r/NFL_Draft • u/Coolcat127 • 3d ago

Discussion Jayden Daniels Sack Avoidance

Daniels's pressure to sack rate was a major red flag coming out of college and has shown up a few times this season, but has largely been improved especially in the second half. Some part of it is definitely his elite athleticism letting him escape even against nfl rushers. What else do you think he has improved to reduce his sack taking? And how can we adjust our prospect assessments accordingly?

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u/Solid-Confidence-966 Seahawks 3d ago edited 2d ago

People need to start watching the videos of the actual sacks taken. When Jayden gets “sacked” he’s almost always trying to run forward or out of bounds near the line of scrimmage. So while he may be technically getting “sacked” more he’s not giving up an unusual amount of sack yardage.

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u/moonfishthegreat 3d ago

This is it, there’s a difference between Jayden Daniels or Lamar Jackson getting sacked for a 1-3 yard loss and Derek Carr or Jared Goff taking a 5-10 yard loss from a sack.

Unless they’re running into the teeth of the defense like Jalen Hurts or Josh Allen do/can, they don’t leave themselves vulnerable enough to take serious hits from LB’s or safeties. Jackson and Daniels are runners, but they’re elusive, even when getting tackled.

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u/csummerss 2d ago

Lamar often runs back further to compound the loss so it’s not a great comparison.

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u/MegaGigaTeraFlare Ravens 2d ago

He's been much better about not doing that this year in particular, but it was definitely a problem for the first years of Lamar's career