- Atlanta Falcons C Alex Mack has made an impressive start to the season. His overall grade of 94.0 through three games is comfortably the highest grade among both centers and all other offensive linemen.
- In 2016 Mack, who was in his first season with the Falcons, had an overall grade of 88.7 that ranked fourth among 38 centers in the league.
- Mack’s strength has been in the running game, where he has posted a run-block grade of 94.2 enabling Devonta Freeman, currently the league’s second-highest-graded running back, to excel.
- He has also performed well in the passing game, and participated in 102 passing snaps, allowing just one quarterback pressure, resulting in a hurry, equating to a pass-blocking efficiency of 99.3 (measuring pressure allowed on a per-snap basis with weighting toward sacks allowed), the third-highest among 33 eligible centers.