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They already have and he can thank Pro Football Focus for that. If nobody noticed his supersonic play against future Hall-of-Fame Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown in two games last season, where PFF had Jackson breaking up four of seven targets without allowing Brown a reception, then the web site’s oft re-tweeted gem of the offseason did after it ranked him its No. 1 cover corner:
“(Jackson) allowed a passer rating of just 36.1 when targeted; lower than if the quarterback had just thrown the ball away every snap instead. He allowed just over a third of passes thrown his way to be caught (34.9 percent).”
PFF 2017 Grade: Overall Grade 89.2 #8 Overall CB
PFF Complete Analysis from what Hobson was quoting:
William Jackson III
If you combine half a dozen advanced cornerback coverage metrics you could make the case that William Jackson III had the greatest statistical season PFF has seen over the past 12 seasons.
Missing his entire rookie season due to injury, Jackson’s first NFL action came in 2017, and for some reason the Bengals didn’t employ him as a full-time player despite clear evidence he was the best coverage player in their secondary.
He allowed just 34.9 percent of passes thrown his way to be caught (the best mark in the league), a passer rating of 36.1 (the second-best), just 0.4 yards per coverage snap (by far the best) and went 26.4 snaps in coverage for every catch he surrendered – five more than any other corner.
What really seals the case for Jackson though is his performance against Antonio Brown. Across two games, Jackson covered Brown extensively, and on seven targets did not allow Brown to catch the ball, breaking up four of those targets.
PFF Ranks him as the 42nd best player coming into the season. No more underestimating William Jackson this season. he has some high expectations set upon him. Hopefully we have a pretty good defense this year. I think we have some pretty good players every where on defense. Just have to see where our offense has come in a year, but I am excited about that as well, especially seeing how the revamped Oline and Mixon do.
They already have and he can thank Pro Football Focus for that. If nobody noticed his supersonic play against future Hall-of-Fame Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown in two games last season, where PFF had Jackson breaking up four of seven targets without allowing Brown a reception, then the web site’s oft re-tweeted gem of the offseason did after it ranked him its No. 1 cover corner:
“(Jackson) allowed a passer rating of just 36.1 when targeted; lower than if the quarterback had just thrown the ball away every snap instead. He allowed just over a third of passes thrown his way to be caught (34.9 percent).”
PFF 2017 Grade: Overall Grade 89.2 #8 Overall CB
PFF Complete Analysis from what Hobson was quoting:
William Jackson III
If you combine half a dozen advanced cornerback coverage metrics you could make the case that William Jackson III had the greatest statistical season PFF has seen over the past 12 seasons.
Missing his entire rookie season due to injury, Jackson’s first NFL action came in 2017, and for some reason the Bengals didn’t employ him as a full-time player despite clear evidence he was the best coverage player in their secondary.
He allowed just 34.9 percent of passes thrown his way to be caught (the best mark in the league), a passer rating of 36.1 (the second-best), just 0.4 yards per coverage snap (by far the best) and went 26.4 snaps in coverage for every catch he surrendered – five more than any other corner.
What really seals the case for Jackson though is his performance against Antonio Brown. Across two games, Jackson covered Brown extensively, and on seven targets did not allow Brown to catch the ball, breaking up four of those targets.
PFF Ranks him as the 42nd best player coming into the season. No more underestimating William Jackson this season. he has some high expectations set upon him. Hopefully we have a pretty good defense this year. I think we have some pretty good players every where on defense. Just have to see where our offense has come in a year, but I am excited about that as well, especially seeing how the revamped Oline and Mixon do.
