James
Pearce Jr.
LB
#27
James Pearce Jr.
#27LB
Atlanta Falcons
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 243 lbs · Age : 22
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 10.5 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Contract
Atlanta Falcons payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 3.37 M$
- Average per year
- 4.19 M$
- Total value
- 16.8 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028
- Status
- Suspended
2026
3.37 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
4.58 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
5.34 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, 2025 Edge rushers
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular edge rushers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Sacks
10.5
82th percentile
Pressures
27
66th percentile
QB hits
16
58th percentile
Tackles for loss
10
63th percentile
Tackles
26
14th percentile
Forced fumbles
1
59th percentile
Passes defended
5
90th percentile
Missed tackle rate
3.7 %
91th percentile
Defensive snaps
593
47th percentile
Games
17
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
0.3
Games
17
WAR 2025
0.3
Games played
17
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 (0)
- 20250.3 WAR · 0.018 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+25 · 21 y.o. · usually still improving
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
81
Very good
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 81
- RDF
- Run defense
- 63
- TCK
- Tackling
- 71
- DUR
- Durability
- 84
- EX
- Experience
- 0
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, 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).
WAR
0.3
#17 of 52 regular edge rushers
PAL Rating
68 / 100
#17 of 52 regular edge rushers
Value Rating · 2025
91 / 100
2025 PAL (68) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $4.2M.PAL expected for this salary: 22Rookie-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.
James Pearce Jr. in five questions
What are James Pearce Jr.'s stats in 2025?
James Pearce Jr. has 10.5 sacks and 16 QB hits in 17 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is James Pearce Jr.?
James Pearce Jr. is 22 years old. He is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 243 lb (110 kg).
How good is James Pearce Jr.?
James Pearce Jr. produced 0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 23rd of 52 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 68 out of 100: above average for his position.
How much does James Pearce Jr. make?
James Pearce Jr. earns $4.2M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 91 out of 100 (exceptional value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does James Pearce Jr. wear, and what team does he play for?
James Pearce Jr. plays for Atlanta Falcons in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 27.
