Jay
Tufele
DT
#57
Jay Tufele
#57DT
Detroit Lions
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 320 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New York Jets | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2025 Interior defensive line
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
12
0th percentile
Sacks
0.0
6th percentile
Pressures
3
6th percentile
QB hits
0
0th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
1th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
34th percentile
Passes defended
0
19th percentile
Missed tackle rate
14.3 %
10th percentile
Defensive snaps
230
0th percentile
Games
12
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
0.0
Games
12
WAR 2025
-0.1
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 (-2)
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 2025-0.1 WAR · -0.008 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+8 · 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
35
Backup or prospect
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 62
- RDF
- Run defense
- 62
- TCK
- Tackling
- 64
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 58
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NYJ | 12 | -0.1 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | CIN | 13 | 0.0 | 23 | 53 | 14 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
Jay Tufele in five questions
What are Jay Tufele's stats in 2025?
Jay Tufele has 0 sacks and 0 QB hits in 12 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Jay Tufele?
Jay Tufele is 27 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 320 lb (145 kg).
How good is Jay Tufele?
Jay Tufele produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 13 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Jay Tufele wear, and what team does he play for?
Jay Tufele plays for Detroit Lions in the NFL, at DT, and wears number 57.
What is Jay Tufele's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
