Justin
Simmons
S
#31
Justin Simmons
#31S
Atlanta Falcons
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 202 lbs · Age : 32
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 70 | 53 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 12 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 80 | 60 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 96 | 77 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2019 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 93 | 65 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 97 | 71 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 68 | 49 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2024 Safeties
NFL stats →2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
58
28th percentile
Interceptions
2
70th percentile
Passes defended
7
72th percentile
Targets in coverage
37
Yards allowed
229 yd
Yards allowed per target
6.2 yd
86th percentile
Passer rating allowed
81.9
76th percentile
Missed tackle rate
10.1 %
30th percentile
Tackles for loss
2
46th percentile
Defensive snaps
1,017
77th percentile
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
0.1
Games
16
WAR 2024
0.2
Games played
16
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 (+6)
- 20210.2 WAR · 0.012 per game
- 20220.6 WAR · 0.050 per game
- 2023-0.1 WAR · -0.007 per game
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.013 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-9 · 30 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
80
Very good
- COV
- Coverage
- 84
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 86
- TCK
- Tackling
- 62
- DUR
- Durability
- 74
- EX
- Experience
- 79
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- 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 | INT | PD | Yds/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATL | 16 | 0.2 | 60 | 80 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | DEN | 15 | -0.1 | 52 | 75 | 67 | 3 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 2022 | DEN | 12 | 0.6 | 98 | 75 | 61 | 6 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 2021 | DEN | 17 | 0.2 | 89 | 83 | 69 | 5 | 12 | 8.4 |
Justin Simmons in five questions
What are Justin Simmons's stats in 2024?
Justin Simmons has 2 interceptions and 7 passes defensed in 16 games in 2024.
How old and how tall is Justin Simmons?
Justin Simmons is 32 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
How good is Justin Simmons?
Justin Simmons produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024, 27th of 83 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 60 out of 100: above average for his position.
What number does Justin Simmons wear, and what team does he play for?
Justin Simmons plays for Atlanta Falcons in the NFL, at S, and wears number 31.
What is Justin Simmons's projection for 2025?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
