Claudin
Cherelus
LB
#53
Claudin Cherelus
#53LB
Carolina Panthers
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 230 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Carolina Panthers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Carolina Panthers | 14 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2025 Linebackers
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
32
9th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
1th percentile
Sacks
0.0
6th percentile
Pressures
—
Interceptions
0
30th percentile
Passes defended
1
17th percentile
Yards allowed per target
10.1 yd
6th percentile
Passer rating allowed
107.7
29th percentile
Missed tackle rate
11.1 %
24th percentile
Defensive snaps
207
0th percentile
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 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.1
Games
14
WAR 2025
-0.2
Games played
14
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-4)
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 2025-0.2 WAR · -0.014 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+6 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
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
55
Backup or prospect
- TCK
- Tackling
- 69
- COV
- Coverage
- 65
- RDF
- Run defense
- 76
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 67
- DUR
- Durability
- 56
- EX
- Experience
- 40
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
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).
PAL: 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 | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CAR | 14 | -0.2 | 17 | 55 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CAR | 13 | 0.0 | 29 | 63 | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Claudin Cherelus in five questions
What are Claudin Cherelus's stats in 2025?
Claudin Cherelus has 0 sacks and 0 QB hits in 14 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Claudin Cherelus?
Claudin Cherelus is 27 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 229 lb (104 kg).
How good is Claudin Cherelus?
Claudin Cherelus produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 17 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Claudin Cherelus wear, and what team does he play for?
Claudin Cherelus plays for Carolina Panthers in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 53.
What is Claudin Cherelus's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at -0.1 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
