8. BUFFALO BILLS

Not enough has been made of the year Jerry Hughes just had in Buffalo. He didn't rack up the sack totals because he only rushed the passer 375 times, but on a per play basis, only Aaron Donald won more often as a pass rusher. His 10.9 pass-rushing productivity was tops among edge defenders.

Hughes teammates were all too aware of the impact the veteran pass rusher had on their games this season despite being double teamed for most of the season. Despite that fact, Lorenzo Alexander believed Hughes' sack total could've been even higher in 2018.

"He had a ton of (quarterback) hurries. His sack numbers could've easily been double digits. He might've missed four or five with the consistent pressure that he got," said Lorenzo Alexander.

Hughes himself felt he got a better handle on that as the season went along. With the new quarterback protection rules instituted this past season, he chose to focus more on stripping the ball out, knowing officials would be more closely scrutinizing the way pass rushers tackled quarterbacks.