Next Gen Stats show that Chiefs’ L’Jarius Sneed shut down the Jets’ best wide receiver
Cornerback L’Jarius Sneed had just started an interview on CBS Sports following the Chiefs’ 23-20 win over the Jets when he was interrupted by a teammate.
It was wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who put an imaginary seatbelt on Sneed.
“Lock ‘em down,” Valdes-Scantling said of Sneed.
.@NFLonCBS Postgame:
While Marquez Valdes-Scantling crashes the interview in good fun & puts "the seatbelt" on L'Jarius Sneed...
Sneed said this on Zach Wilson:
"Last couple of games he didn’t play well. He came out today and showed he belongs in the NFL." pic.twitter.com/PNMKRLMp6I— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) October 2, 2023
That’s just what Sneed did to Garrett Wilson, the Jets’ best wide receiver. Although Wilson caught nine passes for 60 yards on Sunday, he had just two receptions for 20 yards on six targets when guarded by Sneed, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats.
Sneed was lined up against Wilson on 60% of his routes.
L'Jarius Sneed aligned across from Garrett Wilson on 24 of 40 routes (60.0%), aligning in press coverage on half of them (12).
Sneed allowed just 2 receptions for 20 yards on 6 targets to Wilson (3 tight windows).#KCvsNYJ | #ChiefsKingdom— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 2, 2023
Here are a couple of highlights from Sunday’s game of Sneed covering Wilson, who was the NFL’s offensive rookie of the year in 2022.
On one pass play, Sneed never let Wilson get past the line of scrimmage.
SNEED JUST MURDERED WILSON pic.twitter.com/2qgeIOuynI
— . (@TreKnowsBall) October 2, 2023
The #Chiefs dial up a blitz on 3rd & 5, and #Jets QB Zach Wilson's pass to Garrett Wilson falls incomplete. CB L'Jarius Sneed was covering Wilson. #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/qDcVzQNqoZ
— Devon Clements (@DevclemNFL) October 2, 2023
The big game by Sneed continued a season trend.
Next Gen Stats said Sneed has a 72.4% coverage success rate, which is third-best in the NFL. However, the completion percentage is wrong in this X message (14 out of 20 isn’t 48.3%).
L'Jarius Sneed has allowed fewer than half of his targets (14 of 20, 48.3%) to be caught this season.
Sneed as Nearest Defender (2023)
Target EPA: -14.1 (3rd in NFL)
Comp Pct: 48.3% (3rd, min. 20 targets)
Coverage Success Rate: 72.4% (3rd)#ChiefsKingdom— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) October 2, 2023
