Pass Rush Options…

[Bengalbug]

I know we don’t typically go after FAs in their 30s, but lots of intriguing options that would help this defense close out games. Each presents strength and weaknesses, but i think any of them would be a plus on the 23-24 bengals as a situational player.

Rank
27
Yannick Ngakoue
Yannick Ngakoue
Edge · Age: 28
Sacks and QB hits sell, but Ngakoue's inability to stop the run is probably why he's likely headed to his sixth team in four years. This section of the Top 101 is where the 2023 crop begins to feel thinner than groups from previous years, because there aren't as many plus starters available.

Rank
36
Jadeveon Clowney
Jadeveon Clowney
Edge · Age: 30
Another year, another Top 101 free agents blurb for Clowney. He gets a little lower on the list each season; the ugly ending to his time in Cleveland doesn't bode well for his value.

Rank
50
Leonard Floyd
Leonard Floyd
Edge · Age: 30
Floyd may not have hit double-digit sacks last season, but he played well down the stretch after getting over a knee injury. The veteran is a quality run stopper who can upgrade plenty of starting jobs around the league.

52
Calais Campbell
Calais Campbell
DE · Age: 37
Campbell’s snap totals and PFF score dipped in Baltimore from his otherworldly previous totals, but he was still an above-average pocket pusher and run stopper at age 36. If he wants to play, he can help a team while adding great leadership and a beautiful baritone.

53
Melvin Ingram
Melvin Ingram
Edge · Age: 34
Every year, I rank Ingram high in this list. Then no NFL team seems to want him, and then he balls out for a while. Even if he goes off-script sometimes, the chaos is worth it.

Rank
67
Frank Clark
Frank Clark
Edge · Age: 30
Clark played a lot for the Chiefs -- perhaps too much. That helped him rack up more than 50 pressures in each of the last two years, but he’d be better used as a rotational pass rusher at this stage in his career.

Rank
71
Justin Houston
Justin Houston
Edge · Age: 34
It's just silly how Houston never gets old. He is like the edge version of Calais Campbell and isn't that far from having a case to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday.