Zach Wilson has been under a bunch of pressure as a passer this season, but how much pressure, and how has he performed compared to other QBs when pressured and when kept clean? NB. Where rankings are listed, I have only considered the 33 QBs with over 150 dropbacks.
UNDER PRESSURE (43.3% of dropbacks: 3rd-most in the league)
- Completion rate = 44.7% (26th of 33)
- YPA = 4.5 (29/33)
- TDs = 0 (T33/33)
- INT = 1 (T3/33)
- ADOT = 7.8 (T31/33)
- Adjusted completion rate (subtract throwaways and drops) = 65.8% (16/33)
- Sacks = 31 (32/33)
- NFL passer rating = 53.8 (25/33)
KEPT CLEAN
- Completion rate = 68.2% (29/33)
- YPA = 6.8 (26/33)
- TDs = 5 (T23/33)
- INT = 4 (T18/33)
- ADOT = 7.8 (T11/33)
- Adj. completion rate = 75.3% (T29/33)
- Sacks = 0 (T1/33 - only 3 QBs have been sacked while kept clean, all once each)
- NFL passer rating = 87.2 (29/33)
So his completion rate (both adjusted and unadjusted), picks thrown, and passer rating are all actually worse ranked against other qbs in the league when kept clean. Interesting
To be a successful qb in the NFL you need to process the field quickly and make quick decisions. Zach has among the slowest processing speed I’ve seen and little to no pocket awareness. Is the offensive line a problem? OF COURSE. But every qb gets pressured every game, there’s no world where Zach would have a constant clean pocket no matter which team he was on. And the stats in this post suggest he’s among the worst in the league both under pressure and when kept clean anyway