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PJ

Mustipher

DT

#79

PJ Mustipher

#79DTArizona Cardinals

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 330 lbs · Age : 26

NFL record

YearTeamGPTOTSOLOASTSACKFFFRYDS
2025Arizona Cardinals153211210000
2023New Orleans Saints44130000

Advanced stats, 2025 Interior defensive line

NFL stats →

2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Tackles

32

25th percentile

Sacks

0.0

6th percentile

Pressures

—

QB hits

0

0th percentile

Tackles for loss

1

6th percentile

Forced fumbles

0

34th percentile

Passes defended

1

50th percentile

Missed tackle rate

3.0 %

89th percentile

Defensive snaps

300

0th percentile

Games

15

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

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Projected WAR

0.0

Games

15

WAR 2025

0.0

Games played

15

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 (0)

  • 20250.0 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

+10 · 25 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025

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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

65

Depth player

PRS
Pass rush
58
RDF
Run defense
80
TCK
Tackling
87
DUR
Durability
57
EX
Experience
40
Why these ratings?
  • 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, 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).

PAL: dimensions

Pass rush6
Run defense73
Splash plays18
Tackling93

Where WAR comes from (in wins)

Splash plays−0.05

Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.

Coverage0.00

Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).

Position share+0.04

Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.

Team defense−0.03

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.

PJ Mustipher in five questions

What are PJ Mustipher's stats in 2025?

PJ Mustipher has 0 sacks and 0 QB hits in 15 games in 2025.

How old and how tall is PJ Mustipher?

PJ Mustipher is 26 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 331 lb (150 kg).

How good is PJ Mustipher?

PJ Mustipher produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 30 out of 100: below average for his position.

What number does PJ Mustipher wear, and what team does he play for?

PJ Mustipher plays for Arizona Cardinals in the NFL, at DT, and wears number 79.

What is PJ Mustipher's projection for 2026?

Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.

See also: his Arizona Cardinals teammates

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