Description
- Position
- DT
- Team
- LAR
- Status
- RET
- Born
- 1991-05-23
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 280 lb
- College
- Pittsburgh
- Draft
- 2014 · R1 · Pick 13 · LAR
- Rookie yr
- 2014
Contract
EXPIRED
- APY
- $31.7M/yr
- Total
- $95.0M
- Guaranteed
- $46.5M
- % of cap
- 15.2%
- Term
- 2022–2025 (3y)
Value#387/432
1.88DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
10 seasons
| Seasons | 10 2014–2023 |
| Games | 153 |
| Tackles | 500 |
| Sacks | 111.0 |
| TFL | 163 |
| INT | 0 |
| Year | Tm | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | Sk | QBH | TFL | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Prss | Hrry | P→S% | MTkl | MT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LAR | 16 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 8.0 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 25.8% | 5 | 8.6% |
| 2022 | LAR | 11 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 5.0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | 2 | 3.9% |
| 2021 | LAR | 17 | 30 | 46 | 76 | 12.5 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 16 | 30.5% | 6 | 6.7% |
| 2020DPOY | LAR | 15 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 13.5 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 30.0% | 2 | 4.3% |
| 2019 | LAR | 16 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 12.5 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 32 | 22.7% | 6 | 11.1% |
| 2018DPOY | LAR | 16 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 20.5 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 29.3% | 6 | 9.2% |
| 2017DPOY | LAR | 14 | 30 | 9 | 39 | 11.0 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | LAR | 16 | 33 | 11 | 44 | 8.0 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | LAR | 16 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 11.0 | 37 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014DROY | LAR | 16 | 35 | 10 | 45 | 9.0 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
| Stat | Career | Since '99 | Led | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 111 | 19th | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Solo Tkl | 297 | 386th | — | — | — |
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 430 peers
Sk/g
0.591
QBH/g
1.496
TFL/g
0.998
FF/g
061
Solo/g
1.462
PlayerMedian (50th)
Awards & Honors
| NFL Defensive Player of the Year | 3× | 2017, 2018, 2020 |
| NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year | 2014 |
Postseason
team record · since 1999
| Round | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 7 | 4 |
| Conf. Championship | 2 | 0 |
| Super Bowl | 1 | 1 |
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
| Stat | Game | When | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 9 | 2015 Wk1 vs SEA | 76'21 |
| Sacks | 4 | 2018 Wk7 vs SF | 20.5'18 |
| TFL | 5 | 2018 Wk7 vs SF | 24'18 |
| INT | 0 | 2014 Wk1 vs MIN | 0'14 |
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2023 · stat-profile similarity
Season Timeline
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Consistency
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Pass-Rush Productivity
pressure profile
| Yr | Prss | Hrry | QBHit | Sacks | P→S% | Prss/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '23 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 8.0 | 25.8% | 1.9 |
| '22 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 5.0 | 31.3% | 1.5 |
| '21 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 12.5 | 30.5% | 2.4 |
| '20 | 45 | 14 | 28 | 13.5 | 30.0% | 3.0 |
| '19 | 55 | 32 | 24 | 12.5 | 22.7% | 3.4 |
| '18 | 70 | 30 | 41 | 20.5 | 29.3% | 4.4 |
P→S% = sacks per pressure (low % + high pressures → sack regression upside)
Pass-Rush Profile
2025 · vs 430 peers
Pressures
3195
Sacks
892
QB Hits
2397
Hurries
890
Run Stuffing
1598
PlayerMedian (50th)
News
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