Cardinals rookie LB Haason Reddick earns high marks from Pro Football Focus
Arizona Cardinals rookie linebacker Haason Reddick impressed in a week one loss to the Detroit Lions and Pro Football Focus graded him well.
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(AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Arizona Cardinals rookie linebacker Haason Reddick was one of the few bright spots from a Week 1 loss to the Detroit Lions, and Pro Football Focus agrees.
Not only did Reddick perform well for the Cardinals, PFF said only fellow rookie linebacker Alex Anzalone of the New Orleans Saints did better than Reddick last week.
These rookie LBs made a splash in their NFL debuts pic.twitter.com/NvOdG5aJfp
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) September 14, 2017
Reddick had eight total tackles in the game (six solo), the second most on the defense behind safety Tyvon Branch’s 11 total tackles (10 solo).
Not only did Reddick score the second-highest grade among rookie linebackers — his PFF grade was the highest on the Cardinals.
The 22-year-old impressed head coach Bruce Arians with his play.
“He was outstanding. He’s one of those young guys that played extremely well. He got the one penalty with hands to the face, but he was going full speed. He’s fast and he’s going to be a heck of a player.”
In addition to his six solo tackles, Reddick recorded two quarterback pressures and did not miss a tackle. His 80.9 grade is considered above average, according to PFF’s grading scale.
Along with grading players each week, PFF will also track the top rookie of the year candidates after each game. With his performance, it should be no surprise to see Reddick in the top 10.
The race for Rookie of the Yearhttps://t.co/qsQ8bEjZbU pic.twitter.com/5gASzNhZGf
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) September 12, 2017
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That grade is wrong, I have an account and Hasson Reddick overall actually graded out with a 82.6 overall grade, good for 10th best among all NFL ILB's in his rookie debut with 8 tackles, 4 defensive stops 2 tackles for loss in the backfield, excelled in pass coverage allowing just 21yds in coverage and had 2 QB Hits/Pressures, 1 of which should of been an easy sack as Reddick had him wrapped up.
Hasson Reddick was lights out in his debut, his elite athleticism/speed and ability to close was on full display. Reddick's future is very bright as he is just going to get better and better obviously the more he plays and the more comfortable he gets.
I would expect his role to expand going forward, if ILB Deone Bucannon comes back for this game I would expect to see Hasson Reddick used A TON of as both an inside and outside pass rusher off the edge as well as in coverage this weekend. Reddick is definitely living up to his draft status and appears to be a home run pick.
Time to get a 43 Jersey! Got a feeling this guy's going to be fun to watch for many years.
Reddick has great closing speed, but even more I love how he squares up tackers, drives right thru them. Can't wait for this guy to learn the playbook. Despite all that, I think the Defense will play better with Buchanon, assuming he's healthy. When they add Robert K. and his ability to bring pressure up the gut, they're going to make it really hard on opposing QBs.
Arizona not being able to get middle pressure from any DLineman, made it possible for Stafford to step up, and have a place to hide last week. With Robert K in the lineup, there is now no place to hide, which should mean some opportunities for interceptions in the back end.