Eh, he's not close? I don't agree with that.
Sweat has the highest run-defense grade among all edge defenders since 2020 (90.5). Sweat’s lowest snap count in a season for his career is 483 snaps in 2021, with at least 693 in his three other campaigns. (PFF comparing him to) Gary has reached the 483 mark only once in four seasons to this point, and his run-defense grade since 2021 is 68.4.
This is not to say Sweat can’t rush the passer — far from it. Since 2022, Sweat’s 89 pressures rank 11th among edge defenders, his 13.6% pressure rate ranks 25th among edge rushers with at least 250 pass-rush snaps and his 14.5 sacks rank tied for 13th.
That's a great all-around Edge player, who is on pace for 15 sacks this season.