John
Ridgeway III
DT
#95
John Ridgeway III
#95DT
New Orleans Saints
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 321 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 17 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 15 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
New Orleans Saints payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 2.04 M$
- Average per year
- 2.86 M$
- Total value
- 5.7 M$
- Seasons left
- 2 · through 2027
2026
2.04 M$
Not guaranteed
2027
3.68 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, 2024 Interior defensive line
NFL stats →2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
13
0th percentile
Sacks
0.0
5th percentile
Pressures
2
2th percentile
QB hits
0
0th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
6th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
29th percentile
Passes defended
1
46th percentile
Missed tackle rate
25.0 %
0th percentile
Defensive snaps
264
0th percentile
Games
13
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2025 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
15
WAR 2024
0.0
Games played
13
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 (+1)
- 20220.1 WAR · 0.007 per game
- 2023-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+11 · 25 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024
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
- 50
- RDF
- Run defense
- 67
- TCK
- Tackling
- 61
- DUR
- Durability
- 66
- EX
- Experience
- 40
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, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NO | 13 | 0.0 | 6 | 35 | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | WAS | 17 | -0.1 | 17 | 65 | 26 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | WAS | 15 | 0.1 | 39 | 64 | 21 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
John Ridgeway III in five questions
What are John Ridgeway III's stats in 2024?
John Ridgeway III has 0 sacks and 0 QB hits in 13 games in 2024.
How old and how tall is John Ridgeway III?
John Ridgeway III is 27 years old. He is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 322 lb (146 kg).
How good is John Ridgeway III?
John Ridgeway III produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024. His PAL rating is 6 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does John Ridgeway III wear, and what team does he play for?
John Ridgeway III plays for New Orleans Saints in the NFL, at DT, and wears number 95.
What is John Ridgeway III's projection for 2025?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
