Offseason coverage relies on TruMedia

The Athletic continues to use TruMedia’s PFF-powered research platform extensively in offseason coverage of teams including:

Seahawks: “Seattle is likely attracted to his physical tools. (Akhello) Witherspoon is 6-foot-3 with long arms and a 4.45 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine. He hasn’t gotten his hands on the ball much, totaling just 24 passes defensed in his career. That ranks 93rd since 2017, with only four interceptions. In 2020, Witherspoon had four passes defensed in 203 coverage snaps (per TruMedia) and one interception – all in San Francisco’s final three games.”

49ers: “Although (Alex) Mack may have lost a step since his dominant prime, he’s still a solid pass protector who allowed only one sack over 633 pass-blocking snaps in 2020, per TruMedia. Mack will mark a surefire improvement for a 49ers’ center situation that endured a few disasters in 2020. By the end of the season, the 49ers were starting their fourth-string center, Daniel Brunskill. This also created a big issue at right guard, Brunskill’s original position.”

Giants: “(Leonard) Williams, who turns 27 in June, recorded a career-high 11.5 sacks in 2020. Per TruMedia, his 12.7 percent pressure rate ranked among the league’s top-five interior defensive linemen. Williams has also been a stout run defender throughout his entire career, which began with the New York Jets in 2015. The Giants traded a third- and fifth-round pick for him in October of 2019.”