Today, I wanted to continue the NFL position group series with offensive tackles, 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 OTs fared in pass block efficiency, along with the same stat in true pass sets (excludes plays with less than four rushes, play action, screens, short dropbacks, and time to throw numbers under two seconds):
Right away, we see the two qualifying Steelers OTs on the bottom left, particularly Dan Moore Jr.