• Zion McCollum stands out: Buccaneers defensive end pulled out at two interceptions and broke up seven passes and also recorded five pass stoppages. The Buccaneers look like they found a gem in the fifth round of the 2022 draft.
• DJ Reed maintains its position at the top of the rankings despite a Week 6 struggle with the Bills: After allowing just six catches for 42 yards and three first downs on 18 targets through the first five games, Reed had five catches for 70 yards and three first downs on six targets in this game.
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If defender This is the most important position on the football field, then limiting that player’s effectiveness is the most important thing a defense can do.
A team can do this in two ways: it can put pressure on the passer to disrupt his timing, rhythm and accuracy, or it can shut down the opposing receivers.
Each week, after every NFL game has been rated and reviewed, PFF will look at the top defensive players in the 2024 class. These ratings will change dramatically within the first month as one interception, one missed tackle or one deep completion can dramatically change a player’s evaluation when the sample size is small. But as the chances increase, the grades will stabilize and we’ll get a clearer picture of the best corners in the league.
Last year these ratings combined PFF’s coverage grades with our Successful Coverage Above Expectation (SCOE) metric, which measures how well each coverage defender handled off-target coverage snaps. We evaluate each coverage defender’s ability to prevent separation, whether they are targeting the play or not.
These ratings this year they will use the same data, but with the level of play normalized and expectations adjusted. Matching a WR is more difficult than covering a running back, and covering a playmaker is generally more difficult than matching in a zone.
Here are the top 32 quarterbacks in the 2024 class heading into Week 7.
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