Pro Football Focus recently Tweeted their ranking of the best coverage linebackers in the NFL. To no one’s surprise, Panthers LB Luke Kuechly tops the list.
To put this into perspective: if you are a quarterback and decide to throw Luke’s way every time, you would be the worst (minimum 300 attempts) quarterback in the league. If you throw at the “NFL Average” linebacker every time, you might be the best qualifying quarterback in the league.
Two years ago, Kuechly made it a point during his offseason to improve the coverage aspect of his game.