Lavonte
David
LB
#54
Lavonte David
#54LB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 233 lbs · Age : 36
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 114 | 61 | 53 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 122 | 76 | 46 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 134 | 86 | 48 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 124 | 80 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 97 | 63 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 117 | 82 | 35 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 123 | 82 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 119 | 94 | 25 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13 | 101 | 76 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 87 | 67 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 53 |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 147 | 85 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14 | 146 | 101 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 145 | 107 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 139 | 112 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2025 Linebackers
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
112
73th percentile
Tackles for loss
8
69th percentile
Sacks
3.5
67th percentile
Pressures
11
63th percentile
Interceptions
1
72th percentile
Passes defended
3
41th percentile
Yards allowed per target
6.8 yd
45th percentile
Passer rating allowed
120.1
11th percentile
Missed tackle rate
10.2 %
28th percentile
Defensive snaps
1,023
85th 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
17
WAR 2025
0.0
Games played
17
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)
- 20220.4 WAR · 0.024 per game
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.013 per game
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-31 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
72
Established starter
- TCK
- Tackling
- 75
- COV
- Coverage
- 66
- RDF
- Run defense
- 72
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 75
- DUR
- Durability
- 81
- EX
- Experience
- 95
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- 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 | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TB | 17 | 0.0 | 18 | 72 | 112 | 8 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | TB | 17 | 0.1 | 22 | 66 | 112 | 9 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | TB | 15 | 0.2 | 75 | 77 | 117 | 12 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2022 | TB | 17 | 0.4 | 41 | 75 | 116 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TB | 12 | 0.2 | 35 | 73 | 89 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
Lavonte David in five questions
What are Lavonte David's stats in 2025?
Lavonte David has 3.5 sacks and 6 QB hits in 17 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Lavonte David?
Lavonte David is 36 years old. He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 234 lb (106 kg).
How good is Lavonte David?
Lavonte David produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 64th of 103 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 18 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Lavonte David wear, and what team does he play for?
Lavonte David plays for Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 54.
What is Lavonte David's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
