The Seattle Seahawks move rush, as has been the case for at the least 5 seasons working, struggled to generate constant strain in 2023. Uchenna Nwosu’s early-season torn pectoral damage was a pivotal level in Seattle’s season, shifting the (ahem) strain to different edge rushers to step up their respective video games. Solely Boye Mafe was in a position to maintain up his finish of the discount with a significant second season leap.
Hopefully, the sophomore surge additionally applies to 2023 second-round choose Derick Corridor, who was a normal non-factor as a rookie.
Corridor did file 5 quarterback hits and three tackles for loss, however didn’t register a sack. Whereas not getting any sacks in simply 137 move speeding snaps is disappointing, the least Corridor may do was generate pressures. For sure, that didn’t occur.
Of all edge rushers with at the least 125 move speeding snaps, Corridor ranked 94th out of 121 gamers in move rush win charge at 7.6%. By the way, his teammate Darrell Taylor ranked 106th. PFF defines move rush win charge as “wins vs Blocking on non-penalty Go Rush Snaps.” In different phrases, the power to beat the opposing blocker(s), no matter whether or not a strain is generated or not.
There may be not a single move speeding statistic during which Corridor is even within the fiftieth percentile, not to mention seventy fifth and up. His 5.3% hurry charge positioned him within the backside quartile of all qualifying move rushers, likewise his 8.3% strain charge. In case you’re into valuing PFF grades, Corridor was one hundred and twentieth out of 120 qualifying edge rushers in opposition to the run.
However not all hope is misplaced!
For context, right here have been Boye Mafe’s statistics in the identical classes in restricted rookie reps:
Go Rush Win Fee: 6.3% (113th out of 125 qualifying edge rushers)
Hurries Fee: 3.4% (119th of 125)
Strain Fee: 5.7% (119th of 125)
Run Protection Grade: twenty sixth out of 128
The clear delineation between the 2 gamers is run protection, the place Mafe was vastly superior as a rookie. Mafe’s second season noticed his sacks triple from three to 9, and he ranked within the top-40 amongst edge rushers PRWR, hurries, and strain charges. His sack productiveness matched his enhancements elsewhere.
This isn’t a assure that Corridor will comply with Mafe’s path identically, however there may be very latest precedent that he’ll have the ability to make main strides after not producing a lot as a rookie. From a private standpoint, it’s unimaginable to not root for Corridor. From a soccer standpoint, the hope is that he’ll quickly justify why the Seahawks took him at No. 37 total.
The Seahawks have been begging for a semblance of a constant move rush for the reason that Michael Bennett-Cliff Avril tandem disbanded in 2017, and even when Corridor is unlikely to get main taking part in time forward of Mafe and Nwosu, he can nonetheless play an vital position in turning Seattle’s protection round.
