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S · NE

24 yrs

Troy

Description

Position: S
Team: NE
Status: ACT
Born: 2001-06-02
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200 lb
College: Troy
Draft: 2024 · R? · Pick ? · ?
Rookie yr: 2024

Contract

ACTIVE

APY: $946K/yr
Total: $2.8M
Guaranteed: $9K
% of cap: 0.4%
Term: 2024–2027 (3y)

Career Résumé

2 seasons

Seasons	2 2024–2025
Games	23
Tackles	50
Sacks	2.0
TFL	2
INT	0

2026 Projection

Stat	Floor	Median	Ceiling	vs ’25	Δ
Forced Fumbles	0.00	0.00	1.68	1.00	-1.00
Interceptions	0.00	0.88	2.84	0.00	+0.88
Passes Defended	0.04	3.24	8.27	2.00	+1.24
Solo Tackles	13.3	25.5	43.9	11.0	+14.5

Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season

Year	Tm	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	Sk	QBH	TFL	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
2025	NE	11	11	9	20	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0
2024	NE	12	16	14	30	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0

College

Year	School	G	Car	Ru Yds	Ru TD	Rec	Rc Yds	Rc TD
2023	Troy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	Troy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	Troy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	Troy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	Troy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career Milestones

league finishes · all-time rank

Stat	Career	All-Time	Led	Top 5	Top 10
Sacks	2	1457th	—	—	—
Solo Tkl	27	2381st	—	—	—

League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999

Stat Profile

2025 · vs 318 peers

Solo/g

119

INT/g

054

PD/g

0.234

FF/g

0.190

TFL/g

0.153

PlayerMedian (50th)

Postseason

team record · since 1999

Round	W	L
Playoffs	3	1
Conf. Championship	1	0
Super Bowl	0	1

NextGen Stats

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Career Highs

regular season

Stat	Game	When	Season
Tackles	7	2024 Wk5 vs MIA	30'24
Sacks	1	2024 Wk10 vs CHI	1'24
TFL	1	2024 Wk10 vs CHI	1'24
INT	0	2024 Wk1 vs CIN	0'24

Athletic Profile

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Aging Curve

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Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Quandarrius RobinsonDEN25y
5 solo · 0.5 sk · 0 INT
97%
vs
Braiden McGregorNYJ24y
7 solo · 1.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs
Josh UcheMIA27y
13 solo · 1.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs
Sam WilliamsDAL27y
21 solo · 1.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs
Micheal ClemonsIND28y
8 solo · 1.0 sk · 0 INT
95%
vs
Shelby HarrisNYG34y
12 solo · 1.0 sk · 0 INT
94%
vs
T.J. SandersBUF22y
7 solo · 1.0 sk · 0 INT
94%
vs
Tyrion Ingram-DawkinsMIN22y
6 solo · 1.0 sk · 0 INT
94%
vs

Year over Year

season trajectory

Yr	Tm	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
24	NE	30	1.0	1	0
25	NE	20▼	1.0	1	0

Game Trend

2025 · Tackles

WinLossTackles per game

Season Timeline

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Vs Defense Quality

2025 · per game

Faced	G	Tackles	Sacks	TFL
Top-10 D	1	1	0	0
Middle	5	1	0	0
Bottom-10 D	5	2.8	0.2	0.2

defense rank by EPA/play allowed

Consistency

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