Eckert’s Examinations: IDL Dean Lowry 2023 Pass Rush Study

Dean LowryToday, I wanted to look at interior defensive linemen Dean Lowry 2023 season as a pass rusher with the Minnesota Vikings, following up my run defense study on him. Let’s look at and provide some data context on Lowry’s pass rushing, along with the 2023 Steelers (with at least 100 regular season pass rush snaps) for comparative context.

Let’s get right to it, starting with 2023 pass rush snaps and pass rush wins versus blocking:

Very important quantity context right away. The only Steelers IDL with above the mean opportunities in 2023 was Larry Ogunjobi. He had 468 pass rush snaps, ranking 20th out of the 138 qualifiers. While his 37 pass rush wins were also above-average, they…