The folks at Pro Football Focus put together a rundown of grades for 2015 first round picks, and San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Arik Armstead came out looking pretty good. PFF graded him second only to New York Jets defensive tackle Leonard Williams. Armstead also ranked No. 25 among all interior defensive linemen.
Armstead finished first in PFF's pass-rushing productivity stat among 3-4 defensive ends with 155 or more pass rushing snaps. He played a fairly limited amount of snaps compared to other defensive linemen, but he was productive in his time on the field. Leonard Williams finished with nearly double Armstead's grade, but he also played over double the amount of snaps Armstead played.