IND30
WAS13NFL NetFinal
NE29
BUF26CBSFinal
NYJ12
CHI23FOXFinal
JAX22
CIN17CBSFinal
ARI24
NYG36CBSFinal
LAR24
PHI20FOXFinal
GB17
TB14FOXFinal
TEN18
BAL24CBSFinal
DAL34
HOU30FOXFinal
MIA10
MIN15FOXFinal
KC30
LV27CBSFinal
DEN14
SF24CBSFinal
LAC23
SEA30CBS8:20 p.m.
DET0
CAR0NBCOCT1Final
PIT24
CLE27Prime VideoOCT58:15 p.m.
ATL0
NO0ESPNMinkah
Fitzpatrick
S
#29
#29S
New York Jets
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 202 lbs · Age : 29
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 82 | 59 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 96 | 62 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 64 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 96 | 56 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 124 | 84 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 79 | 60 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 2019 | 2019 Totals | 16 | 69 | 44 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 79 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 79 |
| 2019 | Miami Dolphins | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 80 | 51 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026
7.41 M$
Guaranteed
2027
15.00 M$
Partially guaranteed
2028
14.50 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.
2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
80
51th percentile
Interceptions
1
43th percentile
Passes defended
6
57th percentile
Targets in coverage
44
Yards allowed
298 yd
Yards allowed per target
6.8 yd
87th percentile
Passer rating allowed
89.0
70th percentile
Missed tackle rate
8.9 %
48th percentile
Tackles for loss
4
79th percentile
Defensive snaps
845
48th 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.
Projected WAR
0.1
Games
15
WAR 2025
0.4
Games played
14
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
↑ Slightly up (+12)
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+12 · 28 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
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
75
Established starter
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).
WAR
0.4
#10 of 82 regular safeties
PAL Rating
77 / 100
#19 of 82 regular safeties
Value Rating · 2025
67 / 100
2025 PAL (77) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $13.3M.PAL expected for this salary: 63PAL: 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 | INT | PD | Yds/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MIA | 14 | 0.4 | 77 | 75 | 80 | 1 | 6 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | PIT | 17 | -0.4 | 15 | 70 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 10.4 |
| 2023 | PIT | 10 | 0.1 | 46 | 83 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | PIT | 15 | -0.2 | 89 | 85 | 90 | 6 | 11 | 9.6 |
| 2021 | PIT | 16 | 0.0 | 63 | 87 | 116 | 2 | 7 | 7.7 |
Analysis
New England Patriots
Drake Maye posted his best game of the season in the Patriots’ upset of the Bills, while the Texans dropped to 0-4 and the Eagles endured a historic third-down meltdown.
· CBS Sports
Roundup
Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson is day-to-day with an ankle injury as Baltimore shares first in the AFC North, while Minkah Fitzpatrick finally ends the Jets’ historic interception drought.
· PickALeague
Roundup
Green Bay Packers
No games on the schedule, but a major injury in Green Bay, a costly turnover for Chicago and a nostalgic Bill Belichick appearance in New Jersey marked the last 24 hours in the NFC North and East.
· PickALeague
Game recapNew York Jets
Minkah Fitzpatrick delivered the Jets’ first interception in 637 days on Sunday against the Bears, snapping an NFL-record 20-game drought.
· CBS Sports
Minkah Fitzpatrick has 1 interception and 6 passes defensed in 14 games in 2025.
Minkah Fitzpatrick is 29 years old. He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
Minkah Fitzpatrick produced 0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 15th of 82 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 77 out of 100: very good for his position.
Minkah Fitzpatrick earns $13.3M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 67 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
Minkah Fitzpatrick plays for New York Jets in the NFL, at S, and wears number 29.
