After Seattle Seahawks edge rusher Uchenna Nwosu was sidelined in 2023, the team allowed two more yards per carry to running backs. That can't happen in 2024.
But when Nwosu suffered a torn pectoral muscle in Week 7 of the 2023 season, and was ultimately ruled out for the season, a more subtle strength of the now-seventh-year pro bubbled up to the surface: his run defense.
In Seattle’s 2023 Week 1 game against the Rams, Nwosu was Pro Football Focus’ second highest-graded edge defender in run defense at 85.2. He was fourth in Week 2 , and 10th overall from weeks 1–7 before his injury . From weeks 8 to18, Seattle gave up 134.2 rushing yards per game to running backs on an average helping of 26.4 carries - 2.13 yards more than before Nwosu was sidelined - every time a running back was handed the ball. Not only did opponents begin to run the ball more against the Seahawks, but they also became wildly more effective while doing it. Running backs gashed Seattle for 100-plus yards in seven of 11 games in that span.
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