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P.J. Locke
Cowboys logoDallas Cowboys

P.J. Locke

Sposition#1jersey29age5' 11"height202lbs7 yrsexperienceTexascollege

Out · Concussion · out

At a glance

P.J. Locke is a safety for the Dallas Cowboys (No. 1). In 4 games of the 2026 season: 15 tackles, 0 sacks. Snap share in Week 9: 67% of defensive snaps. Latest injury report: Out (concussion).

Is P.J. Locke playing this week?

P.J. Locke is listed as out with a concussion injury on the latest injury report: out The Dallas Cowboys play next at home against the San Francisco 49ers on Sun, Nov 15, 4:25 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What are P.J. Locke's stats this season?

In 4 games of the 2026 season, P.J. Locke has 15 tackles, 0 sacks.

What team does P.J. Locke play for?

P.J. Locke plays safety for the Dallas Cowboys, wearing No. 1. P.J. Locke is 29 years old, 5' 11", 202 lbs. College: Texas. League experience: 7 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “P.J. Locke 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/pj-locke (updated 2026-11-10).

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P.J. LockeDallas Cowboys · #1
Depth77th of 96 safeties
2026 percentile card · vs 96 qualified safeties

How he stacks up

Snap %16Tkl/g21PD76INT28TFL24

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs safeties with 135+ defensive snaps. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 5. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Near the minimumMethod4 games142 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 14 min agoGlossary →

142 defensive snaps is within 25% of the minimum: treat the percentiles as early.

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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
41%28 snapsWk 1 · NYG
4%3 snapsWk 2 · WAS
84%68 snapsWk 8 · ARI
67%43 snapsWk 9 · IND

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Cowboys · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$4.0M a year
Total
$4.0M
Guaranteed
$3.5M
Share of cap at signing
1.3%
88% of the value guaranteed
77th paid48th in snapspercentiles among 398 DBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Cowboys · UFA1 yrs · $4.0M · $4.0M/yrActive
  2. 2024Broncos · UFA2 yrs · $7.0M · $3.5M/yrExpired
  3. 2023Broncos · SFA1 yrs · $1.4M · $1.4M/yrExpired
  4. 2022Broncos · ERFA1 yrs · $895K · $895K/yrExpired
  5. 2020Broncos · SFA2 yrs · $1.1M · $555K/yrTerminated
  6. 2020Broncos · Practice1 yrs · $143K · $143K/yrElevated
  7. 2020Broncos · Practice1 yrs · $170K · $170K/yrRenegotiated
  8. 2020Broncos · SFA2 yrs · $1.4M · $695K/yrExpired
  9. 2019Steelers · UDFA3 yrs · $1.8M · $586K/yrTerminated
  10. 2019Broncos · Practice1 yrs · $136K · $136K/yrExpired

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
1 Sep 13@ Giants logoNYGL 20-28210000
2 Sep 20vs Commanders logoWSHW 37-20110000
8 Nov 1vs Cardinals logoARIL 30-33840000
9 Nov 8@ Colts logoINDW 27-23420020
Season1580020

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vsEvan WilliamsGB · 76 tacklesvsJeremy ChinnLV · 66 tacklesvsQuentin LakeLAR · 63 tacklesvsBudda BakerARI · 62 tacklesvsKyle HamiltonBAL · 60 tacklesvsJessie Bates IIIJAX · 60 tacklesvsJoshua MetellusMIN · 58 tacklesvsXavier WattsATL · 58 tackles
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