Tristan Wirfs is no stranger to success. While a member of the Iowa Hawkeyes, he was routinely regarded as one of the best offensive linemen on their team, in the Big Ten, and ultimately proved to be one of the tops in the entire country.
It was proven when it culminated with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafting Wirfs No. 13 overall in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. Since his first day on the job, he has been extremely successful and among some of the best in the NFL.
That holds true this year as Wirfs currently boasts the lowest percentage of pressures allowed among offensive tackles in the NFL. Per Pro Football Focus, Wirfs had allowed pressure on just 1.4% of his snaps heading into the Buccaneers’ trip to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
According to PFF, Wirfs faced 19 pressure opportunities during Tampa Bay’s 20-18 loss at Pittsburgh. He allowed zero pressures or hurries. On the season, Wirfs has allowed just one pressure and one hurry on 111 total opponent opportunities. Those came in the Bucs’ opening game versus the Dallas Cowboys.
Lowest pressure percentage allowed | OTs:
đ´ââ ď¸ Tristan Wirfs – 1.4%
đŚ Lane Johnson – 1.6% pic.twitter.com/8yVOgzGXWJ— PFF (@PFF) October 14, 2022
While at Iowa, Wirfs has the honor of being the very first true freshman offensive tackle to ever start under head coach Kirk Ferentz. The breakout year for Wirfs came in 2019, his junior season, when he was recognized as a member of the First Team All-Big Ten team and the Big Ten offensive lineman of the year.
In his rookie NFL season, Wirfs allowed one sack over 20 total games that ended in him becoming a Super Bowl champion with the Bucs under all-time great quarterback Tom Brady.
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