T.J.
Sanders
DT
#98
T.J. Sanders
#98DT
Buffalo Bills
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 297 lbs · Age : 23
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 12 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Buffalo Bills payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 2.42 M$
- Average per year
- 2.66 M$
- Total value
- 10.6 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028
2026
2.42 M$
Guaranteed
2027
2.90 M$
Guaranteed
2028
3.39 M$
Partially 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 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
16
1th percentile
Sacks
1.0
30th percentile
Pressures
2
1th percentile
QB hits
1
4th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
6th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
34th percentile
Passes defended
1
50th percentile
Missed tackle rate
—
Defensive snaps
297
0th percentile
Games
12
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
0.0
Games
12
WAR 2025
0.0
Games played
12
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
+25 · 22 y.o. · usually still improving
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
50
Backup or prospect
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 68
- RDF
- Run defense
- 63
- TCK
- Tackling
- 68
- DUR
- Durability
- 56
- EX
- Experience
- 0
Why these ratings?Hide details
- 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).
WAR
0.0
PAL Rating
13 / 100
Value Rating · 2025
22 / 100
2025 PAL (13) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $2.7M.PAL expected for this salary: 40Rookie-scale contract: a salary set by the draft, not the market.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.
T.J. Sanders in five questions
What are T.J. Sanders's stats in 2025?
T.J. Sanders has 1 sack and 1 QB hit in 12 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is T.J. Sanders?
T.J. Sanders is 23 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 298 lb (135 kg).
How good is T.J. Sanders?
T.J. Sanders produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 13 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does T.J. Sanders make?
T.J. Sanders earns $2.7M for the 2025 season. His Value Rating is 22 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
What number does T.J. Sanders wear, and what team does he play for?
T.J. Sanders plays for Buffalo Bills in the NFL, at DT, and wears number 98.
