Cesar
Ruiz
G
#51
Cesar Ruiz
New Orleans SaintsHeight : 6' 4" · Weight : 316 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
New Orleans Saints payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 7.98 M$
- Average per year
- 11.00 M$
- Total value
- 44.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028
2026
7.98 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
16.27 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
8.93 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Offensive line
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular offensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Offensive snaps
232
94th percentile
Starts
3
52th percentile
Games
3
Penalties
1
53th percentile
Penalties per 100 snaps
0.43
70th percentile
Offensive line play is measured as a unit. No public stat says who allowed a sack or opened a hole. His snaps, starts and penalties are his own; pass protection, run blocking and his WAR are his team's line's, split by snaps played.
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.0
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 2025-0.1 WAR · -0.007 per game
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+11 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite. Pass and run blocking: measures of his team's line.
OV · Overall
74
Established starter
- PBK
- Unit pass blocking (estimated)
- 76
- RBK
- Unit run blocking (estimated)
- 69
- DIS
- Discipline
- 85
- DUR
- Durability
- 70
- EX
- Experience
- 70
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PBK — Unit pass blocking (estimated) : Sacks and pressure his team's line allows: a unit measure, not the player. No public data isolates the lineman
- RBK — Unit run blocking (estimated) : Value of his team's runs: a unit measure, not the player. No public data isolates the lineman
- DIS — Discipline : Penalties avoided, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
#24 of 156 regular offensive line
PAL Rating
56 / 100
#69 of 156 regular offensive line
Value Rating · 2025
15 / 100
2025 PAL (23) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $11.0M.PAL expected for this salary: 56PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
The line's share of his team's offense (15% of targeted passes, 25% of other dropbacks, 55% of runs), split among linemen by snaps. A unit measure, not the player: no public data isolates the lineman.
A lineman's WAR is his team's line's, split by his snaps: it reflects the unit, not the player alone.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Snaps | Starts | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NO | 3 | 0.0 | 56 | 74 | 232 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | NO | 14 | -0.1 | 23 | 70 | 856 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | NO | 13 | 0.0 | 63 | 78 | 814 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023 | NO | 16 | 0.1 | 87 | 85 | 1,050 | 15 | 1 |
| 2022 | NO | 14 | 0.0 | 43 | 71 | 869 | 14 | 3 |
| 2021 | NO | 17 | -0.1 | 41 | 75 | 1,090 | 17 | 0 |
Cesar Ruiz in five questions
What are Cesar Ruiz's stats in 2026?
Cesar Ruiz has 232 offensive snaps in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Cesar Ruiz?
Cesar Ruiz is 27 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 315 lb (143 kg).
How good is Cesar Ruiz?
Cesar Ruiz produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 106th of 156 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 56 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Cesar Ruiz wear, and what team does he play for?
Cesar Ruiz plays for New Orleans Saints in the NFL, at G, and wears number 51.
What is Cesar Ruiz's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
