Jaquan Brisker

SS · Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals · 60 graded snaps

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Brisker delivered impactful downhill tackling and strong box run defense, but his grade was capped by surrendering a seam touchdown in deep coverage.

Jaquan Brisker film grade: 67: share card

Coverage6347Run defense7313

The full breakdown

Brisker shined near the line of scrimmage, finishing with a solid 73 run defense grade driven by plays like his fourth-quarter run stuff on third-and-2 against Samaje Perine (Q4 14:18). He consistently attacked short passes with strong pursuit and tackling, including an early open-field stop on Colston Young (Q1 13:02). However, his coverage grade remained at 63 because of a critical breakdown in deep coverage on fourth-and-2 (Q4 13:33), where he reacted late to Mike Gesicki's seam route for a 25-yard touchdown.

Strengths

Downhill trigger and open-field tackling
Physical box run support
Rallying to underneath completions

Weaknesses

Deep half seam coverage

Plays that moved the grade

+1.5Q4 14:18, 3rd & 2Diagnosed the run pre-snap and drove into the off-tackle lane to stop Perine at the line of scrimmage.
-1Q4 13:33, 4th & 2Reacted late from deep half coverage to allow Mike Gesicki to split the seam for a 25-yard touchdown.
+1Q1 13:02, 1st & 10Read the quick release instantly and drove downhill to tackle Young cleanly for a 2-yard gain.

Every graded snap · 8 wins or losses, 52 routine

+1Q1 13:02 · 1 & 10 · CoverageReads Burrow's quick release instantly, drives downhill with great burst, and wraps up Young cleanly for just a 2-yard gain.
+0.5Q1 12:25 · 2 & 8 · Run defenseTriggers quickly from the second level and assists Queen in bringing down Brown to prevent an even bigger gain.
+0.5Q2 11:08 · 3 & 9 · CoveragePursued aggressively to the flat to combine with Ramsey on the stop short of the first down.
+0.8Q2 01:15 · 1 & 10 · CoverageReads Burrow's eyes immediately, breaks downhill aggressively from the second level, and makes the primary tackle on Chase.
+1Q3 09:36 · 2 & 10 · Run defenseTriggers aggressively from intermediate depth to fill the alley and make a solid form tackle on Chase Brown.
+0.5Q3 02:37 · 1 & 10 · CoverageTriggers downhill instantly from his deep alignment as the pass is thrown and makes a sure tackle at the 50.
+1.5Q4 14:18 · 3 & 2 · Run defenseQuickly diagnosed the run pre-snap and drove downhill instantly into the off-tackle lane, meeting the running back at the line of scrimmage for no gain.

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