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Kwity Paye
Kwity Paye
DE · LV
27 yrs
Michigan
Description
Position
DE
Team
LV
Status
ACT
Born
1998-11-19
Age
27
Height
6'3"
Weight
265 lb
College
Michigan
Draft
2021 · R1 · Pick 21 · IND
Rookie yr
2021
Contract
ACTIVE
APY
$16.0M/yr
Total
$48.0M
Guaranteed
$25.7M
% of cap
5.3%
Term
2026–2029 (3y)
Value#380/432
1.97DEF pts per $1M APY
Career Résumé
5 seasons
Seasons5 2021–2025
Games71
Tackles185
Sacks30.5
TFL35
INT0
2026 Projection
StatFloorMedianCeilingvs ’25ΔRange
Forced Fumbles0.001.262.580.00+1.26
QB Hits4.7512.116.59.00+3.07
Sacks1.426.7912.34.00+2.79
Solo Tackles12.620.828.914.0+6.76
Tackles for Loss2.277.8612.36.00+1.86
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season
YearTmGSoloAstCombSkQBHTFLIntPDFFFRTD
2025IND161424384.09601000
2024IND142212348.0121001100
2023IND162021418.59600200
2022IND113113446.0101000000
2021IND141216284.010301100
College
YearSchoolGCarRu YdsRu TDRecRc YdsRc TD
2020Michigan———————
2019Michigan———————
2018Michigan———————
2017Michigan———————
Career Milestones
league finishes · all-time rank
StatCareerAll-TimeLedTop 5Top 10
Sacks30.5218th———
Solo Tkl991344th———
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 469 peers
Sk/gQBH/gTFL/gFF/gSolo/g
Sk/g
0.375
QBH/g
0.674
TFL/g
0.467
FF/g
066
Solo/g
0.936
PlayerMedian (50th)
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Career Highs
regular season
StatGameWhenSeason
Tackles92022 Wk13 vs DAL44'22
Sacks22022 Wk1 vs HOU8.5'23
TFL22022 Wk1 vs HOU10'22
INT02021 Wk1 vs SEA0'21
Athletic Profile
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