Paul Kruger stats

Last played for the New Orleans Saints, 2016

Defensive End · #99

Age 40 · 6' 4"

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Paul Kruger played 8 NFL seasons, 2009 to 2016.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
114
TOT
221
SOLO
144
AST
77
SACK
35.0
INT
2
PD
23
FF
8

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2009BAL911470.0130
2010BAL111101.0020
2011BAL16151235.5020
2012BAL154230129.0161
2013CLE164726214.5052
2014CLE1653361711.0044
2015CLE162716112.5000
2016NO15251961.5011

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career Postseason

GP
8
TOT
18
SOLO
11
AST
7
SACK
6.0
INT
0
PD
1
FF
1

Per game

Career regular season

GP
114
TOT
1.9
SOLO
1.3
AST
0.7
SACK
0.3
INT
0.0
PD
0.2
FF
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2009BAL91.20.40.80.00.10.30.0
2010BAL110.10.100.10.00.20.0
2011BAL160.90.80.20.30.00.10.0
2012BAL152.82.00.80.60.10.40.1
2013CLE162.91.61.30.30.00.30.1
2014CLE163.32.31.10.70.00.30.3
2015CLE161.71.00.70.20.00.00.0
2016NO151.71.30.40.10.00.10.1

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bio

Age
40 yearsFeb 15, 1986
Height
6' 4"
Debut
2009
Birthplace
Rexburg, ID
Draft
2009Rd 2, Pk 57
College
Utah

Latest performance

Paul Kruger

Jan 01 · @ ATL · L 38-32

TOT
1
SOLO
1
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

2009 NFL combine

DE, 6'4", 263 lb · Utah

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.79s72nd
Vertical jump32.5"59th
Broad jump9' 0"32nd
Bench press (225 lb)24 reps37th
3-cone drill7.52s45th
20-yard shuttle4.47s58th

Percentile: the share of DEs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2009 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sun, Jan 01atATLL 38-321100
Sat, Dec 24vsTBW 31-242200
Sun, Dec 18atARIW 48-412200
Sun, Dec 11atTBL 16-112200
Sun, Dec 04vsDETL 28-131100
Sun, Nov 27vsLARW 49-210000

What were Paul Kruger's career stats?

Paul Kruger played 8 seasons for the Ravens, the Browns and the Saints. He recorded 221 tackles, 35 sacks and 2 interceptions. His best season was 2014: 53 tackles and 11.0 sacks.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2009 to 2016

Championships

Paul Kruger college stats

Paul Kruger played 2 seasons at Utah Utes (2007 to 2008): 119 tackles, 10 sacks and 2 interceptions.

defensive

Paul Kruger's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2007Utah Utes6324390301240
2008Utah Utes5626300701300

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Paul Kruger played 10 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 7 won, 3 lost.

Paul Kruger's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2012INDW 24-942.50
2012DENW 38-35 2OT30.00
2012NEW 28-1340.00
2012SFW 34-3132.00
2011HOUW 20-1300.00
2011NEL 23-2031.00
2010KCW 30-700.00
2010PITL 31-2410.50
2009NEW 33-1400.00
2009INDL 20-300.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.