Quarterbacks getting sacked is clearly an impactful soccer stat. There are a mess of the way this will happen, with the uncooked sack quantity missing context. I had the thought to have a look at and supply simply that, beginning with a brand new QB Allowed Sack Price stat.
The method is kind of easy: (QB Personal Sacks Allowed/Complete QB Sacks). Utilizing this, together with different knowledge from Professional Soccer Focus (PFF), the purpose is to get a extra full image of sacks on quarterbacks. And, per regular, specializing in the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Here’s a visible of QBs with a minimal of 100 allowed stress dropbacks and their QB allowed sack charges in 2025:
Finding Aaron Rodgers on the visible, issues positively might have been higher, however they had been removed from the worst both. His 37.9-percent QB allowed sack fee ranked nineteenth out of the 28 qualifying gamers.
Rodgers was sacked 29 instances final season for a stronger twelfth rank. So Pittsburgh did a pleasant job general of limiting sacks. However we acquire context when taking a look at QB personal sacks allowed, which PFF charged Rodgers with 11 (T-Fifteenth).
Compared, the Rams’ Matthew Stafford had the perfect QB allowed sack fee in 2025. He had the one single-digit end result at simply 8.7 p.c and was sacked 23 instances, with solely two charged to him.
On the opposite facet of the coin, Giants QB Jaxson Dart had worst end result (considerably). He was sacked 35 instances however charged with a whopping 24 of them for an unpleasant 68.6-percent QB sack allowed fee. This greater than doubled practically half of the listing of qualifiers.
There are a number of methods a sack will be charged to a quarterback. One is holding onto the ball. Rodgers did have one of many quickest time-to-throw numbers within the league final season, which helped restrict complete sacks.
One other is the power to flee. At this stage of his profession, that clearly isn’t Rodgers’ recreation anymore. So in these phrases, a fast time to throw is a pleasant solution to masks this, although there have been complaints from followers (together with myself at instances). However when Rogers held onto the ball, his passing outcomes suffered, together with sacks in comparison with his friends. Maybe that’s one other examine I can present quickly.
Hopefully Rodgers can enhance on the QB allowed sack fee in 2026 and restrict the variety of sacks that he might have helped keep away from.
Now let’s have a look at different offensive positions. After all, pressures are the predecessors to sacks. So, I needed to incorporate PFF’s charting of charges of every place with some accountability for permitting stress. Here’s a chart of that knowledge for Pittsburgh:
First, tight finish and different (OTH = non-OL/TEs) prime the chart, however they clearly go block far lower than offensive lineman. Within the different class, RB Jaylen Warren had probably the most pass-blocking alternatives. As a unit, the Steelers ranked first in blocking for the qualifying QBs I offered earlier. Props to that group, and hopefully it continues.
Whereas the tight finish share appears to be like wholesome, that group ranked 21 of the 28 qualifiers, led in snaps by Darnell Washington. He’s identified for his blocking however extra so within the run recreation. Hopefully he can develop as a go blocker.
Right here’s how the OL positions ranked blocking for Rodgers, and the gamers who led in blocking snaps as nicely:
C: third – Zach Frazier
RT: 14th – Troy Fautanu
LG: 18th – Isaac Seumalo
LT: twenty second – Broderick Jones
RG: twenty third – Mason McCormick
A really spectacular end result from Frazier, who began all 17 video games final season. The 7.6-percent positional stress fee was by far the perfect amongst Steelers offensive linemen. One other avenue to reward Frazier’s resume in his younger profession up to now.
Left guard was the next-best positional stress fee, with Seumalo the snap chief in 2025. However a 3rd rank factors to guards typically having stronger numbers, and he’s now not a Steeler.
Proper sort out and quarterback tied for the next spot. Proper sort out ranked second finest for Pittsburgh, with Fautanu main the way in which in snaps. The underside two outcomes had been proper guard, the place Mason McCormick performed, and left sort out.
Left sort out was a revolving door in 2025, which is one issue to contemplate when gauging the Steelers’ worst (25.2 p.c) positional stress fee. Broderick Jones led the way in which in left sort out blocking alternatives, for what it’s value, and a neck harm leaves his fast future in query. Then there’s the shuffling of different OL spots too.
Indicators are pointing to Frazier being the one starter to stay on the identical place in 2026. There’s additionally the huge change in teaching workers, together with the Steelers having two new offensive line coaches. That’s lots of projection, therefore this examine to see what it’d imply for subsequent season.
If Fautanu does certainly transfer to left sort out, the probabilities of that stress fee bettering (well being allowing) appear good given his school expertise there and above-the-line NFL play to date. The guard spot reverse McCormick is up for grabs, and the most important unknown given all the brand new gamers. Proper sort out is one other wild card, with a starter positively not written in ink but.
No matter the way it shakes out by way of offensive line positions, jelling rapidly might be important. Rodgers with an improved QB allowed sack fee might additionally assist tremendously. Right here’s to hoping that’s the case proper out of the gate in 2026, because the linemen acquire expertise collectively towards some powerful competitors.
