ESPN’s Mike Clay projects Chargers’ 2021 defensive stats
Mike Clay is an NFL and fantasy football analyst at ESPN and spends a lot of time going through algorithms and formulas to project player and team stats prior to the regular season.
Recently, Clay revealed his defensive projections for the upcoming season.
Let’s take a look at how he believes the Chargers players will fare in 2021 under head coach Brandon Staley’s defense.
Defensive line
Players | Snaps | Tackles | Sacks |
724 | 48 | 3.1 | |
713 | 60 | 3.1 | |
702 | 35 | 4.5 | |
346 | 23 | 1.3 | |
130 | 9 | 0.6 |
Edge defenders
Player | Snaps | Tackles | Sacks |
897 | 66 | 10.7 | |
454 | 34 | 4.2 | |
378 | 23 | 2.7 | |
Chris Rumph II | 248 | 15 | 1.6 |
54 | 3 | 0.5 |
Linebackers
Player | Snaps | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions |
1,026 | 123 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |
486 | 66 | 0.4 | 0.5 | |
173 | 25 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
151 | 20 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Cornerbacks
Player | Snaps | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions |
Chris Harris Jr. | 994 | 66 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Michael Davis | 951 | 66 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
702 | 53 | 0.3 | 1.5 | |
270 | 19 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |
65 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
Ryan Smith | 43 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Safeties
Player | Snaps | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions |
Derwin James | 972 | 104 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
972 | 81 | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
270 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.5 | |
Mark Webb | 162 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
