Zach
Cunningham
LB
#52
Zach Cunningham
#52LB
Detroit Lions
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 230 lbs · Age : 31
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 85 | 54 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Tennessee Titans | 6 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2021 Totals | 14 | 93 | 51 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tennessee Titans | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Houston Texans | 10 | 67 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Houston Texans | 16 | 164 | 106 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Houston Texans | 16 | 142 | 99 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| 2018 | Houston Texans | 14 | 107 | 73 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Houston Texans | 16 | 90 | 48 | 42 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2023 Linebackers
NFL stats →2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular linebackers: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
81
48th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
3th percentile
Sacks
0.0
5th percentile
Pressures
1
1th percentile
Interceptions
0
31th percentile
Passes defended
4
62th percentile
Yards allowed per target
5.4 yd
73th percentile
Passer rating allowed
93.9
48th percentile
Missed tackle rate
8.6 %
38th percentile
Defensive snaps
717
33th 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
0.0
Games
10
WAR 2023
0.0
Games played
13
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)
- 20210.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20220.1 WAR · 0.017 per game
- 20230.0 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
-3 · 28 y.o. · prime years
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
54
Backup or prospect
- TCK
- Tackling
- 73
- COV
- Coverage
- 72
- RDF
- Run defense
- 68
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 46
- DUR
- Durability
- 54
- EX
- Experience
- 70
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, 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.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PHI | 13 | 0.0 | 11 | 54 | 81 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | TEN | 6 | 0.1 | 44 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TEN | 14 | 0.0 | 25 | 71 | 86 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
Zach Cunningham in five questions
What are Zach Cunningham's stats in 2023?
Zach Cunningham has 0 sacks and 1 QB hit in 13 games in 2023.
How old and how tall is Zach Cunningham?
Zach Cunningham is 31 years old. He is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 229 lb (104 kg).
How good is Zach Cunningham?
Zach Cunningham produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023, 65th of 99 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 11 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Zach Cunningham wear, and what team does he play for?
Zach Cunningham plays for Detroit Lions in the NFL, at LB, and wears number 52.
What is Zach Cunningham's projection for 2024?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2024, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
