Sign up for the Rams Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. SAN DIEGO - For the third time in the last four seasons, Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald won the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award. But some people make the argument that Donald faces more double teams or that they play different positions. ALL-PRO REELS/CC BY-SA 2.0. He leads Donald in a majority of stats and he has less defensive weapons on his team. Career Stats for DE Aaron Donald. But there's a convincing argument to be made that Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt was deserved DPOY for the just-concluded NFL season. Elevate his game and get recognized nationally as not just one half of a great duo, but a truly elite player. Season highlight: As memorable as Sunday's scoop-and-score against the Ravens was, nothing tops Garrett's 4.5-sack performance against the Chicago Bears in Week 3. J.J. Watt was double teamed more than any other edge rusher, and his brother T.J. Watt won his pass rushes more frequently than any other edge rusher. Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald won his third NFL Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) Award this season. Youll be just like your brother: Disappear in big games, hurt a lot and a stat padder. T.J. Watt leads the NFL with 16 sacks and Garrett is second with 15, but neither player is guaranteed of helping his team to the playoffs. For his career, Aaron Donald has collected 24 forced fumbles and has gotten 160 tackles in the backfield. As far as pass rushers go, these two are leading the pack with Myles Garrett and Joey Bosa being the only other formidable competitors. Also, Garrett's case for the award could be damaged if the 7-6 Browns don't make the playoffs. He did all that while missing two games, too. Stock Report: Whose stock is rising, and falling, after Rounds 2-7. He has 88 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and has tallied 78 sacks. He had the stats and ability to prove it, however, like most years the big names won the awards. Parsons, meanwhile, is making a run at becoming the second rookie to be selected for the award. I always thought to myself why cant I do that?. After that happened, Watt tweeted out the Michael Jordan , "And . Even though Watt defended his brother TJ's case in winning the Defensive Player of the Year, it is clear that Aaron Donald is still the best pass rusher in the NFL in the last few years. Obviously for him just to consistently do what he's been doing, it's great to see. Despite now being 30 years old, Donald remains a perennial favorite for Defensive Player of the Year. SUBSCRIBE! Donald splits double teams so well that you want to make him commit to one side of a 1v1 block and then have the help meet him there. Master Your Draft Strategy With Our Free and Easy-to-Use Mock Draft Simulator, Be the first one to comment on this story. Outside of Donald, both charts show that the top tier pass rushers win more when they are double teamed less. Why Parsons might fall short: History tells you this is a long shot. Latest on Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN Los Angeles Rams DT Aaron Donald won the 2020-21 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, making it his third DPOY victory. The teams pass rush dropped off as well, to under 3 sacks a game. And it's not just that he dramatically affected the game, it's that he did it without a week of practice after testing positive for COVID-19 the day after losing to the Bengals. - He has 10 tackles for loss and 31 quarterback pressures, according to the Cowboys' coaches' count. The Steelers have Bud Dupree to help take the pressure off Watt, which shouldn't be used against him. -- Ben Roethlisberger, Caesars Sportsbook odds on winning: + 400, Aaron Donald, Myles Garrett, Micah Parsons, T.J. 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But the sequence in Week 14 against the Washington Football Team was probably the best. After that happened, Watt tweeted out the Michael Jordan, And I took that personally meme. Steelers Free Agent Tracker: Keeping tabs on players staying, and leaving, Updating Steelers depth charts after Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Season highlight: Donald dominated in a 30-23 win over the division-leading Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. To get DPOY award means you were the dominant defensive player in the league. Yet he still does. There is no doubt about it. Both players . Thats ridiculous. If you picture a stunt, you can also see why these numbers are so much higher across the board, a defensive tackle is often driving a blocker into another blocker, or trying to force two blockers to pay attention to him. T.J. Watt is an edge rusher and a linebacker, Aaron Donald is a defensive lineman. View a side-by-side comparison of Aaron Donald and J.J. Watt. I mean, [defensive player of the year] is nice, but I want to be remembered for bringing some Super Bowls here. Full Name: Brandon Unger Season highlight: Watt's 3.5-sack game in the Steelers' comeback win against the Ravens was a signature performance. Got his individual hardware. After spending most of the 2020 season saying T.J. Watt didnt have a real shot to win the DPOY award, in week 13 I said he had a real shot. That is crazy. Good That Watt is happy with individual accolades because the Steelers arent winning anything for a long while, In 15 games and without Favre taking a dive, >>Im not huge on individual goals, but its tough for me not to want that when I saw my brother at the height of his career win it three times. He also had a forced fumble in that game, giving him four on the season. Garrett is attempting to become the first Cleveland player ever to win the award. It was more at the voters asking, what more did I have to do?. On film, T.J. Watt and Aaron Donald are not close, T.J. Watt is a generational talent, Aaron Donald plays like he belongs in the Reggie White, Mean Joe Green category of all-time greats. Watt also had 7 pass deflections and Donald had 4. Quote: "Nothing matters if we don't make the playoffs. Say a big welcome to the 2023 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Draft class! The Rams did this a lot, one rusher would just plow right into the bodies blocking Donald, and often that worked out well for the Rams. FORCED FUMBLES. If the Steelers send 5, the offense has three options: 1. In addition, he racked up seven pass . Bud Dupree faces more double teams than T.J. Watt because Keith Butler knows that a 1v1 for T.J. Watt is far more valuable than a 1v1 for Bud Dupree, and shapes his blitzes accordingly. For the third time in his career, Donald won the Defensive Player of the Year Award this year. For his career, J.J. Watt has accumulated 27 forced fumbles and has gotten 195 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. "First and second down, those are the time you're like in the mix of run and pass, but third down and fourth down is when you hunt," Parsons said. He hasn't done it on his own, but he is the engine of the defense. Give every rusher, including Cameron Heyward, Stephon Tuitt and T.J. Watt 1v1 matchups2. This season, Donald played 17 games compared to Watts 15 games. The one stat that Donald lead in was assisted tackles where he had 46 and Watt had 16 assisted tackles. Even though they play different positions their stats are still comparable. But the Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle has plenty of competition this time around -- most notably from Pittsburgh Steelers pass-rusher T.J. Watt, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons, who is looking to become the first rookie to win the award since Lawrence Taylor four decades ago. THE BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN THE LEAGUE! T.J. Watt led Aaron Donald in the majority of defensive stats, with the only argument going Donald's way is how the Rams are more reliant on Donald's excellent play than the Steelers are on the younger Watt brother's excellent play. He's made 103 sacks of the quarterback and has tallied no interceptions throughout his career. SINCE HE ENTERED THE LEAGUE IN 2019 TJ WATT LEADS IN: QB HITS T.J. Watt is leading the NFL with 16 sacks, highlighted by his 3.5-sack effort in Pittsburgh's win over the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 5. Keep your eyes on Donald, dont watch the ball. Matthew Judon of the New England Patriots has been the best free-agent signing and is filling up the stat sheet. Congrats! While all of the narrative surrounds Donald being the unquestionable best defensive player, TJ Watt's statistical contributions should not go unseen. -- Pryor. TJ Watt or Xavien Howard will be an interesting defensive player of the year race. Take a look at the projected jersey numbers for the Steelers 2023 NFL Draft class. Your login session has expired. He ranks second with 47 first pressures. And then Aaron Donald blows the grading curve out of the water. T.J. Watt led the NFL in sacks, quarterback hits, and in tackles for a loss in 2020, an impressive feat. The Rams Aaron Donald has just won his third DPOY award, however, he did not deserve it. Not a one trick pony or a flash in the pan I love this play because Aaron Donald leaves his feet to make contact with the offensive lineman and wins. TJ Watt plays linebacker. Watt, Edge, Pittsburgh42Micah Parsons, LB, Dallas3Aaron Donald, DT, Los Angeles Rams3, Rob Maaddi (@RobMaaddi) February 11, 2022. So why does the title of this article say Aaron Donald was the right choice? And he accomplished that feat in 15 games. Garrett broke the franchise record for sacks in a game, topping the Cleveland record of four set by Andra Davis in 2003. Tracking fifth-year options for 2020 first-rounders: Which were picked up, and which were declined? Full list of Mr. Irrelevants in NFL draft history: Is Brock Purdy already the best final pick? The stat comparison between Watt and Donald is close. -- Thiry Season highlight : Donald dominated in a 30-23 win over the division-leading Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. I don;t think the Steelers have any plans to trade him. Now look at that same information for defensive tackles. Season highlight: It's difficult to pick just one. For stats, beating a double team and hitting the quarterback James Harrison style is the same as being the closest defender to the ball when the quarterback runs out of bounds inches behind the line of scrimmage, both get counted as a sack. Did Pats make Mac Jones happy? His tackle totals sit at 312 of the solo variety and 178 assisted for a final total of 490. First look at the X-Axis, bottom of the graph. Donald has 10 sacks, which ranks 10th and is six behind Watt. Journalism Position:Staffer FILM ROOM: Joey Porter Jr. is exactly what the Steelers needed at CB. Donald has also won it three times, in 2017, 2018, and 2020. However, that does not make him the best defensive player. Donald gets doubled teamed because he is a defensive tackle. The story of the Cowboys scout and prospect son Dallas just drafted, Legacy pick: Cardinals take great-great-nephew of team's first-ever draft pick, Cowboys' Micah Parsons could match one of Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor's most amazing feats, NFL Week 15 buzz: Predicting Aaron Rodgers' 2022 team, DPOY, upset picks and more, Myles Garrett sets Browns record with sack, forces fumble and scores vs. Ravens. -- ESPN Cowboys reporter Todd Archer, Micah Parsons since Week 8: 92.7 pass-rushing grade (1st) 9.5 sacks (1st) 33 pressures (5th)Parsons ranks 85th in pass-rushing snaps during this span pic.twitter.com/0LLFhOd5kg. Coach Mike Tomlin likes to say Watt does things other players simply can't do. They still have about a 40% chance to get there, according to ESPN's Football Power Index. Its not surprising that Watt won the award. There is every reason for Parsons to be a strong candidate, but 40 years of evidence is tough to overcome. At the NFL Honors show, Watt was named AP Defensive Player of the Year over Donald, the first time in his career hes won the award. The easy answer is numbers dont tell the full story, there is so much more to football than what statisticians record, and Im going to try and cover that here. The possibilities are endless, and defensive coordinator Dan Quinn keeps pushing the boundaries. frequently with multiple players looking to help. His tally for tackles sits at 449 of the solo variety and 137 assisted for a grand total of 586. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Taylor played in the media mecca. "I think those are the money downs. Aaron Donald was the right choice for Defensive Player of the Year, Draft Grades: Mel Kiper grades Steelers, and rest of the AFC North. Both move around a good bit, but Aaron Donald is an interior defensive lineman the vast majority of plays, and T.J. Watt is an edge rusher. Watt Heyward and Minkah wont be in their primes forever. He had four tackles for loss vs. Minnesota. Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA (select parishes)/MA/MD/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OH/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. TJ Watt deserved to be the DPOY, but yet again he was robbed. I don;t think the Steelers have any plans to trade him. He rushes on 99 percent of his snaps. He has 115 sacks of the quarterback and has gotten 2 picks throughout his career. See terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Steelers' first draft under Omar Khan was 'aggressive' and achieved high marks, After hoopla of going No. The injuries to his groin, hip and knee have kept him out of multiple games. That game is at the top of that list. He seriously just crasher into the pile of people trying to block Donald. -- Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. The stat comparison between Watt and Donald is close. To the commenter saying TJ is a stat padder, always injured and overrated.do you even watch football? From one Defensive Player of the Year to (hopefully) another, Aaron Donald sent high praise to Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt after his record-setting 2021 season. To be able to be recognized as the best defensive player of the year is definitely something I strive for, Watt said. Not only that Watt also tallied two forced fumbles, an interception, and seven deflected passes. No disrespect to Aaron Donald, he is probably the best defender of the last decade and a certified first ballot Hall of Famer but this just wasn't the year to give him Defensive Player of the Year. Watt also added 5 passes defended and an interception. Levis opens up about draft day He has three forced fumbles and two pass deflections. Its a good team award. Garrett is second in the NFL with 15 sacks, trailing only Watt's 16, and pass rush win rate, trailing only Donald. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken. Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt was named the AP defensive player of the year during NFL Honors on Thursday night, receiving 42 of a possible 50 votes. No, they dont. Voting for AP 2022 NFL Defensive Player of the YearT.J. Who knows how long the Browns will be short-handed, but Garrett is likely to face even more attention from the Raiders on Saturday as a result. I don't know who else is the defensive player of the year other than that guy. Collapsing the middle of the pocket and pushing the quarterback farther so the edges have easier angles is important, Cameron Heyward and Stephon Tuitt do a really good job of that and it is a huge part of T.J. Watt and Bud Duprees sack numbers. _______________________________________________ ==================================. Watt winning the honor comes a year after losing out to Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who received 27 votes to Watts 20. -- ESPN Rams reporter Lindsey Thiry, Aaron Donald's 6th career game with 3+ sacks.He now has his 5th straight season with at least 10 sacks. T.J. Watt, as good as he was in 2020, was even better in 2019, and in that season, his stats and film were better situated to take down Aaron Donald. That helps your team tremendously. You can see [his] energy throughout the defense." Im not huge on individual goals, but its tough for me not to want that when I saw my brother at the height of his career win it three times. Just before halftime in that game, Garrett stripped backup quarterback Tyler Huntley, then picked up the ball and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown, the first score of his career. Not a member? Watt is a linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He said after winning the 2021 award that it was never anything personal against Donald. He also had a forced fumble in that game, giving . Watt dealt with various injuries in 2021 and was forced to miss two games, but he still had a career-best season and was rewarded with NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors.
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