Tyrus
Wheat
LB
#59
Tyrus Wheat
#59LB
Dallas Cowboys
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 260 lbs · Age : 26
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Dallas Cowboys payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 1.25 M$
- Average per year
- 1.25 M$
- Total value
- 1.2 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
1.25 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, 2024 Linebackers
NFL stats →2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
13
1th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
3th percentile
Sacks
0.5
12th percentile
Pressures
6
33th percentile
Interceptions
0
29th percentile
Passes defended
0
4th percentile
Yards allowed per target
—
Passer rating allowed
—
Missed tackle rate
6.7 %
62th percentile
Defensive snaps
165
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.
2025 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
10
WAR 2024
0.0
Games played
8
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)
- 20240.0 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 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024
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
57
Backup or prospect
- TCK
- Tackling
- 66
- COV
- Coverage
- 69
- RDF
- Run defense
- 70
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 79
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 25
Why these ratings?Hide details
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2024
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.
Tyrus Wheat in five questions
What are Tyrus Wheat's stats in 2024?
Tyrus Wheat has 0.5 sacks and 1 QB hit in 8 games in 2024.
How old and how tall is Tyrus Wheat?
Tyrus Wheat is 26 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 260 lb (118 kg).
How good is Tyrus Wheat?
Tyrus Wheat produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024. His PAL rating is 32 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Tyrus Wheat wear, and what team does he play for?
Tyrus Wheat plays for Dallas Cowboys in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 59.
What is Tyrus Wheat's projection for 2025?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
