Zacch
Pickens
DT
Zacch Pickens
Atlanta FalconsHeight : 6' 4" · Weight : 300 lbs · Age : 26
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 9 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 17 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Atlanta Falcons 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, 2024 Interior defensive line
NFL stats →2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
19
0th percentile
Sacks
1.0
20th percentile
Pressures
2
2th percentile
QB hits
2
8th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
6th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
29th percentile
Passes defended
0
16th percentile
Missed tackle rate
5.0 %
70th percentile
Defensive snaps
228
0th percentile
Games
9
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
12
WAR 2024
0.0
Games played
9
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 (-1)
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.006 per game
- 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
+24 · 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
65
Depth player
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 69
- RDF
- Run defense
- 71
- TCK
- Tackling
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 50
- EX
- Experience
- 25
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, 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.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | Sacks | Prss | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CHI | 9 | 0.0 | 29 | 65 | 19 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | CHI | 17 | 0.1 | 45 | 71 | 17 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
Zacch Pickens in five questions
What are Zacch Pickens's stats in 2024?
Zacch Pickens has 1 sack and 2 QB hits in 9 games in 2024.
How old and how tall is Zacch Pickens?
Zacch Pickens is 26 years old. He is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 300 lb (136 kg).
How good is Zacch Pickens?
Zacch Pickens produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024. His PAL rating is 29 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Zacch Pickens wear, and what team does he play for?
Zacch Pickens plays for Atlanta Falcons in the NFL, at DT.
What is Zacch Pickens's projection for 2025?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2025, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
