Russ
Yeast
S
#39
Russ Yeast
Cincinnati BengalsHeight : 5' 10" · Weight : 195 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Houston Texans | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 61 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Cincinnati Bengals payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 0.25 M$
- Average per year
- —
- Total value
- 0.2 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
- Status
- Practice squad
2026
0.25 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, 2023 Safeties
NFL stats →2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
55
37th percentile
Interceptions
0
13th percentile
Passes defended
5
44th percentile
Targets in coverage
41
Yards allowed
398 yd
Yards allowed per target
9.7 yd
20th percentile
Passer rating allowed
115.7
15th percentile
Missed tackle rate
21.8 %
1th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
15th percentile
Defensive snaps
802
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.
2024 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.1
Games
16
WAR 2023
-0.3
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
→ Stable (-3)
- 2023-0.3 WAR · -0.018 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+22 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2023
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
55
Backup or prospect
- COV
- Coverage
- 61
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 60
- TCK
- Tackling
- 47
- DUR
- Durability
- 81
- EX
- Experience
- 25
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, 2023
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.
Russ Yeast in five questions
What are Russ Yeast's stats in 2023?
Russ Yeast has 0 interceptions and 5 passes defensed in 17 games in 2023.
How old and how tall is Russ Yeast?
Russ Yeast is 27 years old. He is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
How good is Russ Yeast?
Russ Yeast produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023, 78th of 88 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 2 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Russ Yeast wear, and what team does he play for?
Russ Yeast plays for Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL, at S, and wears number 39.
What is Russ Yeast's projection for 2024?
Our projection has him at -0.1 WAR in 2024, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
