The Artful Dodger
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Why Myles Garrett is considered as being so much better than Derek Barnett. There was a recent article put out by a "draft guru" (Dane Brugler), that said Garrett is by far the best prospect in the '17 draft and there is a drop-off after him.
Besides sacks, which Garrett only leads DB by 3.5 over two years (22.5-19), Barnett leads in almost every other statistical category. Most notably tackles and tackles for loss.
In their two years:
Barnett-142 tackles and 33 TFL
Garrett- 108 tackles and 32 TFL
I've had this conversation with a couple aggies and they argue that Garrett is double-teamed constantly. My response is "What elite D-end isn't double-teamed?" If anything Barnett saw more double-teams than Garrett, especially after Maggitt went out. Barnett didn't have the luxury of having a Daeshon Hall on the other end. Vareen is good, but doesn't have the talent of Hall. Also, Barnett's production against SEC competition has been better, while Garrett has gotten a large chunk of his production verses weak OOC teams. Garrett most definitely passes the eye test. He is a physical freak and a very gifted pass rusher, but I think that there is a strong argument to be made that Barnett is just as good and the numbers back that up.
Besides sacks, which Garrett only leads DB by 3.5 over two years (22.5-19), Barnett leads in almost every other statistical category. Most notably tackles and tackles for loss.
In their two years:
Barnett-142 tackles and 33 TFL
Garrett- 108 tackles and 32 TFL
I've had this conversation with a couple aggies and they argue that Garrett is double-teamed constantly. My response is "What elite D-end isn't double-teamed?" If anything Barnett saw more double-teams than Garrett, especially after Maggitt went out. Barnett didn't have the luxury of having a Daeshon Hall on the other end. Vareen is good, but doesn't have the talent of Hall. Also, Barnett's production against SEC competition has been better, while Garrett has gotten a large chunk of his production verses weak OOC teams. Garrett most definitely passes the eye test. He is a physical freak and a very gifted pass rusher, but I think that there is a strong argument to be made that Barnett is just as good and the numbers back that up.