The Packers may have found an unexpected edge-rushing spark in Dani Dennis-Sutton, and his early numbers are hard to ignore while the team waits on Micah Parsons.
Green Bay’s fourth-round rookie has wasted little time making his presence felt. Through 172 snaps this season, Dennis-Sutton has posted a 21.6% pressure rate, according to Clayton of Packerfan Total Access - the highest mark on the team and better than Parsons’ 20.2% pressure rate in 2025. The sack total is still developing, but the disruption is already there: nine total pressures and two sacks so far.
That kind of production is eye-catching on its own. Put it next to Parsons’ absence, though, and it starts to feel like a potential game-changer for Green Bay’s defense.
The Packers are holding together pretty well under defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon without their top pass rusher, and there’s still some optimism that Parsons could be ready by Week 8, even if he’s not expected to practice this week. At the same time, a Week 9 return might be the more realistic target. Either way, it feels close to a sure thing that he’ll be back when Green Bay comes out of its Week 11 bye.
By then, Dennis-Sutton should have plenty of NFL reps under his belt, which could give the Packers a terrifying pair of bookend rushers. With Dennis-Sutton on one side and Parsons on the other, Green Bay has a chance to turn its pass rush into a real problem for opposing offenses.
And it’s not just those two. Lukas Van Ness has also been a force through six games, piling up 17 tackles and 3.5 sacks while working between the edge and outside linebacker spots. That matters for Parsons, too, because it could let Green Bay ease him back in and manage his workload as he returns from a major injury.
If Dennis-Sutton keeps generating pressure at this clip, Gannon will have even more flexibility to move Van Ness and Parsons around. The result could be a three-man pass-rushing group that gives offensive lines nightmares and leaves quarterbacks with nowhere to escape.
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