Continuing the series, I wanted to return to the cornerback position where Pittsburgh Steelers selected Ryan Watts in the sixth round. Today’s goal is to look at and provide stat context for the position using Sports Info Solutions (SIS).
The data in this study looks at the 2022 season as pass rushers, considering many current Steelers have lacked substantial opportunities doing so. Watts did however, and I wanted to see how that stacked up among his peers.
First, let’s look at pass snaps along with pass rushes to get a gauge of the players pass down opportunities:
Of the CBs with double-digit pass rushes, Watts landed just above the mean of those peers with 19, which tied for 18th out of 54 qualifiers.