Former NFL DE Says Arden Key Will Be Better Than Myles Garrett

Former Tennessee and NFL defensive end Chuck Smith recently spoke with Gridiron Now and had nothing but high praise for LSU outside linebacker Arden Key who he claims is the "best pass rusher in SEC in past 15 years."

Smith even said that former Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett, who went No. 1 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft is not even on Key's level....

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“Myles Garrett is not on this guy’s level when it comes to pass rush,” Smith told GN. “This guy is the best pass rusher in the SEC over the last 15 years. No one is even close.”

“… If he’s not the No. 1 pick next year? Teams are going to miss out.”

“He’s got bend like Von Miller and a spin like Dwight Freeney,” Smith said of Key. “He knows how to do all the pass rush moves, why to use the moves, how to use the moves and he has edge speed. He can head fake you like Osi Umenyiora. That’s what makes him special. I guess the last thing that makes him special is he has that dog in him. That real dog, and he is hungry to be the best.”

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Key, who just recently returned from a four-month leave of absence from the team for "personal reasons," had shoulder surgery at the beginning of June. He set the LSU single-season record for sacks last year with 12.