Darnell
Savage
S
#31
Darnell Savage
Pittsburgh SteelersHeight : 5' 11" · Weight : 198 lbs · Age : 29
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 Totals | 12 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Washington Commanders | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 58 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 63 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Green Bay Packers | 15 | 75 | 56 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2025 Safeties
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
18
0th percentile
Interceptions
0
13th percentile
Passes defended
3
17th percentile
Targets in coverage
40
Yards allowed
250 yd
Yards allowed per target
6.3 yd
90th percentile
Passer rating allowed
56.2
98th percentile
Missed tackle rate
—
Tackles for loss
0
6th percentile
Defensive snaps
266
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
12
WAR 2025
0.2
Games played
12
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 (+7)
- 2022-0.4 WAR · -0.025 per game
- 2023-0.2 WAR · -0.020 per game
- 2024-0.1 WAR · -0.008 per game
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.017 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+7 · 28 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
67
Depth player
- COV
- Coverage
- 86
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 61
- TCK
- Tackling
- 57
- DUR
- Durability
- 60
- EX
- Experience
- 70
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- 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, 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 | INT | PD | Yds/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BUF | 12 | 0.2 | 49 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 2024 | JAX | 13 | -0.1 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 9.1 |
| 2023 | GB | 10 | -0.2 | 5 | 47 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 |
| 2022 | GB | 16 | -0.4 | 12 | 63 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 10.1 |
| 2021 | GB | 17 | -0.2 | 17 | 73 | 58 | 2 | 9 | 8.7 |
Darnell Savage in five questions
What are Darnell Savage's stats in 2025?
Darnell Savage has 0 interceptions and 3 passes defensed in 12 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Darnell Savage?
Darnell Savage is 29 years old. He is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 198 lb (90 kg).
How good is Darnell Savage?
Darnell Savage produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 49 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Darnell Savage wear, and what team does he play for?
Darnell Savage plays for Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL, at S, and wears number 31.
What is Darnell Savage's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
