Martin
Emerson Jr.
CB
#22
Martin Emerson Jr.
#22CB
New Orleans Saints
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 201 lbs · Age : 26
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 80 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 59 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
New Orleans Saints payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.52 M$
- Average per year
- 1.52 M$
- Total value
- 1.5 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
1.52 M$
Partially 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, 2024 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
18th percentile
Passes defended
5
12th percentile
Targets in coverage
97
Yards allowed
701 yd
Yards allowed per target
7.2 yd
54th percentile
Passer rating allowed
100.1
28th percentile
Tackles
76
91th percentile
Missed tackle rate
8.0 %
61th percentile
Tackles for loss
3
69th percentile
Defensive snaps
829
62th 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.
2025 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.2
Games
17
WAR 2024
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
↓ Slight decline (-9)
- 20220.7 WAR · 0.041 per game
- 20230.5 WAR · 0.031 per game
- 20240.0 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
+16 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024
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
86
High-end
- COV
- Coverage
- 83
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 68
- TCK
- Tackling
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 97
- EX
- Experience
- 40
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, 2024
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 | INT | PD | Yds/tgt | Rtg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CLE | 17 | 0.0 | 20 | 86 | 0 | 5 | 7.2 | 100.1 |
| 2023 | CLE | 16 | 0.5 | 94 | 95 | 4 | 14 | 6.3 | 46.3 |
| 2022 | CLE | 17 | 0.7 | 84 | 88 | 0 | 15 | 5.4 | 77.6 |
Martin Emerson Jr. in five questions
What are Martin Emerson Jr.'s stats in 2024?
Martin Emerson Jr. has 0 interceptions and 5 passes defensed in 17 games in 2024.
How old and how tall is Martin Emerson Jr.?
Martin Emerson Jr. is 26 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 201 lb (91 kg).
How good is Martin Emerson Jr.?
Martin Emerson Jr. produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024, 55th of 94 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 20 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Martin Emerson Jr. wear, and what team does he play for?
Martin Emerson Jr. plays for New Orleans Saints in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 22.
What is Martin Emerson Jr.'s projection for 2025?
Our projection has him at 0.2 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
