Player·
Byron Cowart
Byron Cowart
DT · NYJ
30 yrs
Maryland
Description
Position
DT
Team
NYJ
Status
UFA
Born
1996-05-20
Age
30
Height
6'3"
Weight
300 lb
College
Maryland
Draft
2019 · R5 · Pick 21 · NWE
Rookie yr
2019
Contract
EXPIRED
APY
$1.3M/yr
Total
$1.3M
Guaranteed
$168K
% of cap
0.5%
Term
2025–2026 (1y)
Career Résumé
4 seasons
Seasons4 2019–2024
Games38
Tackles60
Sacks3.5
TFL8
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.000.001.800.000.00
QB Hits0.323.769.664.00-0.24
Sacks0.002.235.792.50-0.27
Solo Tackles9.1014.023.911.0+2.98
Tackles for Loss0.954.2810.35.00-0.72
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTDPrssHrryP→S%MTklMT%
2024CHI131112232.545000006241.7%413.3%
2022IND1038110.00100000
2020NE131113241.032010005220.0%00.0%
2019NE21120.0000000000133.3%
College
YearSchoolGSoloAstCombSkIntPD
2018Maryland18183.00
2017Auburn110.00
2016Auburn550.00
2015Auburn110.00
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
StatCareerSince '99LedTop 5Top 10
Sacks3.51189th
Solo Tkl262409th
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 467 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.264
QBH/g
0.350
TFL/g
0.466
FF/g
061
Solo/g
0.829
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles42020 Wk11 vs HOU24'20
Sacks12020 Wk14 vs LAR2.5'24
TFL12020 Wk10 vs BAL5'24
INT02019 Wk2 vs MIA0'19
Athletic Profile
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Comparable Players
2024 · stat-profile similarity