Today, I wanted to look at the other side of the coin to Derrick Harmon’s best college stats. It’s rarely 100 percent sunshine and rainbows for any rookie coming into the NFL, and the goal of this article is to see what Harmon will be looking to clean up in the next chapter of his football journey.
One element that sticks out negatively from his 2024 campaign with Oregon was missed tackles. Here is a visual of total missed tackle rates and run defense missed tackle rate, including all drafted defensive linemen to gain context:
As you probably expected from the opening, Harmon lands well below average among his drafted peers.