Player·
Kwity Paye
Kwity Paye
DE · LV
27 yrs
Michigan
Description
Position
DE
Team
LV
Status
ACT
Born
1998-11-19
Age
27
Height
6'3"
Weight
265 lb
College
Michigan
Draft
2021 · R1 · Pick 21 · IND
Rookie yr
2021
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$16.0M/yr
Total
$48.0M
Guaranteed
$25.7M
% of cap
5.3%
Term
2026–2029 (3y)
Value#383/432
1.97DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
5 seasons
Seasons5 2021–2025
Games71
Tackles185
Sacks30.5
TFL35
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.001.153.040.00+1.15
QB Hits5.9511.821.19.00+2.83
Sacks1.847.9513.94.00+3.95
Solo Tackles13.421.030.114.0+7.04
Tackles for Loss2.628.1414.26.00+2.14
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2025IND161424384.09601000231417.4%511.4%
2024IND142212348.012100110022936.4%36.8%
2023IND162021418.5960020017650.0%00.0%
2022IND113113446.010100000019931.6%12.2%
2021IND141216284.01030110016525.0%13.0%
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2020Michigan12122.00
2019Michigan26266.50
2018Michigan21212.01
2017Michigan01.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks30.5218th
Solo Tkl991344th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.375
QBH/g
0.673
TFL/g
0.466
FF/g
066
Solo/g
0.935
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles92022 Wk13 vs DAL44'22
Sacks22022 Wk1 vs HOU8.5'23
TFL22022 Wk1 vs HOU10'22
INT02021 Wk1 vs SEA0'21
Athletic Profile
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2025 · stat-profile similarity