Calijah Kancey

DE · Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings · 46 graded snaps

Detrimental

Kancey struggled to hold ground at the point of attack against the run, suffering repeated gap losses that outweighed occasional high-effort and penetration flashes.

Pass rush6027Run defense5414Special teams605

The full breakdown

Kancey's 57.3 grade was weighed down by a rough run defense performance (54 grade), as he repeatedly surrendered his gap and got washed out of plays. Early in the game, he was consistently driven off the ball by double teams (Q1 14:11) and sealed along the front (Q1 13:30, Q2 12:11), and later gave up a crucial conversion on 4th & 1 when he was washed inside (Q4 06:08). His pass rush was mostly quiet (60 grade), though he made a great hustle play disengaging to chase down a completion on the sideline (Q3 06:58). While he displayed his trademark quickness with a swim-move stop in the backfield (Q2 11:29), it wasn't enough to balance out the steady losses in the ground game.

Strengths

Quick interior swim move
High-motor pursuit in space

Weaknesses

Anchoring against double teams
Getting washed down against zone runs
Shedding blocks at the line

Plays that moved the grade

+1.5Q2 11:29, 2nd & 5Fired off with a quick swim move to cleanly beat the left guard and make a run tackle for a 1-yard gain.
+1Q3 06:58, 2nd & 15Disengaged from his pass rush and showed great hustle sprinting to the sideline to make the tackle on T.J. Hockenson.
-0.5Q4 06:08, 4th & 1Got washed inside by Christian Darrisaw on an inside zone run, conceding his gap on a Minnesota first-down conversion.

Every graded snap · 10 wins or losses, 36 routine

-0.5Q1 14:54 · 1 & 10 · Pass rushUnable to generate any push or shed the block of the left tackle.
-0.5Q1 14:11 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseGets driven off the ball by the double team from the left tackle and left guard.
-0.5Q1 13:30 · 2 & 2 · Run defenseGets washed down the line by the left guard and is unable to hold his gap against the run.
-0.5Q2 12:11 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseGets caught in a double team by the right tackle and tight end, getting washed down inside and losing his gap.
+1.5Q2 11:29 · 2 & 5 · Run defenseFires off the ball and uses a quick swim move to instantly beat the left guard. Penetrates the backfield and makes the tackle for a minimal gain.
-0.5Q2 01:39 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseGets sealed inside by the left guard and is unable to fight across the block to disrupt the pulling scheme.
-0.5Q2 01:10 · 3 & 4 · Pass rushAttempted to bull rush the B-gap but was stonewalled by the left guard.

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