The New Orleans Saints have quite a few pending free agents, but maybe none more important than defensive end Chase Young. In the recent installation of the top 100 free agents put out by ProFootballNetwork, they ranked every 2025 pending free agent.
On this list were three Saints players, and Chase Young was the first of the bunch, coming in at No. 24 in the rankings. Their evaluation of him was as follows:
“Chase Young appears to be getting better as his NFL career goes on, with back-to-back years with 66 pressures and pressure rates of 14.7% and 14.6% in those two seasons. He was not as impactful in terms of sacks in 2024 as he was in 2023, but 5.5 sacks are still very respectful.
One element where Young deserves a lot of respect is that he plays a lot of snaps, with 697 this year after 699 last year. Among defensive ends, that 697 ranks 16th, but within that group, only Trey Hendrickson has a lower tackle rate than Young’s 7.8%. Young may not be the star he was drafted to be, but he is a very solid pass rusher who has proven to be very durable in the last couple of years.”
Young also ranks in third among edge rushers on this list, behind only Josh Sweat and Khalil Mack who are first and second respectively. He is being viewed very highly in this free agency cycle after taking a one year “prove it” deal with the Saints. It seems to have worked out if this is any indication.
