Whether they rush the quarterback from the edge or clean up on the back end in coverage, here''s breaking down the NFL's most impactful defensive players going into the 2026 regular season.

Parsons then claimed that Garrett's record would only stand but for so long. And that's undoubtedly true. Records are made to be broken. Garrett broke Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt's record, and they broke the record of luminaries before them. Someone will break Garrett's record, eventually.

Myles Garrett is in, Aaron Donald is out;