P.J.
Locke
S
#1
P.J. Locke
Dallas CowboysHeight : 5' 11" · Weight : 202 lbs · Age : 29
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 74 | 50 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 12 | 53 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Dallas Cowboys payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 3.97 M$
- Average per year
- 4.00 M$
- Total value
- 4.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
- Status
- Injured reserve
2026
3.97 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, 2025 Safeties
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
16
0th percentile
Interceptions
0
13th percentile
Passes defended
3
17th percentile
Targets in coverage
14
Yards allowed
22 yd
Yards allowed per target
1.6 yd
100th percentile
Passer rating allowed
68.2
90th percentile
Missed tackle rate
11.1 %
24th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
23th percentile
Defensive snaps
173
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 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.2
Games
16
WAR 2025
0.4
Games played
16
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 (+5)
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.008 per game
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.007 per game
- 20250.4 WAR · 0.025 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+5 · 28 y.o. · prime years
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
70
Established starter
- COV
- Coverage
- 85
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 60
- TCK
- Tackling
- 64
- DUR
- Durability
- 73
- EX
- Experience
- 70
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, 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).
WAR
0.4
PAL Rating
82 / 100
Value Rating · 2025
84 / 100
2025 PAL (82) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $4.0M.PAL expected for this salary: 48PAL: 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 | DEN | 16 | 0.4 | 82 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 |
| 2024 | DEN | 15 | 0.1 | 13 | 50 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | DEN | 12 | 0.1 | 62 | 69 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 8.6 |
P.J. Locke in five questions
What are P.J. Locke's stats in 2025?
P.J. Locke has 0 interceptions and 3 passes defensed in 16 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is P.J. Locke?
P.J. Locke is 29 years old. He is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
How good is P.J. Locke?
P.J. Locke produced 0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 82 out of 100: excellent for his position.
How much does P.J. Locke make?
P.J. Locke earns $4.0M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 84 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does P.J. Locke wear, and what team does he play for?
P.J. Locke plays for Dallas Cowboys in the NFL, at S, and wears number 1.
