Also, despite him not being a high usage player, Green’s impressive off-ball play, hustle and athleticism on putbacks has resulted in him placing in and 97th percentiles the past two seasons with Chicago in points per shot attempt, per Cleaning The Glass.

Source: https://kingjamesgospel.com/2023/07/30/potential-cavs-target-sneaky-good-defensive-signing/

His aviation acumen makes him that much more versatile as an off-ball role player.

Source: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2023/2/27/23616813/trey-murphy-iii-new-orleans-pelicans-analysis-breakdown

Holcomb has been solid as an every-down player in Washington the last two seasons, but Roberts and Muse have primarily been rotational players,” Clay writes regarding the off-ball linebacker group.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/06/steelers-projected-starting-lineup-lands-inside-top-half-of-espns-nfl-roster-rankings/

Originally drafted as an off-ball linebacker/hybrid edge rusher, Parsons’ workload as a pass rusher heavily increased from 307 snaps in 2021 to 488 snaps in 2022 and, as a result, his impact was even greater.

Source: https://deadspin.com/best-nfl-players-under-25-parsons-jefferson-chase-1850475026

Similarly to Raul Neto, one of his former teammates on the Utah Jazz (just like Donovan Mitchell), Rubio is especially active off-ball.

Source: https://kingjamesgospel.com/2023/01/12/help-cavs-rubio-area-might-flying-radar-bit/

The Bears are young with their off-ball linebacking corps thanks to trading away in the middle of the 2022 season.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/bears-come-out-swinging-as-legal-tampering-period-opens

The other five selections this week went to defensive players, as off-ball linebackers and safeties round out our Database for this week.

Source: https://www.dailynorseman.com/2023/3/12/23636886/2023-minnesota-vikings-mock-draft-database-v3-0-2023-nfl-draft

This also meant that we saw Patrick Johnston as an off-ball linebacker, which was also weird.

Source: https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2023/12/21/24010179/eagles-film-review-some-good-bad-matt-patricia-first-game-philadelphia-kelee-ringo-sean-desai-sydney

We mentioned this briefly earlier, but Ivey hasn’t flashed the off-ball acumen of his colleague Shaedon Sharpe.

Source: https://fansided.com/2023/03/31/jaden-ivey-perfect-partner-cade-cunningham/

When the Pittsburgh Steelers signed LB Cole Holcomb in free agency, they were looking for someone to finally stabilize the off-ball linebacker position after years of subpar play.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/09/huge-benefit-to-this-talented-defense-cole-holcomb-named-one-of-nfls-most-impactful-free-agent-additions/

While I think Smith probably projects better as an off-ball linebacker, it’s interesting to see these guys get lighter and lighter.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/03/12-steelers-related-takeaways-from-the-2023-nfl-scouting-combine/

Young said Loyd’s off-ball movement makes her a difficult player to mark, and it takes the entire team’s focus to contain the All-Star guard’s offense.

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/aces/3-takeways-from-aces-win-maintaining-control-of-no-1-seed-2898564/