What Hidden Defensive Weapon Could Make Ohio State Unstoppable Against Notre Dame?
Meanwhile, Downs patrols his safety spot across from Lathan Ransom. As great as every other player discussed has been, Downs is the best player on the unit and probably on the whole team. Nobody has played more than his 822 snaps, and there’s more or less nothing the Buckeyes ask of Downs (including returning punts quite well!) that he does not give them.
The most telling number about Downs’ season is 20: That’s how many times opposing QBs have targeted him on his 312 coverage snaps, for a team-low targeted rate of 6.4%. Only five safeties in the country were targeted less on more than 300 coverage snaps. And only one allowed better than Downs’ 7.7 expected yards per target, and only seven had more than his 17 run stuffs.


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