Malik
Herring
DE
#45
Malik Herring
#45DE
Miami Dolphins
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 280 lbs · Age : 28
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami Dolphins | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Contract
Miami Dolphins payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.08 M$
- Average per year
- 1.22 M$
- Total value
- 1.2 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
1.08 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, 2026 Edge rushers
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular edge rushers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Sacks
0.0
10th percentile
Pressures
—
QB hits
0
1th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
36th percentile
Tackles
4
10th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
32th percentile
Passes defended
0
33th percentile
Missed tackle rate
—
Defensive snaps
74
0th percentile
Games
3
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 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.2
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.0
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.014 per game
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20260.0 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
0 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
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
35
Backup or prospect
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 35
- RDF
- Run defense
- 76
- TCK
- Tackling
- 73
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 65
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, 2026
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 | Sacks | Prss | TFL | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIA | 3 | 0.0 | 19 | 35 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | KC | 12 | 0.0 | 14 | 58 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2023 | KC | 7 | 0.1 | 53 | 63 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Malik Herring in five questions
What are Malik Herring's stats in 2026?
Malik Herring has 0 sacks and 0 QB hits in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Malik Herring?
Malik Herring is 28 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 280 lb (127 kg).
How good is Malik Herring?
Malik Herring produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress). His PAL rating is 19 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Malik Herring wear, and what team does he play for?
Malik Herring plays for Miami Dolphins in the NFL, at DE, and wears number 45.
What is Malik Herring's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.2 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
