EDGEs | 3-4 OLBs
I classify EDGEs as guys that play off the LOS, can be called upon to drop into space and take on a LB duty. Schematically, they are typically along the outside of 3-4 front. That said, some do have the ability to play a traditional "hand in the dirt" role.
The were 12 EDGEs selected in the 2023 draft, as follows:
Round 1 - Will Anderson, Will McDonald, Nolan Smith
Round 2 - Derick Hall, B.J. Ojulari,
Round 3 - Byron Young
Round 4 - Nick Herbig
Round 5 - Nick Hampton, BJ Thompson, Robert Beal
Round 6 - Ochaun Mathis
Round 7 - Andre Jones
1) Dallas Turner | 6'4 | 240 | EDGE | Alabama
2) Princely Umanmielen | 6'5 | 245 | EDGE | Florida
3) Chop Robinson | 6'3 | 242 | EDGE | Penn State
4) Jordan Strachan | 6'4 | 245 | EDGE | South Carolina
5) Khordae Sydnor | 6'4 | 265 | EDGE/DE | Purdue
6) J.J. Weaver | 6'5 | 245 | EDGE | Kentucky
7) Tyler Baron | 6'5 | 260 | EDGE/DE | Tennessee
8) Xavier Thomas | 6'2 | 255 | EDGE/DE | Clemson
9) Chris Braswell | 6'3 | 240 | EDGE | Alabama