Top Defensive Returnees 2022 - B10 West

[BIG ERN]

Sacks

Wisconsin: Nick Herbig 9

Iowa: Lukas Van Ness 7

Iowa: Joe Evans 7

Minnesota: Thomas Rush 5.5 

Nebraska: Garret Nelson 5

 

Tackles

Iowa: Jack Campbell 140 

Nebraska: Luke Reimer 108

Iowa: Seth Benson 105

Nebraska: Nick Henrich 99

Northwestern: Bryce Gallagher 90 

 

Interceptions:

Iowa: Riley Moss 4, Jermari Harris 4 

Purdue: Cam Allen 4

Wisconsin: John Torchio 3, Collin Wilder 3

Purdue: Dedrick Mackey 3

Minnesota: Tyler Nubin 3

 

 

[lo country]

Sacks and INT's would definitely help the D.  Saw Nelson say he wanted the D to average 1 more sack/game.  Last year averaged 1.67.  If we are getting more sacks it would mean more pressures.  Hoping this would generate more INT's...

[Decoy73]

Well,  Iowa’s certainly retuning some dudes on D.  Going to be tough scoring on them once again.  Terrific.  

[UniversalMartin]

33 minutes ago, Decoy73 said:

Well,  Iowa’s certainly retuning some dudes on D.  Going to be tough scoring on them once again.  Terrific.  

One thing with Iowa, their pass rushers look fluid ours for the most part look robotic in movement (stiff)

[UniversalMartin]

In obvious passing downs I would put Nelson in the interior at times

[admo]

9 hours ago, BIG ERN said:

Sacks

Wisconsin: Nick Herbig 9

Iowa: Lukas Van Ness 7

Iowa: Joe Evans 7

Minnesota: Thomas Rush 5.5 

Nebraska: Garret Nelson 5

 

Tackles

Iowa: Jack Campbell 140 

Nebraska: Luke Reimer 108

Iowa: Seth Benson 105

Nebraska: Nick Henrich 99

Northwestern: Bryce Gallagher 90 

 

Interceptions:

Iowa: Riley Moss 4, Jermari Harris 4 

Purdue: Cam Allen 4

Wisconsin: John Torchio 3, Collin Wilder 3

Purdue: Dedrick Mackey 3

Minnesota: Tyler Nubin 3

 

 

We knew this coming in.  With Chin's defensive scheme, this is where most of the tacking comes from.  Reimer, Heinrich and Nelson (OLB/DE).  

 

Personally, I think too much is dependent on LR and HH (inside backers).

[84HuskerLaw]

9 hours ago, admo said:

We knew this coming in.  With Chin's defensive scheme, this is where most of the tacking comes from.  Reimer, Heinrich and Nelson (OLB/DE).  

 

Personally, I think too much is dependent on LR and HH (inside backers).

I’ve always felt the top tacklers were supposed to be LBs and DEs.  That was before all the pass happy offenses too. Now I guess the secondary is doing more tackling assuming completions anyway.  Still, if run plays account for over half the plays where a tackle is needed, the primary tacklers should be the front 7 unless options and lots of outside / wide runs occur.  That stresses the run support by the safeties and corners.