Khalen
Saunders
DT
#59
Khalen Saunders
#59DT
Tennessee Titans
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 324 lbs · Age : 30
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 Totals | 9 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 13 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 17 | 57 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2025 Interior defensive line
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
12
0th percentile
Sacks
1.0
30th percentile
Pressures
1
0th percentile
QB hits
1
4th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
6th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
34th percentile
Passes defended
0
19th percentile
Missed tackle rate
10.0 %
28th percentile
Defensive snaps
166
0th percentile
Games
9
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
0.0
Games
11
WAR 2025
-0.1
Games played
9
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 (-3)
- 20220.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20230.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.008 per game
- 2025-0.1 WAR · -0.011 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-3 · 29 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
68
Depth player
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 68
- RDF
- Run defense
- 78
- TCK
- Tackling
- 86
- DUR
- Durability
- 46
- EX
- Experience
- 70
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NYJ | 9 | -0.1 | 32 | 68 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | NO | 13 | 0.1 | 65 | 74 | 42 | 2.0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | NO | 17 | 0.0 | 25 | 70 | 52 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | KC | 16 | 0.1 | 82 | 80 | 44 | 3.5 | 9 | 3 |
Khalen Saunders in five questions
What are Khalen Saunders's stats in 2025?
Khalen Saunders has 1 sack and 1 QB hit in 9 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Khalen Saunders?
Khalen Saunders is 30 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 324 lb (147 kg).
How good is Khalen Saunders?
Khalen Saunders produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 32 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Khalen Saunders wear, and what team does he play for?
Khalen Saunders plays for Tennessee Titans in the NFL, at DT, and wears number 59.
What is Khalen Saunders's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
