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Manuel Waits

LDT  •  RETIRED @ Age 34 (End of 2028 season)  •  Current Age: 52
6' 3", 316 lbs Draft: Round 8, Pick 17 (2020) Drafted By: Buffalo Bills Super Bowl trophy 0 Rings Yrs Pro: 9 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
2027 CHI 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 50.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.6 0.000
2027 BUF 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0.8 0.030
2026 BAL 9 1 7 4.7 4 - - 1.0 0 1 0 0.5 0 - - 2 1 - - - 1 1 - 2.7 0.230
2026 TBY 8 2 10 7.8 4 - - 1.5 0 1 0 1.2 0 - - 0 1 - - - 1 0 - 2.6 0.220
2025 BAL 16 11 28 7.0 18 - - 1.5 11 1 1 3.4 0 - - 1 3 - - - 0 0 - 4.7 0.410
2024 BUF 16 8 34 7.6 7 - - 7.0 10 0 4 5.6 0 - - 1 1 - - - 1 0 - 5.4 0.560
2023 BUF 16 9 27 5.4 3 - - 3.0 11 2 4 4.4 1 - - 0 5 - - - 1 0 - 7.1 0.670
2022 BUF 16 11 24 7.3 8 - - 3.0 2 0 1 2.3 0 - - 0 1 - - - 0 0 - 4.5 0.450
2021 BUF 16 7 25 6.7 14 - - 4.5 7 2 2 3.1 0 - - 0 5 - - - 0 0 - 6.3 0.760
2020 BUF 14 8 27 6.0 9 - - 3.5 8 0 1 2.9 0 - - 1 1 - - - 2 0 - 8.1 0.770
Career 115 57 182 6.6 67 0 0.0 25.0 49 7 13 3.3 1 1 0.0 5 18 100.0 100.0 0 6 1 0 42.9 4.100
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
2023 BUF 1 0 3 7.3 0 - - 0.0 1 0 0 4.0 0 - - 1 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Career 1 0 3 7.3 0 - - 0.0 1 0 0 4.0 0 - - 1 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Champion Super Bowl MVP

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD PT PS MM ZN BR PD PH EN ST Overall Potential
2020 Pre-Camp 26 56 59 82 24 11 38 28 38 39 41 58 58
2020 Post-Camp 26 47 53 76 22 11 33 26 36 33 36 51 51
2021 Pre-Camp 27 52 50 78 22 10 34 27 36 32 34 53 53
2021 Post-Camp 27 70 41 85 18 7 41 33 37 25 24 60 60
2022 Pre-Camp 28 72 40 86 18 7 41 33 37 25 22 61 61
2022 Post-Camp 28 73 41 84 18 7 38 31 38 24 22 61 61
2023 Pre-Camp 29 73 41 84 18 7 39 31 38 24 22 61 61
2023 Post-Camp 29 50 50 73 21 10 29 23 36 30 34 50 50
2024 Pre-Camp 30 50 51 72 21 10 29 23 36 31 34 50 50
2024 Post-Camp 30 49 49 70 20 8 30 24 34 30 34 49 49
2025 Pre-Camp 31 48 49 70 20 8 30 23 34 30 34 49 49
2025 Post-Camp 31 50 50 70 20 7 29 25 35 29 34 50 50
2026 Pre-Camp 32 48 50 70 20 7 29 24 35 29 35 49 49
2026 Post-Camp 32 40 47 64 5 0 20 17 36 13 35 42 42
2027 Pre-Camp 33 40 47 64 6 0 20 16 36 13 35 42 42
2027 Post-Camp 33 33 46 52 6 0 10 18 37 2 35 35 35
2028 Pre-Camp 34 45 47 57 6 0 10 17 37 2 30 41 41
2028 Post-Camp 34 36 34 45 6 0 10 6 31 2 30 32 32

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2023 Buffalo Bills signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $7,890,000
2025 Buffalo Bills released
2025 Baltimore Ravens signed as a free agent: 3yrs, $24,870,000
2026 Baltimore Ravens released
2026 Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,190,000
2027 Atlanta Falcons signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,220,000
2027 Atlanta Falcons released
2027 Baltimore Ravens signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,220,000
2027 Baltimore Ravens released
2027 Buffalo Bills signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,220,000
2027 Buffalo Bills released
2027 Chicago Bears signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,220,000
2028 Kansas City Chiefs signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,250,000
2028 Kansas City Chiefs changed primary position from RDT
2028 Kansas City Chiefs released