Today I wanted to look at some pass rushing numbers for defensive lineman in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft. Couple notes before we dive in. First, the players we view today were invited to the combine, and/or the Senior or Shrine Bowl games. Second, the player needed a minimum of 150 total snaps to make the list for today. Also, there may be disagreements/names missing depending on personal opinions, and my list took size and/or substantial snaps played at the position in their final college season in 2022.
With those things in mind, let’s dive in starting with pass snaps and total snaps to get a gauge of the players opportunities and how often they were able to stay on the field for their squads last season:
As I pointed out in my run defense stat study, USC’s Tuli Tuipulotu led the group of 28 players in total snaps with 699, and also had the most pass snaps as the only player with over 400+ (413) which accounted for 59.