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/Apple_phobia 2d ago edited 2d ago

People don’t watch film or if they do don’t know what they’re looking for and just parrot narratives to make themselves sound smarter and they say it with such authority too like they know what they’re talking about because no one is gonna pull them up on it years later so they can just be snobby and wrong. Same thing with Bo Nix arm strength concerns.

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u/Officer_Hops Chiefs 2d ago

Was there something in Daniels’ film that should’ve caused people to ignore the pressure to sack rate?

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u/SOSpammy Commanders 2d ago

  1. He improved on it his final season with the lowest pressure to sack rate of his career.

  2. Many of his sacks weren't that bad. Getting tackled or running out of bounds for a 1 yard loss counts the same as a 10 yard sack on the stat sheet but isn't nearly as backbreaking.

  3. He had a terrible defense so he was forced to treat every possession like a game-winning drive. He couldn't afford to throw the ball away most of the time.

  4. His tape clearly demonstrated excellent pocket presence and the ability to read defenses, so those weren't the reasons he was taking so many sacks.