Turk Wharton having himself a nice year so far

[RunKC]

Low key one of the big parts of the defense this year. Dude has done a nice job pushing IOL into the QB and winning 1v1’s.

🚨Holy shit alert🚨: Tershawn Wharton is currently 3rd among all NFL starting DTs in pass-rush win rate at 16.1%. He's winning at a higher rate than Dexter Lawrence and Vita Vea right now. The KC D-line has desperately needed him to step up and he's more than delivered.

— Adam Best (@Arrowhead_Adam) October 9, 2024

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by staylor26

Still only 26, so just entering his prime too. Hope we can bring him back.

I wish but I think they’re gonna pour a lot of money into Trey, Bolton and McDuffie

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Womble

Now imagine how much better we'd be if FAU actually stepped up on the edge. O-lines would be getting destroyed up the middle and on both ends.

FAU is getting more snaps every game and is making plays finally. Looking way better than last year.

[Womble]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

FAU is getting more snaps every game and is making plays finally. Looking way better than last year.

Whilst I'd agree to some extent with both of those points, his snap count is probably only higher because Omenihu is out. Despite Danna being bad, FAU is still only getting around 20% of defensive snaps (bar the game Danna was out for). Here's the snap counts for both the beginning of thie 2024 season and the end of last season:





If FAU doesn't start seeing his snaps significantly increase at the expense of Danna's by the time Omenihu gets back then his snap percentage will almost certainly go back to less than 10%, which is pretty disappointing considering he's a first round pick. I get that it often takes DEs longer to adjust to the NFL but if he's barely on the field then that becomes harder.