Michael
Hoecht
DE
#55
Michael Hoecht
#55DE
Buffalo Bills
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 264 lbs · Age : 28
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 56 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 81 | 45 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Buffalo Bills payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 3.40 M$
- Average per year
- 7.00 M$
- Total value
- 21.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028
2026
3.40 M$
Guaranteed
2027
8.38 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
4.17 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 Linebackers
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
6
7th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
11th percentile
Sacks
0.5
58th percentile
Pressures
1
13th percentile
Interceptions
0
43th percentile
Passes defended
0
22th percentile
Yards allowed per target
—
Passer rating allowed
—
Missed tackle rate
—
Defensive snaps
75
0th 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 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
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 (-4)
- 20220.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 2023-0.2 WAR · -0.012 per game
- 2024-0.2 WAR · -0.012 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
-4 · 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
51
Backup or prospect
- TCK
- Tackling
- 70
- COV
- Coverage
- 57
- RDF
- Run defense
- 48
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 51
- EX
- Experience
- 70
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, 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 | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BUF | 3 | 0.0 | 10 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | LAR | 17 | -0.2 | 10 | 65 | 50 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | LAR | 17 | -0.2 | 8 | 64 | 73 | 7 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAR | 17 | 0.0 | 66 | 78 | 34 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 |
Michael Hoecht in five questions
What are Michael Hoecht's stats in 2026?
Michael Hoecht has 0.5 sacks and 1 QB hit in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Michael Hoecht?
Michael Hoecht is 28 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 265 lb (120 kg).
How good is Michael Hoecht?
Michael Hoecht produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress). His PAL rating is 10 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Michael Hoecht wear, and what team does he play for?
Michael Hoecht plays for Buffalo Bills in the NFL, at DE, and wears number 55.
What is Michael Hoecht's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
