Denico Autry
DE · FA
36 yrs
Mississippi State
Description
- Position
- DE
- Team
- Free agent
- Status
- UFA
- Born
- 1990-07-15
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 285 lb
- College
- Mississippi State
- Draft
- 2014 · R? · Pick ? · ?
- Rookie yr
- 2014
Contract
EXPIRED
- APY
- $7.5M/yr
- Total
- $7.5M
- Guaranteed
- $3.0M
- % of cap
- 2.7%
- Term
- 2025–2026 (1y)
Value#308/433
3.13DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
12 seasons
| Seasons | 12 2014–2025 |
| Games | 151 |
| Tackles | 299 |
| Sacks | 65.5 |
| TFL | 79 |
| INT | 0 |
2026 Projection
| Stat | Floor | Median | Ceiling | vs ’25 | Δ | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forced Fumbles | 0.00 | 0.36 | 1.34 | 1.00 | -0.64 | |
| Interceptions | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.00 | +0.03 | |
| Passes Defended | 0.00 | 2.17 | 5.36 | 1.00 | +1.17 | |
| QB Hits | 2.36 | 7.07 | 13.7 | 4.00 | +3.07 | |
| Sacks | 1.69 | 4.80 | 8.38 | 3.50 | +1.30 | |
| Assist Tackles | 6.81 | 14.8 | 28.2 | 3.00 | +11.8 | |
| Solo Tackles | 1.74 | 15.1 | 21.4 | 5.00 | +10.1 | |
| Tackles for Loss | 1.98 | 4.31 | 11.4 | 3.00 | +1.31 |
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 | HOU | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 43.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | HOU | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 13.3% |
| 2023 | TEN | 17 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 11.5 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 47.9% | 7 | 12.3% |
| 2022 | TEN | 11 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 8.0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 36.4% | 1 | 3.6% |
| 2021 | TEN | 16 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 9.0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 28.1% | 6 | 16.2% |
| 2020 | IND | 13 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 7.5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 34.1% | 2 | 5.7% |
| 2019 | IND | 13 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 3.5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 20.6% | 3 | 8.6% |
| 2018 | IND | 12 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 9.0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 50.0% | 3 | 7.5% |
| 2017 | LV | 15 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 5.0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | LV | 15 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 2.5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | LV | 12 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | LV | 9 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
College
No college stats linked.
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
| Stat | Career | Since '99 | Led | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 65.5 | 70th | — | — | — |
| Solo Tkl | 194 | 727th | — | — | — |
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/g
0.487
QBH/g
0.466
TFL/g
0.361
FF/g
0.187
Solo/g
0.610
PlayerMedian (50th)
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
| Stat | Game | When | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 8 | 2018 Wk4 vs HOU | 45'23 |
| Sacks | 3 | 2018 Wk13 vs JAX | 11.5'23 |
| TFL | 3 | 2018 Wk4 vs HOU | 12'18 |
| INT | 0 | 2014 Wk8 vs CLE | 0'14 |
Athletic Profile
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Postseason
team record · since 1999
| Round | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 2 | 5 |
| Conf. Championship | 0 | 0 |
| Super Bowl | 0 | 0 |
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 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Middle | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bottom-10 D | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
defense rank by EPA/play allowed
Consistency
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Pass-Rush Productivity
pressure profile
| Yr | Prss | Hrry | QBHit | Sacks | P→S% | Prss/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 43.8% | 0.9 |
| '24 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3.0 | 33.3% | 1.0 |
| '23 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 11.5 | 47.9% | 1.4 |
| '22 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 8.0 | 36.4% | 2.0 |
| '21 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 9.0 | 28.1% | 2.0 |
| '20 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7.5 | 34.1% | 1.7 |
| '19 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3.5 | 20.6% | 1.3 |
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
861
Sacks
3.577
QB Hits
455
Hurries
370
Run Stuffing
350
PlayerMedian (50th)
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