Bills safeties rate near top
Posted by on December 14, 2012 – 2:57 pmProFootballFocus, which watches game tape of every team and logs statistics and unique football metrics for every player has Bills safeties Jairus Byrd and George Wilson near the top of the league in performance at the safety position.
Byrd currently ranks second in the league in overall player rating trailing only San Diego’s Eric Weddle. George Wilson places a very respectable eighth on the list, making Buffalo the only team with a pair of safeties in the top 10.
The two also ranks ninth (Wilson) and 10th (Byrd) in performance in coverage league-wide at the safety position.
Ratings
# Name Team Snaps Overall
1 Eric Weddle SD 859 22.0
2 Jairus Byrd BUF 848 21.3
3 Reshad Jones MIA 925 20.3
4 Kerry Rhodes ARZ 829 15.0
5 T.J. Ward CLV 959 14.7
6 Reggie Nelson CIN 776 11.4
6 Quintin Mikell SL 839 11.4
8 George Wilson BUF 744 9.8
9 Ryan Clark PIT 711 9.6
10 Ronde Barber TB 915 9.2
Tags: George Wilson, Jairus Byrd
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