(S24) - PT 3 - Midseason Mania

[IsaStarcrossed]

After a quick glance through the Yeti roster, the only player I can say I genuinely feel like is solidly in the race for an award is Thor Kirkby. I think with a couple more clutch games, Kirkby could be looking at winning safety of the year. Kirkby is currently sitting 41 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, an interception, 7 sacks, three pass deflections, a safety, and a defensive touchdown. Lets look a the safety and the touchdown alone. Between the two that is 9 points, which currently makes him the highest scoring defensive player in the league. He is also the only defensive player to have scored twice this season. More than that, he is currently on pace to lead the league in forced turnovers. He is sitting at three total right now and the lead league is at four. He is also currently in second place in sacks as a defensive back. He has more sacks than any defensive lineman or linebacker in the entire league, which is huge for Kirkby. He doesn't have many stats in the passing game with his pass deflections overall low, but he also doesn't have many tackles compared to others of his position. What this tells me is that Kirkby isn't allowing many passes as he isn't having to chase down receivers and tackle them. He is being given limited chances and is making the most of the chances he is given. He's started off with an explosive season and I hope to see it continue.