Notre Dame was recently credited by Sports Illustrated as being “Offensive Line U” for the stars they put in the league.
Going into 2019 Zack Martin and Quenton Nelson were established stars on the inside, even if Nelson had only played one NFL season. Ronnie Stanley was by no means a disappointment entering 2019 but he wasn’t in the territory of either of those two, either.
Then again, few are.
Ronnie Stanley didn’t just take a nice stride in 2019 though, he just an enormous leap. Pro Football Focus analyzed his season and called him the Pass Blocker of the Year at the end of the regular season. Now they’ve released information on just how great his 2019 was.
Fewest pressures allowed by OT in a single season since 2006
1. Ronnie Stanley, 2019 – 6
2. Jonathan Ogden, 2006 – 8
3. Andrew Whitworth, 2014 – 9
4. Willie Anderson, 2006 – 11 pic.twitter.com/QbLItMxf0N— PFF (@PFF) May 5, 2020
A 14 year window and no pass blocker allowed fewer pressures than Stanley did in 2019.
This is to take nothing away from Stanley because he was clearly great and a key part in Lamar Jackson stunning the league and winning the league MVP. However, it is worth noting that Stanley did miss two games for the Ravens last year and that Baltimore did run the ball 98 more times than any other team in all of the NFL last season.
That all said, Ronnie Stanley still had a monstrous season worthy of the All-Pro and Pro Bowl accolades he received.