Joe Schobert did not have his best season in 2018. The Browns linebacker will be the first to tell you that. But Schobert was still good enough to merit inclusion in Touchdown Wire’s list of the Top 11 linebackers in the NFL.
After listing off his analytical statistics for 2018 — which were still pretty good despite falling back from his Pro Bowl 2017, thanks in no small part due to playing through injuries — analyst Doug Farrar lays out why Schobert is in the top tier of LBs in the NFL right now,
A technically proficient and efficiently violent tackler, Schobert also excels when defending the pass because he’s very aware of spacing and coverage concepts, and he has the closing speed to careen in on receivers to limit big plays. The shot-caller on Cleveland’s defense, Schobert’s value is absolute.
Schobert is healthy again and poised to get back to his Pro Bowl form and being arguably the best coverage LB in the league.
