The smart football nerds over at Pro Football Focus have thrown some nice stats at Atlanta Falcons DT Grady Jarrett.
The site tallied the number of times interior defensive linemen got the first piece of contact when going up against offenses in 2017. Guess where Grady ended up?
Grady Jarrett made first contact at or behind the line of scrimmage more than any other interior defender in 2017! pic.twitter.com/JytNhdyxBx
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 25, 2018
That’s right — that puts Jarrett in some stellar company with elite DTs like Kawann Short, Leonard Williams and Damon Harrison.