Louisiana Tech WR Carlos Henderson forced 48 missed tackles last season.
Carlos Henderson had an outstanding year for Louisiana Tech, as he posted 82 receptions for 1,530 yards, with 785 of those coming after the catch (fourth-most in FBS). The most obvious reason for the huge YAC total is certainly his absurd number of forced missed tackles. East Carolina’s Zay Jones ranks second among 2017 prospects in that regard (third among all 2016 FBS receivers), and he racked up exactly half of Henderson’s total. In fact, the next-highest total for an entire season since PFF started grading college (2014) is 28, which was accomplished by Bowling Green’s Ronnie Moore in 2015. If Henderson can translate this part of his game to the next level, he is sure to be a highly-productive NFL receiver.
Dan Feeney surrendered one sack and three hits on 1,017 pass-blocking snaps at RG from 2014–2016.
Due to injuries on Indiana’s offensive line this year, Feeney was forced to slide out to right tackle for the final four games. In those four games, he gave up a sack and eight hurries, with four of the QB pressures coming in the Hoosiers’ bowl game against Utah. This was a rough way for Feeney to end his college career, but it shouldn’t take away from what he accomplished at his natural position of right guard—just one sack, three hits and 15 total QB pressures is a remarkable feat. By comparison, Joshua Garnett of the 49ers, who was the first guard selected in last year’s draft (28th overall), gave up 28 total pressures (with four sacks and 10 hits) over 855 pass-blocking reps between 2014 and 2015. While Feeney is unlikely to be taken as high as Garnett was last year due to his concussion history, based on production numbers, he is easily the top pass-blocking guard in this year’s draft.
Marcus Williams surrendered, on average, just 0.09 yards per coverage snap.
Marcus Williams was one of our second-team All-American safeties in 2016, as he put together an all-around outstanding season (he led all FBS safeties in run-stop percentage). Possibly the most eye-popping stat on him this season was his 0.09 yards surrendered per coverage snap. This metric takes the total yardage a player allows into his coverage and divides it by the number of coverage snaps played, and is a way to gauge the efficiency of a player’s production in coverage. Texas A&M’s Justin Evans was the next-closest safety (likely to be drafted within the first three rounds) to Williams, at 0.53. Not surprisingly, Williams also led all qualifying FBS safeties (more than 100 coverage snaps played) in total yards allowed, with just 38. While players like LSU’s Jamal Adams and Ohio State’s Malik Hooker are getting all the top-15 hype (and for good reason), Williams may have had the best statistical season in 2016 of this year’s loaded safety class.
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