Top Returning Safeties (passer rating against)

[Utah]

Big 12: 65×2-TCU, 77-WVU

Big 10: Indiana – 48×2, Minn – 55

ACC: VT – 48, WF – 59×2

PAC 12: UTAH (Hansen) – 48, Arizona (Flannigan-Flowes) – 59, UCLA – 59 (Pickett)

SEC: Couldn’t find the tweet. 

The Indiana Safeties were 48.1 and 48.2 and Hansen was 48.5 for third best in the country. 

When you consider how little the Big 10 throws the ball, how much the PAC-12 throws the ball and the fact that the PAC-12 QB’s a a million times better than the Big 10, that is pretty impressive for Hansen. 

[KiYi-Ute]

This is awesome. Thanks for taking the time to do the research! +1

[FtheY]

Agreed. Thanks Utah. 

[UteThunder]

Yeah, the Indiana safeties faced some pretty bad passing offenses. 11 of their 13 opponents ranked #66 or worse in passing yards per game last year.

#122 Rutgers, #113 Wake Forest, #106 Maryland, #103 Wisconsin, #86 Nebraska, #85 Michigan, #81 Ohio State, #78 Utah, #74 Michigan State, #69 FIU, #66 Ball State

For comparison, 8 of Utah’s 13 opponents were ranked #47 or better in average passing yards per game.

#4 Cal, #19 UCLA, #25 USC, #28 Indiana, #31 Oregon, #39 Arizona State, #41 Washington, #47 Colorado

[rudeute]

Picket from UCLA wins for best name for a safety though!