Today, I wanted to continue the NFL position group series with offensive centers, looking at pass blocking data from Pro Football Focus (PFF). As opposed to their grading system that many (including myself) reference, this article will dive into their pass blocking efficiency metric.
Pass blocking efficiency measures pressure allowed on a per-snap basis with weighting towards sacks allowed. While it doesn’t tell the full story, it factors very important elements to efficient pass blockers into one number.
Let’s see how the position fared in pass block efficiency, along with the same stat in true pass sets (excludes plays with less than four rushers, play action, screens, short drop backs, and time to throw numbers under two seconds):
Here we see former Steelers center Mason Cole as the only qualifier (min.