J.J. Gerdes
5' 11", 302 lbs
Draft: Round 4, Pick 9 (2024)
Drafted By: Pittsburgh Steelers
1 Ring
Yrs Pro: 12
Cap Cost: N/A
1 Ring
Yrs Pro: 12
Cap Cost: N/A
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | SEA |
2 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.050 |
| 2034 | CLE |
16 | 10 | 10 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.3 | 0.470 |
| 2033 | CLE |
16 | 16 | 30 | 4.9 | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3.8 | 0 | 13 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.4 | 0.680 |
| 2032 | CLE |
12 | 12 | 19 | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | 1.9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 | 0.600 |
| 2031 | CIN |
16 | 4 | 15 | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.3 | 0.370 |
| 2030 | TBY |
16 | 4 | 6 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | 2.7 | 1 | 3 | 14.3 | 42.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.440 |
| 2029 | LAC |
16 | 16 | 32 | 5.1 | 10 | 7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 6.3 | 1 | 16 | 3.1 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.3 | 0.870 |
| 2028 | NYJ |
12 | 3 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.160 |
| 2027 | DEN |
14 | 3 | 10 | 4.2 | 1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.220 |
| 2026 | PIT |
16 | 10 | 24 | 6.6 | 10 | - | - | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 6.1 | 0.540 |
| 2025 | PIT |
16 | 9 | 15 | 4.9 | 5 | - | - | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | 4.2 | 0.310 |
| 2024 | PIT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0.9 | 0.020 |
| Career | 155 | 87 | 168 | 4.9 | 63 | 15 | 0.7 | 29.5 | 82 | 5 | 28 | 4.3 | 1 | 59 | 1.8 | 2 | 30 | 3.4 | 50.8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 54.2 | 4.730 | |
First-Team All-Pro
Second-Team All-Pro
Champion
Postseason Honor
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2035 | SEA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2030 | TBY |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 2028 | NYJ |
2 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2025 | PIT |
2 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Career | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
Champion
Super Bowl MVP
Salary Information
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Cap Cost | Cap Percentage |
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Ratings History
| Year | Scout Type | Age | RD | PT | PS | MM | ZN | BR | PD | PH | EN | ST | Overall | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pre-Camp | 24 | 47 | 54 | 84 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 19 | 44 | 66 | 68 | 32 | 55 |
| 2024 | Post-Camp | 24 | 42 | 40 | 84 | 42 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 45 | 68 | 66 | 34 | 53 |
| 2025 | Pre-Camp | 25 | 42 | 40 | 84 | 43 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 45 | 69 | 67 | 35 | 53 |
| 2025 | Post-Camp | 25 | 21 | 55 | 77 | 14 | 6 | 41 | 18 | 50 | 75 | 40 | 33 | 45 |
| 2026 | Pre-Camp | 26 | 20 | 56 | 77 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 17 | 50 | 76 | 42 | 36 | 44 |
| 2026 | Post-Camp | 26 | 48 | 52 | 86 | 49 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 48 | 79 | 71 | 45 | 56 |
| 2027 | Pre-Camp | 27 | 20 | 50 | 87 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 65 | 62 | 45 | 45 |
| 2027 | Post-Camp | 27 | 31 | 50 | 79 | 18 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 50 | 67 | 46 | 48 | 48 |
| 2028 | Pre-Camp | 28 | 31 | 50 | 78 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 50 | 67 | 45 | 48 | 48 |
| 2028 | Post-Camp | 28 | 32 | 51 | 78 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 50 | 67 | 45 | 48 | 48 |
| 2029 | Pre-Camp | 29 | 32 | 51 | 78 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 50 | 67 | 44 | 49 | 49 |
| 2029 | Post-Camp | 29 | 19 | 48 | 84 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 45 |
| 2030 | Pre-Camp | 30 | 25 | 48 | 85 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 40 | 66 | 65 | 47 | 47 |
| 2030 | Post-Camp | 30 | 22 | 46 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 43 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 42 |
| 2031 | Pre-Camp | 31 | 25 | 39 | 77 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 42 | 54 | 49 | 41 | 41 |
| 2031 | Post-Camp | 31 | 18 | 53 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 41 | 76 | 60 | 46 | 46 |
| 2032 | Pre-Camp | 32 | 18 | 53 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 77 | 60 | 46 | 46 |
| 2032 | Post-Camp | 32 | 22 | 38 | 76 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 42 | 54 | 49 | 40 | 40 |
| 2033 | Pre-Camp | 33 | 21 | 38 | 75 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 42 | 54 | 48 | 39 | 39 |
| 2033 | Post-Camp | 33 | 18 | 54 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 41 | 76 | 59 | 45 | 45 |
| 2034 | Pre-Camp | 34 | 18 | 54 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 41 | 77 | 60 | 45 | 45 |
| 2034 | Post-Camp | 34 | 10 | 44 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 36 | 63 | 60 | 38 | 38 |
| 2035 | Pre-Camp | 35 | 10 | 44 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 36 | 63 | 60 | 38 | 38 |
| 2035 | Post-Camp | 35 | 5 | 42 | 76 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 34 | 58 | 60 | 35 | 35 |
Transactions
| Year | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Pittsburgh Steelers | changed primary position |
| 2027 | Pittsburgh Steelers | released |
| 2027 | Denver Broncos | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $960,000 |
| 2028 | New York Jets | signed as an unrestricted free agent: 2yrs, $4,870,000 |
| 2029 | New York Jets | changed primary position from LDT |
| 2029 | New York Jets | released |
| 2029 | Los Angeles Rams | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,110,000 |
| 2029 | Los Angeles Rams | changed primary position from LDE |
| 2030 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | signed as an unrestricted free agent: 2yrs, $5,690,000 |
| 2031 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | released |
| 2031 | Cincinnati Bengals | signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $8,870,000 |
| 2032 | Cincinnati Bengals | released |
| 2032 | Cleveland Browns | signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $9,150,000 |
| 2035 | Arizona Cardinals | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,460,000 |
| 2035 | Arizona Cardinals | released |
| 2035 | Seattle Seahawks | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,460,000 |







