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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
2023 NFL pass rush, run stop, blocking win rate rankings

By ESPN Analytics
ESPN Analytics

ESPN Analytics created revolutionary new metrics to measure performance in the trenches -- in both the run and pass game -- using player tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats. 

Our pass rush win rate metric tells us how often a pass-rusher is able to beat his block within 2.5 seconds. Likewise, our pass block win rate metric conveys the rate linemen can sustain their blocks for 2.5 seconds or longer.

In run stop win rate, a defender can earn a win by doing any of the following: beating his blocker so he's in better position to stop the runner; disrupting the pocket or running lane by pushing his blocker backward; containing the runner such that he must adjust his running lane; or recording a tackle within three yards of the line of scrimmage. If a defender earns a run stop win, his blocker earns a loss -- and vice versa.

Read more about our pass-game metrics and run-game metrics, and check out previous leaderboards here: 2022 | 2021

Last updated: Through all Week 18 games, Jan. 9, 9 a.m. ET

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