Best pass rushers of the 2016 NFL season

Through nine weeks, Alexander leads the league with 10 sacks. The Bills linebacker also has 39 tackles.

The reigning Super Bowl MVP has 9.5 sacks through nine weeks. The Broncos linebacker also has 35 tackles.

Michael Bennett gets most of the attention on the Seattle defensive line, but Avril has already matched his 2015 sack total with nine.

The pressure was on Ford to produce for the Chiefs this season with Justin Houston sidelined, and he's done just that in his third season. He has nine sacks in eight games.

Atlanta desperately needed a pass rusher to emerge, and Beasly has done so in his second season. The former first-round pick has 7.5 sacks through nine weeks.

Walden is easily having a career year for the Colts, with seven sacks through nine weeks.

Orakpo is having a resurgent season with the Titans, accumulating seven sacks in only nine games.

Kerrigan is on pace for double-digit sacks for the second time in his career. The Washington linebacker has seven sacks in eight games played.

A budding superstar, Mack had 15 sacks last season. He's nearly on the same pace with seven sacks in nine games for the Raiders this season.

Hyder impressively has seven sacks at defensive tackle for the Lions. He played only one game before this season.

Clark is having a breakout season in his second year. The defensive end has 6.5 sacks in seven games.

Griffen continues to be Minnesota's most potent pass rusher. He has six sacks in eight games this season.

Young is having a strong season in an otherwise forgettable year for the Bears. He has six sacks in eight games.

Perry has surprisingly been Green Bay's top pass rusher this season with six sacks in eight games.

Murphy is having a breakout year in his third season. the Stanford alumnus has six sacks in eight games.

Golden is having a terrific sophomore season, with more sacks than teammate Chandler Jones. He has six sacks this season.

Williams has been the top pass rusher on the Jets' dynamic defensive line. The second-year defensive end has six sacks in nine games.

Fighting through injuries, Suggs had six sacks through eight games to start the year after missing nearly all of 2015 with an Achilles injury.

Morgan is well on pace to set a career high in sacks. He has 5.5 sacks in eight games, nearing his career high of 6.5 sacks.

Wake is rebounding from an injury-plagued season with five sacks in eight games. He had seven sacks in seven games last season.

Hughes saw his sack total decline last season, but he's rebounded this season with five sacks in nine games.

Dunlap has five sacks in eight games after a career-high 13.5 sacks last season for the Bengals.

Ingram had 10.5 sacks and 65 tackles last season, and the linebacker is nearly on the same pace this year with five sacks and 34 tackles in nine games.

Jones was added by Arizona in the offseason to provide a much-needed pass rush for the Cardinals. He's done just that, with five sacks in eight games.

Donald is one of the league's top defensive tackles, and he has five sacks in eight games for the Rams.