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DE (DL) · 6′1″ 285 lb · Born 1991-05-23 · College: Pittsburgh · Played 2014–2026 · Drafted 2014 round 1, pick 13 by 
St. Louis Rams · IDs
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Defense
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int | PD | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | SL | DL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | SL | DL | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | LAR | DL | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | LAR | DL | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | LAR | DL | 16 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | LAR | DL | 16 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | LAR | DL | 15 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | LAR | DL | 17 | 12.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | LAR | DL | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | LAR | DL | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 153 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 0 |
Teams
| Year | Team | Pos | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | St. Louis Rams | DT | 99 |
| 2015 | St. Louis Rams | DT | 99 |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Rams | DL | 99 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Defensive Rookie of the Year | St. Louis Rams |
| 2017 | Defensive Player of the Year | |
| 2018 | Defensive Player of the Year | |
| 2020 | Defensive Player of the Year |
League leader
| Year | Category | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | sacks | 205 |
Advanced stats
Coverage & pass rush
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | Yds | Y/Tgt | TD | Rat | ADOT | Blitz | Hurry | QBKD | Sk | Prs | Tkl | MTkl | MTkl% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | LAR | RDT | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | -2.0 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 20.5 | 70 | 59 | 6 | 9.2% |
| 2019 | LAR | RDE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 12.5 | 55 | 48 | 6 | 11.1% | ||||
| 2020 | LAR | DT | 16 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 97.9 | -5.5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 13.5 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 4.3% |
| 2021 | LAR | LDT | 17 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 79.2 | -6.0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 12.5 | 41 | 84 | 6 | 6.7% |
| 2022 | LAR | DT | 11 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 56.2 | -2.5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5.0 | 16 | 49 | 2 | 3.9% |
| 2023 | LAR | DT | 16 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 79.2 | -6.0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 8.0 | 31 | 53 | 5 | 8.6% |
Pro Football Reference advanced statistics (2018 on), via nflverse.
Snap counts
| Year | Team | G | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | SL | 16 | 0 | 0% | 707 | 67% | 81 | 18% |
| 2015 | SL | 16 | 0 | 0% | 915 | 79% | 76 | 16% |
| 2016 | LAR | 16 | 0 | 0% | 829 | 77% | 63 | 14% |
| 2017 | LAR | 14 | 0 | 0% | 790 | 82% | 72 | 17% |
| 2017 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 68 | 93% | 6 | 20% |
| 2018 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 66 | 99% | 7 | 20% |
| 2018 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 58 | 100% | 2 | 8% |
| 2018 | LAR | 16 | 0 | 0% | 914 | 90% | 81 | 17% |
| 2018 | NWE | 1 | 0 | 0% | 68 | 94% | 7 | 26% |
| 2019 | LAR | 16 | 0 | 0% | 926 | 83% | 76 | 16% |
| 2020 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 40 | 53% | 0 | 0% |
| 2020 | LAR | 16 | 0 | 0% | 865 | 84% | 36 | 8% |
| 2020 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 28 | 46% | 0 | 0% |
| 2021 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 49 | 96% | 3 | 14% |
| 2021 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 72 | 100% | 0 | 0% |
| 2021 | LAR | 17 | 0 | 0% | 1041 | 90% | 0 | 0% |
| 2021 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 58 | 95% | 4 | 13% |
| 2021 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 42 | 75% | 0 | 0% |
| 2022 | LAR | 11 | 0 | 0% | 616 | 89% | 5 | 2% |
| 2023 | LAR | 16 | 0 | 0% | 867 | 81% | 7 | 2% |
| 2023 | LAR | 1 | 0 | 0% | 51 | 91% | 0 | 0% |
Games with a snap count on file (2012 on); percentages are the average share per game.
Contracts
| Signed | Team | Yrs | Value | Per year | Guaranteed | Cap% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | $135.0M | $22.5M | $86.9M | 12.7% | current |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | $10.1M | $2.5M | $10.1M | 1.9% |
Career contract value $145.1M (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is the average per year against that season's salary cap.
Combine
| Year | Pos | School | Ht | Wt | 40 | Bench | Vert | Broad | 3-cone | Shuttle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | DT | Pittsburgh | 6′1″ | 285 | 4.68 | 35 | 32.0 | 116 | 7.11 | 4.39 |
Injury reports (53)
| Year | Wk | Team | Injury | Game status | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | SL | Shoulder | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2017 | 12 | LAR | Illness | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2019 | 3 | LAR | Back | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2020 | 3 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 5 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 6 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 7 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 8 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 10 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2020 | 11 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 12 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 13 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 15 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 16 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 17 | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 18 (WC) | LAR | Not Injury Related | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2020 | 19 (DIV) | LAR | Ribs | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 2 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 3 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 4 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 6 | LAR | Knee | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 8 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 14 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2021 | 15 | LAR | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 17 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2021 | 18 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2021 | 19 (WC) | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2022 | 2 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2022 | 3 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Full Participation in Practice | |
| 2022 | 6 | LAR | Foot | Questionable | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2022 | 10 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2022 | 11 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2022 | 12 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2022 | 13 | LAR | Ankle | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2022 | 14 | LAR | Ankle | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2022 | 15 | LAR | Ankle | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2022 | 16 | LAR | Ankle | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2022 | 17 | LAR | Ankle | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2022 | 18 | LAR | Ankle | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2023 | 2 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 4 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 6 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 7 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 8 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 9 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 11 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 12 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 13 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 14 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 15 | LAR | Groin | Questionable | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2023 | 17 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Did Not Participate In Practice | |
| 2023 | 18 | LAR | Coach's decision | Doubtful | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2026 | 1 | LAR | Not injury related - resting player | Out | Did Not Participate In Practice |