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Yannick Ngakoue
DE · JAX/MIN/LV/IND/CHI/NE · 2016–2024
Born March 31, 1995 · College Maryland · Drafted 2016, round 3, pick 69 (JAX) · 6-2, 246 lb
Pro Bowl (2017)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | JAX | 15 | 23 | 8.0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | JAX | 16 | 30 | 12.0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 playoffs | JAX | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | JAX | 15 | 28 | 9.5 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | JAX | 15 | 41 | 8.0 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | MIN | 14 | 23 | 8.0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | LV | 14 | 28 | 10.0 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 playoffs | LV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | IND | 13 | 29 | 9.5 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | CHI | 11 | 22 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NE | 10 | 14 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NE | 123 | 238 | 70.5 | 148 | 72 | 2 | 13 | 21 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Pro Bowl |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | JAX | 16 | – | – | 691 | 65.4 |
| 2017 | JAX | 16 | – | – | 754 | 73.9 |
| 2017 playoffs | JAX | 3 | – | – | 153 | 70.8 |
| 2018 | JAX | 16 | – | – | 759 | 75.8 |
| 2019 | JAX | 15 | – | – | 778 | 80.5 |
| 2020 | MIN/BAL | 15 | – | – | 652 | 64.4 |
| 2020 playoffs | BAL | 2 | – | – | 41 | 40.2 |
| 2021 | LV | 17 | – | – | 828 | 72.6 |
| 2021 playoffs | LV | 1 | – | – | 47 | 78.3 |
| 2022 | IND | 15 | – | – | 716 | 72.4 |
| 2023 | CHI | 13 | – | – | 589 | 72.7 |
| 2024 | BAL/NE | 11 | – | – | 239 | 33.1 |
Game logs
2024 game log (10 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | @ CIN | W 41–38 OT | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | vs WAS | W 30–23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-21 | @ TB | W 41–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ CLE | L 24–29 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | vs DEN | W 41–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ MIA | L 15–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-01 | vs IND | L 24–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | @ ARI | L 17–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | @ BUF | L 21–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-28 | vs LAC | L 7–40 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (11 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs GB | L 20–38 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ TB | L 17–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | @ KC | L 10–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-05 | @ WAS | W 40–20 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | vs MIN | L 13–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | vs LV | W 30–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | @ NO | L 17–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2023-11-09 | vs CAR | W 16–13 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | @ DET | L 26–31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-27 | @ MIN | W 12–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs DET | W 28–13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (13 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | @ HOU | T 20–20 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | @ JAX | L 0–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs KC | W 20–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | vs TEN | L 17–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-06 | @ DEN | W 12–9 OT | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | @ TEN | L 10–19 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | vs WAS | L 16–17 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | @ NE | L 3–26 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2022-11-13 | @ LV | W 25–20 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | vs PHI | L 16–17 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-28 | vs PIT | L 17–24 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-17 | @ MIN | L 36–39 OT | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2022-12-26 | vs LAC | L 3–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (15 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-13 | vs BAL | W 33–27 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs MIA | W 31–28 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-04 | @ LAC | L 14–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | vs CHI | L 9–20 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | @ DEN | W 34–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | vs PHI | W 33–22 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2021-11-07 | @ NYG | L 16–23 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2021-11-21 | vs CIN | L 13–32 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2021-11-25 | @ DAL | W 36–33 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2021-12-05 | vs WAS | L 15–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | @ KC | L 9–48 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-20 | @ CLE | W 16–14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | vs DEN | W 17–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2022-01-02 | @ IND | W 23–20 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2022-01-15 | @ CIN | L 19–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (14 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs GB | L 34–43 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | @ IND | L 11–28 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | vs TEN | L 30–31 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | @ HOU | W 31–23 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | @ SEA | L 26–27 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | vs ATL | L 23–40 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2020-11-01 | vs PIT | L 24–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | @ NE | L 17–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | vs TEN | L 24–30 OT | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-12-02 | @ PIT | L 14–19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2020-12-08 | vs DAL | W 34–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2020-12-14 | @ CLE | W 47–42 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | vs JAX | W 40–14 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2020-12-27 | vs NYG | W 27–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (15 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | vs KC | L 26–40 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-19 | vs TEN | W 20–7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ DEN | W 26–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | @ CAR | L 27–34 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | vs NO | L 6–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | @ CIN | W 27–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2019-10-27 | vs NYJ | W 29–15 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | vs HOU | L 3–26 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | @ IND | L 13–33 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | @ TEN | L 20–42 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2019-12-01 | vs TB | L 11–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | vs LAC | L 10–45 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | @ LV | W 20–16 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | @ ATL | L 12–24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | vs IND | W 38–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 game log (15 games)
2018 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018-09-09 | @ NYG | W 20–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2018-09-16 | vs NE | W 31–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2018-09-23 | vs TEN | L 6–9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2018-09-30 | vs NYJ | W 31–12 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2018-10-07 | @ KC | L 14–30 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2018-10-14 | @ DAL | L 7–40 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2018-10-21 | vs HOU | L 7–20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2018-10-28 | vs PHI | L 18–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2018-11-11 | @ IND | L 26–29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2018-11-18 | vs PIT | L 16–20 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2018-11-25 | @ BUF | L 21–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2018-12-02 | vs IND | W 6–0 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2018-12-16 | vs WAS | L 13–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2018-12-23 | @ MIA | W 17–7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2018-12-30 | @ HOU | L 3–20 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
2017 game log (19 games)
2017 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-09-10 | @ HOU | W 29–7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2017-09-17 | vs TEN | L 16–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2017-09-24 | vs BAL | W 44–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2017-10-01 | @ NYJ | L 20–23 OT | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2017-10-08 | @ PIT | W 30–9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2017-10-15 | vs LA | L 17–27 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2017-10-22 | @ IND | W 27–0 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2017-11-05 | vs CIN | W 23–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2017-11-12 | vs LAC | W 20–17 OT | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2017-11-19 | @ CLE | W 19–7 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2017-11-26 | @ ARI | L 24–27 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2017-12-03 | vs IND | W 30–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2017-12-10 | vs SEA | W 30–24 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2017-12-17 | vs HOU | W 45–7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2017-12-24 | @ SF | L 33–44 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-12-31 | @ TEN | L 10–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2018-01-07 | vs BUF | W 10–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2018-01-14 | @ PIT | W 45–42 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2018-01-21 | @ NE | L 20–24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 game log (15 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | vs GB | L 23–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ LAC | L 14–38 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs BAL | L 17–19 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | vs IND | W 30–27 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | @ CHI | W 17–16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | vs LV | L 16–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-27 | @ TEN | L 22–36 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | @ KC | L 14–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2016-11-13 | vs HOU | L 21–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2016-11-20 | @ DET | L 19–26 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-27 | @ BUF | L 21–28 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs MIN | L 16–25 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ HOU | L 20–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2016-12-24 | vs TEN | W 38–17 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | @ IND | L 20–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |