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I had been gathering clips and starting to write about the Packers newest offensive lineman – Darian Kinnard – but then the Micah Parsons news hit and I decided to pivot. The plan is to still write about Kinnard, but Parsons felt more pressing and, frankly, more fun.
So let’s get started. Micah Parsons – formerly of the Dallas Cowboys – is a newly-turned 26-year-old pass-rusher from Penn State. Drafted 12th overall in the 2021 draft, Parsons has racked up 52.5 sacks over his first 4 years. His lowest total in a season was 12 sacks in 2024, when he played 13 games. He is a 2-time All Pro, 4-time Pro Bowler and 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Year.
In 2024, despite playing in only 13 games, Parsons ranked 5th in the league in QB Pressures (75), tied for 5th in sacks (12.0) and tied for 3rd in QB Quick Pressures (33) (per NFL Pro). If you want to look at some other stats, ESPN’s Pass Rush Win Rate has Parsons tied for 3rd in the league in 2024 at 23%. PFF had Parsons as the best pass rusher from the middle of the line in 2024, with an elite 93.7 grade and a win rate of 30.77%. They had him as the #2 edge rusher overall, just behind Myles Garrett.
In short, Parsons is an elite defensive player who, at 26 years old, is smack-dab in the prime of his career. You don’t need me to tell you that he is good, because you probably already know that. To say he is a transformative piece for a defensive is an understatement. He’s a field-tilter, and those guys aren’t typically available at this stage in their careers. He changes the way the Packers can play defense, allowing them to win with 4-down pass rushers, while making the sim-pressures Hafley leaned into last season even more lethal.
I’ve been watching Parsons clips since early this week, on the off-chance this was actually going to happen. As a result of that, I have a bunch of clips I’ve grabbed, so I wanted to put some of them here. A “we’ve seen the numbers, let’s see the player,” kind of thing.
One of the things that really gets me excited for what Parsons could be in Green Bay is how effective he is from multiple positions. He can be devastating off the edge, but we’ve also seen him line up in the B gap and win immediately, causing quick pressure right into the lap of the QB.
Beyond just the B-gap rushes, we’ve seen him line up inside a wide-9 rusher and win quickly to the inside.
And there’s what he can do off the edge, winning with power, speed, quickness and malice.
He’s a demon off of stunts, which should be a terrifying proposition for offensives around the league, since the Packers can now pair Parsons with Edgerrin Cooper or Quay Walker on interior stunts. Rashan Gary and Lukas Van Ness also...
