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Kaiir Elam
Born May 5, 2001 · College Florida · Drafted 2022, round 1, pick 23 (BUF) · 6-1, 191 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BUF | 11 | 41 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 playoffs | BUF | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | BUF | 2 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 playoffs | BUF | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | BUF | 6 | 26 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 playoffs | BUF | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DAL | 10 | 33 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | DAL | 29 | 114 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BUF | 12 | – | – | 473 | 62.4 |
| 2022 playoffs | BUF | 2 | – | – | 90 | 63.8 |
| 2023 | BUF | 2 | – | – | 154 | 95.7 |
| 2023 playoffs | BUF | 1 | – | – | 52 | 80.0 |
| 2024 | BUF | 9 | – | – | 299 | 48.9 |
| 2024 playoffs | BUF | 1 | – | – | 50 | 80.6 |
| 2025 | DAL/TEN | 12 | – | – | 520 | 66.5 |
Game logs
2025 game log (10 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-04 | @ PHI | L 20–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | vs NYG | W 40–37 OT | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ CHI | L 14–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | vs GB | T 40–40 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ NYJ | W 37–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs WAS | W 44–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ DEN | L 24–44 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-03 | vs ARI | L 17–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | @ SF | L 24–37 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | vs NO | L 26–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 game log (7 games)
2023 game log (3 games)
2022 game log (13 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-08 | @ LA | W 31–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-19 | vs TEN | W 41–7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | @ MIA | L 19–21 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ BAL | W 23–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs PIT | W 38–3 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2022-10-16 | @ KC | W 24–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs GB | W 27–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | @ NYJ | L 17–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-17 | vs MIA | W 32–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2022-12-24 | @ CHI | W 35–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs NE | W 35–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2023-01-15 | vs MIA | W 34–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| P20 | 2023-01-22 | vs CIN | L 10–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |