Kaiir
Elam
CB
#29
Kaiir Elam
#29CB
Los Angeles Chargers
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 202 lbs · Age : 25
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 Totals | 14 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Los Angeles Chargers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 0.31 M$
- Average per year
- —
- Total value
- 0.3 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
- Status
- Practice squad
2026
0.31 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 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
15th percentile
Passes defended
2
4th percentile
Targets in coverage
104
Yards allowed
804 yd
Yards allowed per target
7.7 yd
32th percentile
Passer rating allowed
44.9
99th percentile
Tackles
32
9th percentile
Missed tackle rate
20.0 %
5th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
33th percentile
Defensive snaps
538
14th 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.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.1
Games
14
WAR 2025
-0.2
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 (-1)
- 2022-0.1 WAR · -0.008 per game
- 2023-0.1 WAR · -0.033 per game
- 2024-0.1 WAR · -0.008 per game
- 2025-0.2 WAR · -0.014 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+24 · 24 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
71
Established starter
- COV
- Coverage
- 87
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 41
- TCK
- Tackling
- 61
- DUR
- Durability
- 62
- EX
- Experience
- 50
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, 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
-0.2
#71 of 89 regular cornerbacks
PAL Rating
37 / 100
#57 of 89 regular cornerbacks
Value Rating · 2025
62 / 100
2025 PAL (37) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $0.3M.PAL expected for this salary: 32Rookie-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.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | INT | PD | Yds/tgt | Rtg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TEN | 14 | -0.2 | 37 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 44.9 |
| 2024 | BUF | 13 | -0.1 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 104.9 |
| 2023 | BUF | 3 | -0.1 | 19 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 101.8 |
| 2022 | BUF | 13 | -0.1 | 37 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 7.7 | 96.3 |
Kaiir Elam in five questions
What are Kaiir Elam's stats in 2025?
Kaiir Elam has 0 interceptions and 2 passes defensed in 14 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Kaiir Elam?
Kaiir Elam is 25 years old. He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
How good is Kaiir Elam?
Kaiir Elam produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 74th of 89 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 37 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Kaiir Elam make?
Kaiir Elam earns $312K for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 62 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does Kaiir Elam wear, and what team does he play for?
Kaiir Elam plays for Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 29.
