PFF Signature Stats Review: Pressure on Quarterback

• Bryce Young continued to struggle: Young was responsible for seven of the Panthers’ 18 pressures while under center, with four of those pressures resulting in sacks.

• Patrick Mahomes closer to the top: Mahomes has three sacks, three hits and nine hurries in five weeks. And it’s not that he holds the ball an incredible amount of time: his average shot time (2.61 seconds) ranks 18th at the position and would be a career low if the season ended today.

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QUARTERBACK PRESSURE

This week we’ll dive deeper into Defender Pressure Report. But instead of emphasizing most effective passers from a clean pocket or best passers against blitzeswe’ll take a look at how much pressure NFL quarterbacks put themselves under in five weeks.

Remember that pressure is a metric that a quarterback may have, whether it’s from holding the ball too long, hesitating on the first read, or evading a pass. A quarterback who manages the level of pressure can keep the offense on track, while those who sit in the pocket and create pressure can quickly put the offense at a disadvantage – and this becomes costly over time.

Here are the 10 quarterbacks responsible for the highest percentage of their own pressures through five weeks.

Note: Unlike the Passes Under Pressure report, the Pressure Allowed report only considers plays in which the player acceptable pressure, which naturally excludes unblocked or free pressure (such as from blitz plays or stunts).

1. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers (38.9%)

The former No. 1 overall pick hasn’t been in the starting lineup since Week 2, although he saw some action in Week 5. during the Panthers’ devastating defeat to the Bears. Despite his limited playing time, he remains at the top of this list after Week 5.

Young was responsible for seven of the Panthers’ 18 pressures while under center, with four of those pressures resulting in sacks.

2. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs (27.8%)

Mahomes has three sacks, three hits and nine hurries in five weeks. And it’s not that he holds the ball an incredible amount of time: his average shot time (2.61 seconds) ranks 18th at the position and would be a career low if the season ended today.

3. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers (25.0%)

No quarterback in the NFL has been responsible for more pressures through five weeks (15), although it’s worth noting that he also ranks first in the league in dropbacks (187) and leads the league in average time per throw (3.00 seconds). .

The 49ers quarterback has nine sacks, two hits and four hurries this season. His left tackle Trent Williamshas totaled seven sacks since joining the 49ers in 2020.

4. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos (24.0%)

The Broncos’ rookie quarterback has allowed 12 pressures so far (four sacks, two hits and six hurries). He’s also struggled under pressure this year, with his 31.3 passing grade under pressure ranking 27th among the 33 quarterbacks who qualified heading into Week 6.

5. Justin Fields, Pittsburgh Steelers (23.9%)

Fields is averaging 2.83 seconds per throw this season, fifth-longest in the NFL. He had five sacks, two hits and four hurries.

6. Daniel Jones, New York Giants (22.2%)

Jones ranks in the middle of the pack in average time per throw this season at 2.66 seconds, but he still gave up 14 of the 63 offensive tackles the Giants allowed while he was under center. Again, the results weren’t spectacular: He went 25-of-56 for 227 yards (4.1 yards per attempt), didn’t make a single scoring throw, and had three turnover-worthy pressure plays.

7. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills (21.7%)

Josh Allen has struggled in the pass rush, with his 40.5 passing grade under pressure ranking 25th among 33 players at the position through five weeks. He has personally allowed three sacks, two hits and five hurries thus far.

8. Jayden Daniels, Washington commanders (20.5%)

Daniels’ 2.39-second throw time is actually the seventh-fastest in the league heading into Week 6. However, he received a passing grade of 81.1 on throws that lasted more than 2.5 seconds from the snap.

The Commanders rookie has three sacks and six rushes during his stellar start.

9. Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets (20.4%)

Things didn’t go according to plan for the Jets’ offense. And while Rodgers did his usual tricks (his average throw time of 2.35 seconds is fifth-fastest in the league), he allowed pressure to be applied in other ways. He still misses 10 of the 49 attacks the Jets allow while under center.

10. Gardner Minshew, Las Vegas Raiders (20.0%)