Chase Young makes an instant impact in Saints debut

The New Orleans Saints brought Chase Young in with one clear intention in mind: amplify the pass rush. In his first game with the Black and Gold, he achieved this objective. It’s admittedly a small sample size against a poor Carolina Panthers offensive line, but so far he has done what the Saints brought him in to do.

You may look at the box score and question this sentiment because Young didn’t register a sack. Per NFL Next Gen Stats, however, Young recorded six pressures. That was the best on the team and better than double the next closest player on the team.

This is the desired effect everyone hoped for. Pressures are like the forgotten child of the pass rush family at times, but they help tell the full story of how well a player is getting after the quarterback. Disruption is production.

Those pressures will need to turn into sacks eventually, but for the season debut it’s a good start.