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Manuel Waits

LDT  •  RETIRED @ Age 34 (End of 2028 season)  •  Current Age: 41
6' 3", 316 lbs Draft: Round 8, Pick 17 (2020) Drafted By: Buffalo Bills College: Tulane Player_ID: 653 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 TBY 8 2 10 7.8 4 - - 1.5 0 1 0 1.2 0 - - 0 1 - - - 1 0 - 2.6 0.220
2026 BAL 9 1 7 4.7 4 - - 1.0 0 1 0 0.5 0 - - 2 1 - - - 1 1 - 2.7 0.230
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 - 25.0 49 7 13 3.3 1 1 0.0 5 18 - - 0 6 1 0 - -

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 - - -

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