Description
- Position
- DE
- Team
- LAR
- Status
- ACT
- Born
- 1995-12-29
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 272 lb
- College
- Texas A&M
- Draft
- 2017 · R1 · Pick 1 · CLE
- Rookie yr
- 2017
Contract
ACTIVE
- APY
- $40.0M/yr
- Total
- $160M
- Guaranteed
- $88.8M
- % of cap
- 14.3%
- Term
- 2025–2029 (4y)
Value#285/432
3.56DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
9 seasons
| Seasons | 9 2017–2025 |
| Games | 131 |
| Tackles | 379 |
| Sacks | 125.5 |
| TFL | 142 |
| INT | 0 |
2026 Projection
| Stat | Floor | Median | Ceiling | vs ’25 | Δ | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forced Fumbles | 0.85 | 2.25 | 5.05 | 3.00 | -0.75 | |
| QB Hits | 24.6 | 31.6 | 36.3 | 39.0 | -7.45 | |
| Sacks | 8.55 | 14.1 | 16.7 | 23.0 | -8.95 | |
| Solo Tackles | 27.3 | 34.0 | 40.4 | 40.0 | -6.05 | |
| Tackles for Loss | 10.3 | 22.6 | 37.2 | 33.0 | -10.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025DPOY | CLE | 17 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 23.0 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 43.4% | 2 | 3.2% |
| 2024 | CLE | 15 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 14.0 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 31.8% | 3 | 6.0% |
| 2023DPOY | CLE | 15 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 14.0 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 37.8% | 4 | 8.7% |
| 2022 | CLE | 16 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 16.0 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 42.1% | 1 | 1.6% |
| 2021 | CLE | 17 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 16.0 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | 30.8% | 2 | 3.8% |
| 2020 | CLE | 14 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 12.0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 37.5% | 2 | 4.0% |
| 2019 | CLE | 10 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 10.0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 34.5% | 1 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | CLE | 16 | 32 | 9 | 41 | 13.5 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 28.1% | 6 | 12.0% |
| 2017 | CLE | 11 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 7.0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
College
| Year | School | G | Solo | Ast | Comb | Sk | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Texas A&M | — | 18 | — | 18 | 8.5 | — | 2 |
| 2015 | Texas A&M | — | 36 | — | 36 | 12.5 | — | 0 |
| 2014 | Texas A&M | — | 28 | — | 28 | 11.5 | — | 0 |
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
| Stat | Career | Since '99 | Led | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 125.5 | 8th | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Solo Tkl | 260 | 487th | — | — | — |
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 462 peers
Sk/g
1.4100
QBH/g
2.3100
TFL/g
1.9100
FF/g
0.296
Solo/g
2.484
PlayerMedian (50th)
Awards & Honors
| NFL Defensive Player of the Year | 2× | 2023, 2025 |
Postseason
team record · since 1999
| Round | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 1 | 2 |
| Conf. Championship | 0 | 0 |
| Super Bowl | 0 | 0 |
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
| Stat | Game | When | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 7 | 2018 Wk4 vs LV | 57'25 |
| Sacks | 5 | 2025 Wk8 vs NE | 23'25 |
| TFL | 5 | 2025 Wk8 vs NE | 33'25 |
| INT | 0 | 2017 Wk5 vs NYJ | 0'17 |
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 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Middle | 9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Bottom-10 D | 6 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 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 | 53 | 14 | 39 | 23.0 | 43.4% | 3.1 |
| '24 | 44 | 13 | 28 | 14.0 | 31.8% | 2.9 |
| '23 | 37 | 6 | 30 | 14.0 | 37.8% | 2.5 |
| '22 | 38 | 11 | 26 | 16.0 | 42.1% | 2.4 |
| '21 | 52 | 17 | 33 | 16.0 | 30.8% | 3.1 |
| '20 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 12.0 | 37.5% | 2.3 |
| '19 | 29 | 10 | 18 | 10.0 | 34.5% | 2.9 |
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
53100
Sacks
23100
QB Hits
39100
Hurries
1498
Run Stuffing
33100
PlayerMedian (50th)
News
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