL executives, coaches and personnel to determine the league’s top 10 edge rushers heading into the 2024 season. The results led to Hunter entering the 2024 campaign as the seventh-best player at the position.

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Hunter signed a two-year, $49 million contract, with $48 million guaranteed, to join the Texans in March. The All-Pro pass rusher recorded a career-best 16.5 sacks in his final season with the Minnesota Vikings in 2023. After entering the league as the Vikings’ third-round pick in 2015 (88th overall), Hunter recorded 87.5 career sacks.

Hunter will form arguably the league’s best defensive line duo, playing alongside Will Anderson Jr., who NFL executives, coaches and personnel voted as an honorable mention.

The only players ranked ahead of Hunter were Myles Garrett (Cleveland Browns), TJ Watt (Pittsburgh Steelers), Micah Parsons (Dallas Cowboys), Nick Bosa (San Francisco), Maxx Crosby (Las Vegas) and Aidan Hutchinson (Detroit Lions).

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