Description
- Position
- DE
- Team
- PIT
- Status
- ACT
- Born
- 1994-10-11
- Age
- 31
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 252 lb
- College
- Wisconsin
- Draft
- 2017 · R1 · Pick 30 · PIT
- Rookie yr
- 2017
Contract
ACTIVE
- APY
- $41.0M/yr
- Total
- $123M
- Guaranteed
- $108M
- % of cap
- 14.7%
- Term
- 2025–2028 (3y)
Value#379/432
2DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
9 seasons
| Seasons | 9 2017–2025 |
| Games | 134 |
| Tackles | 469 |
| Sacks | 115.0 |
| TFL | 131 |
| INT | 9 |
2026 Projection
| Stat | Floor | Median | Ceiling | vs ’25 | Δ | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 0.16 | 0.77 | 1.81 | 2.00 | -1.23 | |
| Sacks | 5.49 | 10.0 | 16.8 | 7.00 | +3.00 | |
| Assist Tackles | 16.4 | 27.8 | 45.8 | 32.0 | -4.21 | |
| Solo Tackles | 16.6 | 28.0 | 41.2 | 21.0 | +6.97 | |
| Tackles for Loss | 4.44 | 13.4 | 23.7 | 10.0 | +3.39 |
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
| Year | Tm | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | Sk | QBH | TFL | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Prss | Hrry | P→S% | MTkl | MT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 14 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 7.0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 25.9% | 5 | 8.3% |
| 2024 | PIT | 16 | 35 | 21 | 56 | 11.5 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 37.1% | 4 | 6.2% |
| 2023 | PIT | 17 | 38 | 20 | 58 | 19.0 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 12 | 38.0% | 10 | 12.8% |
| 2022 | PIT | 10 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 5.5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 42.3% | 3 | 7.1% |
| 2021DPOY | PIT | 15 | 42 | 16 | 58 | 22.5 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 43.3% | 13 | 16.9% |
| 2020 | PIT | 15 | 37 | 10 | 47 | 15.0 | 41 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 19 | 24.6% | 6 | 10.2% |
| 2019 | PIT | 16 | 32 | 20 | 52 | 14.5 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 23 | 24.6% | 8 | 12.7% |
| 2018 | PIT | 16 | 43 | 18 | 61 | 13.0 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 18 | 34.2% | 14 | 17.1% |
| 2017 | PIT | 15 | 38 | 14 | 52 | 7.0 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
| Stat | Career | Since '99 | Led | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 115 | 13th | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| INTs | 9 | 319th | — | — | — |
| Solo Tkl | 306 | 362nd | — | — | — |
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/g
0.593
QBH/g
1.495
TFL/g
0.793
FF/g
0.298
Solo/g
1.566
PlayerMedian (50th)
Awards & Honors
| NFL Defensive Player of the Year | 2021 |
Postseason
team record · since 1999
| Round | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 0 | 4 |
| Conf. Championship | 0 | 0 |
| Super Bowl | 0 | 0 |
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
| Stat | Game | When | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 10 | 2018 Wk1 vs CLE | 61'18 |
| Sacks | 4 | 2021 Wk17 vs CLE | 22.5'21 |
| TFL | 4 | 2018 Wk1 vs CLE | 23'20 |
| INT | 1 | 2017 Wk1 vs CLE | 2'19 |
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity
Game Trend
2025 · Tackles
WinLossTackles per game
Season Timeline
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Vs Defense Quality
2025 · per game
| Faced | G | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top-10 D | 5 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Middle | 5 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Bottom-10 D | 4 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0 |
defense rank by EPA/play allowed
Consistency
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Coverage Report Card
as nearest defender
| Yr | Tgt | Cmp% | Yds/Tgt | Rtg | aDOT | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '25 | 6 | 66.7% | 7.0 | 47.2 | -2.5 | 8 | 2 |
| '24 | 5 | 100.0% | 6.6 | 94.2 | -0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| '23 | 8 | 62.5% | 6.1 | 40.1 | 1.6 | 8 | 1 |
| '20 | 6 | 50.0% | 2.5 | 56.2 | 7.8 | 7 | 1 |
| '19 | 5 | 40.0% | 2.6 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 8 | 2 |
| '18 | 27 | 81.5% | 7.3 | 109.6 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 |
lower cmp% / yds-per-target / passer-rating allowed = better coverage
Pass-Rush Productivity
pressure profile
| Yr | Prss | Hrry | QBHit | Sacks | P→S% | Prss/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '25 | 27 | 9 | 19 | 7.0 | 25.9% | 1.9 |
| '24 | 31 | 3 | 27 | 11.5 | 37.1% | 1.9 |
| '23 | 50 | 12 | 36 | 19.0 | 38.0% | 2.9 |
| '22 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 5.5 | 42.3% | 1.3 |
| '21 | 52 | 15 | 39 | 22.5 | 43.3% | 3.5 |
| '20 | 61 | 19 | 41 | 15.0 | 24.6% | 4.1 |
| '19 | 59 | 23 | 36 | 14.5 | 24.6% | 3.7 |
P→S% = sacks per pressure (low % + high pressures → sack regression upside)
Coverage vs Pass-Rush Role
2025 · vs peers
dashed lines = league median · top-right = best on both axes
Pass-Rush Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Pressures
2793
Sacks
793
QB Hits
1994
Hurries
993
Run Stuffing
1093
PlayerMedian (50th)
News
1 items
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