Chase
Young
DE
#99
Chase Young
#99DE
New Orleans Saints
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 265 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Orleans Saints | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023 Totals | 16 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 7 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Washington | 9 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Washington | 15 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 7.5 | 4 | 3 | 57 |
Contract
New Orleans Saints payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 9.61 M$
- Average per year
- 17.00 M$
- Total value
- 51.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 4 · through 2029
2026
9.61 M$
Guaranteed
2027
26.40 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
9.79 M$
Not guaranteed
2029
8.85 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 Edge rushers
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular edge rushers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Sacks
3.5
90th percentile
Pressures
6
59th percentile
QB hits
5
72th percentile
Tackles for loss
3
86th percentile
Tackles
4
10th percentile
Forced fumbles
1
81th percentile
Passes defended
1
81th percentile
Missed tackle rate
—
Defensive snaps
151
68th percentile
Games
3
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
0.4
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.1
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
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.012 per game
- 20250.4 WAR · 0.033 per game
- 20260.1 WAR · 0.033 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+9 · 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.
OV · Overall
74
Established starter
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 83
- RDF
- Run defense
- 61
- TCK
- Tackling
- 64
- DUR
- Durability
- 68
- EX
- Experience
- 70
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- 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
0.1
#3 of 36 regular edge rushers
PAL Rating
76 / 100
#9 of 36 regular edge rushers
Value Rating · 2025
88 / 100
2025 PAL (89) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $17.0M.PAL expected for this salary: 61PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Sacks | Prss | TFL | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NO | 3 | 0.1 | 76 | 74 | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | NO | 12 | 0.4 | 89 | 73 | 10.0 | 30 | 11 | 37 |
| 2024 | NO | 17 | 0.2 | 53 | 67 | 5.5 | 34 | 8 | 28 |
| 2023 | SF | 16 | 0.1 | 21 | 55 | 7.5 | 25 | 7 | 23 |
| 2021 | WAS | 9 | 0.1 | 24 | 55 | 1.5 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
Chase Young in five questions
What are Chase Young's stats in 2026?
Chase Young has 3.5 sacks and 5 QB hits in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Chase Young?
Chase Young is 27 years old. He is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 265 lb (120 kg).
How good is Chase Young?
Chase Young produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 16th of 36 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 76 out of 100: very good for his position.
What number does Chase Young wear, and what team does he play for?
Chase Young plays for New Orleans Saints in the NFL, at DE, and wears number 99.
What is Chase Young's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.4 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
