Drew Sanders

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(04-15-2023, 09:21 PM)OSUfan Wrote: I hate that anyone would even consider Parsons a linebacker. The guy is not a linebacker he is an edge rusher he does not do anything a traditional linebacker is tasked with doing.


The reality is that Parsons is a edge rusher that cannot play linebacker and Sanders is a linebacker that can get after the QB.

In 2021 Micah Parsons spent around 60% of his reps at stack linebacker and around 40% on the edge he mostly played WILL. In 2022 a drastic decrease he spent 80% of his snaps as an edge defender but he wasn't the same player. He had more pressures on alot more pass rush attempts in 2022 but was a better player in 2021. 


As for Sanders he looks like he is going to be a really good back side flow WILL that can reduce to the edge to rush the passer. He is still slow to recognize route combos in zone coverage and wont be a guy you are going to ask to flip the hips and run down the seam.