The Falcons played their best defensive game of the season by a mile on Sunday, holding the Saints to just nine points in New Orleans.
Atlanta nearly doubled its 2019 sack total and contained quarterback Drew Brees for most of the game. Second-year linebacker Foye Oluokun had himself a day as well, leading the team with eight tackles in Week 10.
While his role hasn’t been as big as it was last season when the team lost Deion Jones for most of the year, Oluokun has shown in limited time that he can be a productive part of this Falcons defense.
According to Pro Football Focus, Oluokun was the team’s highest-graded defender — earning a PFF grade of 85.5:
LB Foyesade Oluokun saw 29 snaps on Sunday against the #Saints, his most all season.
Oluokun was also the highest graded #Falcons defender, recording an overall grade of 85.5.
Could we see more of him moving forward?
— PFF ATL Falcons (@PFF_Falcons) November 12, 2019
In just 29 snaps, Oluokun was able to make his presence felt, even though that accounted for only 43 percent of Atlanta’s defensive plays. It was the most the former Yale standout has played all season.
Oluokun’s role should grow going forward with the team currently 2-7 and unlikely to make the playoffs.
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