Kenny
Willekes
DE
#49
Kenny Willekes
#49DE
Pittsburgh Steelers
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 264 lbs · Age : 29
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2021 Edge rushers
NFL stats →2021 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular edge rushers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Sacks
2.5
20th percentile
Pressures
9
2th percentile
QB hits
7
15th percentile
Tackles for loss
2
10th percentile
Tackles
16
2th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
9th percentile
Passes defended
1
30th percentile
Missed tackle rate
5.3 %
78th percentile
Defensive snaps
202
0th percentile
Games
6
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2022 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
6
WAR 2021
0.1
Games played
6
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 (0)
- 20210.1 WAR · 0.017 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+25 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2021
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
78
Established starter
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 79
- RDF
- Run defense
- 79
- TCK
- Tackling
- 85
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 25
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, 2021
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.
Kenny Willekes in five questions
What are Kenny Willekes's stats in 2021?
Kenny Willekes has 2.5 sacks and 7 QB hits in 6 games in 2021.
How old and how tall is Kenny Willekes?
Kenny Willekes is 29 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 265 lb (120 kg).
How good is Kenny Willekes?
Kenny Willekes produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2021. His PAL rating is 74 out of 100: very good for his position.
What number does Kenny Willekes wear, and what team does he play for?
Kenny Willekes plays for Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL, at DE, and wears number 49.
What is Kenny Willekes's projection for 2022?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR in 2022, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
