Deone
Walker
DT
#96
Deone Walker
#96DT
Buffalo Bills
Height : 6' 7" · Weight : 331 lbs · Age : 22
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Contract
Buffalo Bills payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.27 M$
- Average per year
- 1.31 M$
- Total value
- 5.2 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028
2026
1.27 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
1.38 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
1.50 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 Interior defensive line
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
10
79th percentile
Sacks
1.0
77th percentile
Pressures
5
82th percentile
QB hits
4
84th percentile
Tackles for loss
2
74th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
44th percentile
Passes defended
4
99th percentile
Missed tackle rate
9.1 %
76th percentile
Defensive snaps
143
80th 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
0.2
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 (+2)
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.006 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
+27 · 22 y.o. · usually still improving
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
87
High-end
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 74
- RDF
- Run defense
- 85
- TCK
- Tackling
- 82
- DUR
- Durability
- 86
- EX
- Experience
- 25
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
#2 of 47 regular interior defensive line
PAL Rating
84 / 100
#8 of 47 regular interior defensive line
Value Rating · 2025
88 / 100
2025 PAL (85) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $1.3M.PAL expected for this salary: 30Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.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 | Sacks | Prss | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BUF | 3 | 0.1 | 84 | 87 | 10 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | BUF | 17 | 0.1 | 85 | 87 | 37 | 1.0 | 7 | 8 |
Deone Walker in five questions
What are Deone Walker's stats in 2026?
Deone Walker has 1 sack and 4 QB hits in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Deone Walker?
Deone Walker is 22 years old. He is 6'7" (201 cm) and weighs 331 lb (150 kg).
How good is Deone Walker?
Deone Walker produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 4th of 47 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 84 out of 100: excellent for his position.
What number does Deone Walker wear, and what team does he play for?
Deone Walker plays for Buffalo Bills in the NFL, at DT, and wears number 96.
What is Deone Walker's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.2 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
