A few days ago, we looked at the preseason snap count for the first-team offense to get a feel for what it could mean for the 53-man roster. And to figure out just how many plays the first-team unit was on the field for, we simply used Dak Prescott’s snaps over the first two preseason games. After all, if Prescott was on the field, that also meant the first-team offense was on the field.
As we turn our attention to the first-team defense, is there an equivalent “anchor” player on defense whose presence on the field is indicative of the first-team unit?