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Chiefs DL Chris Jones among league leaders in QB pressures since Week 13

#Chiefs DL Chris Jones has been one of the most productive pass rushers in the NFL since Week 13, according to Pro Football Focus.

The Kansas City Chiefs have relied on their defense to win games all season, and star lineman Chris Jones has been a key piece of the unit’s gameplan since he returned from a preseason holdout to rejoin the team in Week 2.

While it took Jones some time to get back up to speed his contributions have been crucial to Kansas City’s defensive success in recent weeks. According to Pro Football Focus, he has racked up 20 quarterback pressures since Week 13, which is tied for the best mark in the NFL among interior defensive linemen during that period.

There remains plenty of work for Jones to do if he intends to put up career-best numbers before the regular season ends in early January. In the 13 games he has played this season, Jones has tallied 7.5 sacks, which puts him in second place on Kansas City’s leaderboard in the category behind second-year pass rusher George Karlaftis.

Alabama’s Will Anderson has a ridiculous QB pressure stat

This Will Anderson stat will blow your mind

Despite reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young returning, you could make the argument that Alabama’s Will Anderson Jr. is the best returning player in all of college football.

The rising junior has been a menace to opposing offenses his first two seasons in the SEC. In his first 28 games played at the collegiate level, Anderson has a mind-blowing 41.5 tackles for loss and 24.5 sacks.

If those numbers alone do not excite you, Pro Football Focus released a stat that Anderson leads all EDGE defenders over the last three seasons with 141 total pressure, but Anderson has only played in two of those three seasons.

In 2021, Anderson led Alabama with 81 quarterback pressures, the next closest on the team was Christian Harris who had 26.

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