ESPN NFL on Maxx Crosby
From the article
Voters who value a complete game -- relentless play from start to finish -- rank Crosby very high. He has the best motor of any defensive player. One knock on Crosby: The motor that makes him great creates the threat of wear and tear.
STACKED’s take
No. 3 ranked; best motor in NFL but wear-and-tear risk from relentless play.
Crosby tied with Will Anderson Jr. at No. 3 in ESPN's rankings but lost the tiebreaker on top-five votes. Voters who value complete, relentless play rank him very high; he has the best motor of any defensive player. He has 69.5 sacks in seven seasons (joining Greg Townsend and Howie Long as only Raiders with 60+ sacks since 1982) and leads the NFL with 35 career games of five or more pressures since 2019. Scouts praise his pass rush, splash plays, run defense, and backfield tackles. However, his relentless motor creates wear-and-tear concerns; he dislikes coming off the field, and the Ravens had concerns about his surgically repaired knee when they nixed a trade in March.
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