2024 1st Team NFC West Defense

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Had some fun on X this week posting the top 5 PFF grades for the NFC West at each defensive position.

Top 5 NFC West CBs 2024:

Overall:

1. G. Williams, ARI: 82.0

2. D. Witherspoon, SEA: 76.1

3. R. Green, SF: 69.2

4. T. Woolen, SEA: 67.9

5. D. Lenoir, SF: 67.3

Coverage:

1. Williams, ARI: 83.7

2. Green, SF: 74.2

3. Lenoir, SF: 71.7

4. Witherspoon, SEA: 69.2

5. Woolen, SEA: 65.7

Run Support/Tackling:

1. Witherspoon, SEA: 90.0; 52.8

2. Woolen, SEA: 76.2; 56.0

3. Williams, ARI: 65.1; 58.9

4. Lenoir, SF: 64.7; 59.6

5. Green, SF: 46.9; 59.7

Top 5 NFC West Safeties 2024:

1. Julian Love, SEA: 81.2

2. Budda Baker, ARI: 77.9

3. Coby Bryant, SEA: 72.8

4. Kamren Kitchens, LAR: 71.5

5. Jalen Thompson, ARI: 68.3

Top 5 NFC West ILB 2024:

1. Fred Warner, SF: 89.2

2. Omar Speights, LA: 69.4

3. Dee Winters, SF: 66.4

4. Tyrice Knight, SEA: 65.4

5. Mack Wilson Sr., ARI: 63.8

Top 5 NFC West ED 2024:

1. Nick Bosa, SF: 91.0

2. Jared Verse, LA: 89.3

3. Boye Mafe, SEA: 75.2

4. Zaven Collins, ARI: 72.0

5. Michael Hoecht, LAR: 64.7

Top 5 NFC West DI 2024:

1. Leonard Williams, SEA: 87.4

2. Kobie Turner, LA: 75.1

3. Jarran Reed, SEA: 70.6

4. Bobbie Brown III, LAR: 61.4

5. Maliek Collins, SF: 57.9

1st Team Defense NFC West 2024:

* DI --- Leonard Williams, SEA; Kobie Turner, LA

* ED --- Nick Bosa, SF; Jared Verse, LA, Boye Mafe, SEA

* LB --- Fred Warner, SF; Omar Speights, LA

* CB --- Garrett Williams, ARI; Devon Witherspoon, SEA

* S --- Julian Love, SEA; Budda Baker, ARI

Seahawks’ fans pushback:

Two of my favorite responses from Cardinals’ fans:

Rams’ Draft Pick Success Envy:

Rams DL picks last 2 years with 2024 stats:

• Kobie Turner, DI (R3, ‘23): 60 tackles, 62 QB pressures, 10 sacks
• Byron Young, DE (R3, ‘23): 62 tackles, 44 QB pressures, 9 sacks
• Jared Verse, DE (R1 ‘24): 72 tackles, 77 QB pressures, 6.5 sacks, AP NFL DROY
• Braden Fiske, DI (R2 ‘24): 46 tackles, 51 QB pressures, 10 sacks

Cardinals DL picks last 2 years with 2024 stats:

• B.J. Ojulari, ED (R2 ‘23): 2024: DNP-IR; 2023 stats: (0 starts) 36 tackles, 20 QB pressures, 4 sacks
• Dante Stills, DI (R6, ‘23): 35 tackles, 22 QB pressures, 4.5 sacks
• Darius Robinson, DI (R1 ‘24): (6 games) 8 tackles, 2 QB pressures, 1 sack
• Xavier Weaver, ED (R5 ‘24): 10 tackles, 11 QB pressures, 2.5 sacks

Hard luck injury situation for B. J. Ojulari and Darius Robinson. Will their 2025 stats rival their Rams’ counterparts?

Good Day 3 picks by Monti in Stills and Weaver.

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