Iowa football player Mekhi Sargent was a pleasant surprise last season as he ended up leading the Hawkeyes in rushing yards after joining the team as a walk-on from Iowa Western Community College.
He had to do that though without much help from his offensive line, specifically the interior which consistently struggled to get much push off the ball.
If it wasn’t for Sargent’s running skills, his 4.7 yard per carry average could have actually been worse last season.
Pro Football Focus was able to specifically quantify this by looking at missed tackle per rushing attempt.