Analytics Back Leonard Williams as NFL's Top Run-Stopping Defensive Tackle
Leonard Williams' impact as a run-stopping defensive tackle is not reflected in traditional tackle totals. A rate-based metric suggests he remains among the NFL's best at his position, with his value evident on film.
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This item points to a wider question in football analysis: how to judge defensive impact when standard statistics may miss part of the picture. Leonard Williams is framed as a defensive tackle whose run defense is not fully captured by ordinary tackle numbers. A rate-based measure indicates he remains one of the league’s
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