A.J. Zimmerman
5' 10", 183 lbs
Draft: Undrafted (2021)
Drafted By: N/A
0 Rings
Yrs Pro: 12
Cap Cost: N/A
0 Rings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2032 | MIN |
11 | 3 | 17 | 8.3 | 3 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 8.3 | 3 | 11 | 23.1 | 84.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.250 |
| 2031 | MIN |
16 | 16 | 56 | 7.3 | 17 | 5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 75 | 12.3 | 4 | 36 | 5.3 | 48.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.4 | 0.750 |
| 2030 | CLE |
16 | 1 | 6 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 10.9 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.040 |
| 2029 | CLE |
16 | 3 | 25 | 10.6 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 1 | 21 | 12.7 | 1 | 22 | 4.8 | 100.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 0.160 |
| 2028 | CIN |
15 | 12 | 46 | 7.6 | 5 | 4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 50 | 12.0 | 9 | 37 | 18.0 | 74.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.490 |
| 2027 | LV |
12 | 7 | 27 | 7.4 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 26 | 9.3 | 7 | 19 | 26.9 | 73.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 0.410 |
| 2026 | LV |
16 | 16 | 59 | 7.4 | 14 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 48 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6.9 | 0.930 |
| 2025 | LV |
16 | 16 | 78 | 9.8 | 22 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 66 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | 8.6 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | LV |
16 | 10 | 53 | 9.0 | 9 | - | - | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 31 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 5.7 | 0.550 |
| 2023 | LV |
16 | 10 | 57 | 8.2 | 8 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | - | - | 7 | 42 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4.1 | 0.490 |
| 2022 | LV |
15 | 7 | 22 | 6.4 | 10 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 3.6 | 0.470 |
| 2021 | DET |
11 | 0 | 2 | 11.1 | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0.6 | 0.030 |
| Career | 176 | 101 | 448 | 8.2 | 103 | 15 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 192 | 4.6 | 65 | 336 | 33.9 | 100.0 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 48.7 | 5.570 | |
Returns Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | PR | PR Yds | Y/PRet | PR TD | PR TD% | KR | KR Yds | Y/KRet | KR TD | KR TD% | Pen | RetAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2032 | MIN |
11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.250 |
| 2031 | MIN |
16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0.0 | 0.750 |
| 2030 | CLE |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.040 |
| 2029 | CLE |
16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 | 0.160 |
| 2028 | CIN |
15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0.490 |
| 2027 | LV |
12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 | 0.410 |
| 2026 | LV |
16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.930 |
| 2025 | LV |
16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | LV |
16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.550 |
| 2023 | LV |
16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.490 |
| 2022 | LV |
15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.470 |
| 2021 | DET |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.030 |
| Career | 176 | 101 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 | 5.570 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | LV |
1 | 1 | 3 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 17.6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2026 | LV |
2 | 2 | 11 | 9.2 | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2025 | LV |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1.6 | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 | LV |
2 | 2 | 6 | 11.3 | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Career | 6 | 6 | 21 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 3.3 | 5 | 18 | 83.3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
Returns Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | PR | PR Yds | Y/PRet | PR TD | PR TD% | KR | KR Yds | Y/KRet | KR TD | KR TD% | Pen | RetAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | LV |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
| 2026 | LV |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2025 | LV |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | LV |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| Career | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | |
Champion
Super Bowl MVP
Salary Information
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Cap Cost | Cap Percentage |
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Ratings History
| Year | Scout Type | Age | RD | MM | ZN | BR | PD | PH | IN | PR | KR | EN | ST | Overall | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pre-Camp | 24 | 81 | 54 | 58 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 31 | 48 |
| 2021 | Post-Camp | 24 | 90 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 29 | 50 |
| 2022 | Pre-Camp | 25 | 90 | 52 | 52 | 59 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 29 | 50 |
| 2022 | Post-Camp | 25 | 77 | 41 | 82 | 53 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 47 | 51 |
| 2023 | Pre-Camp | 26 | 90 | 48 | 82 | 57 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2023 | Post-Camp | 26 | 99 | 53 | 90 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2024 | Pre-Camp | 27 | 99 | 53 | 91 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2024 | Post-Camp | 27 | 99 | 55 | 91 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2025 | Pre-Camp | 28 | 100 | 55 | 91 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2025 | Post-Camp | 28 | 100 | 56 | 91 | 59 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2026 | Pre-Camp | 29 | 100 | 56 | 92 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2026 | Post-Camp | 29 | 100 | 58 | 92 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2027 | Pre-Camp | 30 | 100 | 59 | 94 | 60 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 63 | 63 |
| 2027 | Post-Camp | 30 | 73 | 42 | 54 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 2028 | Pre-Camp | 31 | 70 | 40 | 52 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2028 | Post-Camp | 31 | 100 | 60 | 81 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 57 | 57 |
| 2029 | Pre-Camp | 32 | 100 | 48 | 66 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 49 | 49 |
| 2029 | Post-Camp | 32 | 58 | 44 | 60 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 2030 | Pre-Camp | 33 | 71 | 44 | 60 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2030 | Post-Camp | 33 | 69 | 44 | 61 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2031 | Pre-Camp | 34 | 78 | 50 | 70 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| 2031 | Post-Camp | 34 | 78 | 51 | 60 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2032 | Pre-Camp | 35 | 78 | 51 | 61 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2032 | Post-Camp | 35 | 54 | 41 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
Transactions
| Year | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $620,000 |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Raiders | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $710,000 |
| 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders | signed to a new contract: 2yrs, $4,000,000 |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Raiders | signed a renegotiated contract: 4yrs, $10,070,000 |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Raiders | changed primary position from LCB |
| 2027 | Las Vegas Raiders | signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $15,790,000 |
| 2028 | Las Vegas Raiders | released |
| 2028 | Cincinnati Bengals | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,250,000 |
| 2029 | Cleveland Browns | signed as an unrestricted free agent: 2yrs, $3,700,000 |
| 2031 | Minnesota Vikings | signed as an unrestricted free agent: 2yrs, $3,830,000 |
| 2032 | Minnesota Vikings | released |




