San Diego showed an improved defense in 2016, at least in some aspects. The team ranked No. 10 in the league against the run, allowing less than four yards per carry and 97.9 per game. However, the team was only able to register 35 sacks, which ranked right near the middle of the pack.
The team also suffered some difficult injuries along the defensive front, including Sean Lissemore who didn’t play a snap all season after missing the final month of the previous year with a shoulder injury.
Let’s take a look at how each defensive lineman played this past season, and I’ll grade their performance.