The Pittsburgh Steelers have been cobbling together their inside linebacker position since losing LB Cole Holcomb in Week Nine and Kwon Alexander in Week 10. While the biggest impact of not having Alexander stem from his veteran leadership, his play-calling ability, and well-rounded game, the team is also missing him as a blitzer.
Saturday, analyst Arjun Menon tweeted a list of the most successful blitzers, broken down by defensive success when blitzing and pressure rate generated. According to Menon, Alexander finished seventh on the list. When blitzing, opposing offenses had a success rate of just 29 percent.