Joseph
Ossai
DE
#46
Joseph Ossai
#46DE
New York Jets
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 253 lbs · Age : 26
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Jets | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 43 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Contract
New York Jets payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 5.46 M$
- Average per year
- 11.50 M$
- Total value
- 34.5 M$
- Seasons left
- 4 · through 2029
2026
5.46 M$
Guaranteed
2027
12.25 M$
Guaranteed
2028
13.25 M$
Not guaranteed
2029
3.50 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, 2025 Edge rushers
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular edge rushers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Sacks
5.0
42th percentile
Pressures
22
48th percentile
QB hits
12
40th percentile
Tackles for loss
9
54th percentile
Tackles
41
59th percentile
Forced fumbles
2
76th percentile
Passes defended
0
10th percentile
Missed tackle rate
18.9 %
3th percentile
Defensive snaps
616
51th percentile
Games
14
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
15
WAR 2025
0.1
Games played
14
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)
- 20220.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.007 per game
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.007 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+12 · 25 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
69
Depth player
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 73
- RDF
- Run defense
- 76
- TCK
- Tackling
- 61
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- 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).
WAR
0.1
#32 of 52 regular edge rushers
PAL Rating
39 / 100
#32 of 52 regular edge rushers
Value Rating · 2025
37 / 100
2025 PAL (39) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $11.5M.PAL expected for this salary: 49PAL: 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 | Sacks | Prss | TFL | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CIN | 14 | 0.1 | 39 | 69 | 5.0 | 22 | 9 | 41 |
| 2024 | CIN | 17 | 0.0 | 39 | 76 | 5.0 | 23 | 4 | 45 |
| 2023 | CIN | 14 | 0.1 | 53 | 74 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | CIN | 16 | 0.1 | 51 | 78 | 3.5 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
Joseph Ossai in five questions
What are Joseph Ossai's stats in 2025?
Joseph Ossai has 5 sacks and 12 QB hits in 14 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Joseph Ossai?
Joseph Ossai is 26 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 254 lb (115 kg).
How good is Joseph Ossai?
Joseph Ossai produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 34th of 52 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 39 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Joseph Ossai make?
Joseph Ossai earns $11.5M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 37 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Joseph Ossai wear, and what team does he play for?
Joseph Ossai plays for New York Jets in the NFL, at DE, and wears number 46.
