DE · New England Patriots
Yannick Ngakoue
Age 31 · 188 cm (6'2") · 112 kg · Born Mar 31, 1995 · Maryland
NFL career
2016
debut year
2024
last season
9
seasons
—
jersey
College: Maryland
2016 NFL Draft
Rd 3
round
#69
overall pick
JAX
drafted by
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 2016 to 2024 · 123 games.
Defense
165solo tackles
70.5sacks
2INTs
1def TDs
Stats by season
9 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Defense
| Year | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | Int | Def TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 20 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 24 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 | 34 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Baltimore Ravens | 14 | 20 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Las Vegas Raiders | 14 | 14 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | 15 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Chicago Bears | 11 | 11 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New England Patriots | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Games during career · New England Patriots
Most recent results for the franchise while Yannick Ngakoue was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
23–16 vs Bills
2024-18 · Jan 5, 2025 · REGULAR
L
7–40 vs Chargers
2024-17 · Dec 28, 2024 · REGULAR
L
21–24 @ Bills
2024-16 · Dec 22, 2024 · REGULAR
L
17–30 @ Cardinals
2024-15 · Dec 15, 2024 · REGULAR
L
24–25 vs Colts
2024-13 · Dec 1, 2024 · REGULAR
L
15–34 @ Dolphins
2024-12 · Nov 24, 2024 · REGULAR
L
22–28 vs Rams
2024-11 · Nov 17, 2024 · REGULAR
W
19–3 @ Bears
2024-10 · Nov 10, 2024 · REGULAR
Career badges
Retired
External profiles
Maryland alumni in the NFL
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2016 NFL Draft · Round 3 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#64
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#66
#68
#71
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#73
#74
#76
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#65
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#66
Max Tuerk
C · SDG
#67
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#68
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#70
Bronson Kaufusi
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#71
Darian Thompson
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#72
Jonathan Bullard
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#73
Kenyan Drake
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#74
KeiVarae Russell
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#75
Shilique Calhoun
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#76
Shon Coleman
OT · CLE
DE peers of the era
Other DEs who debuted within five seasons of Yannick Ngakoue.
Adam Gotsis
Debut 2016 · #97 · Buccaneers
Anthony Lanier
Debut 2016 · #90 · Chargers
Anthony Zettel
Debut 2016 · Saints
Aziz Shittu
Debut 2016 · #67 · Eagles
Branden Jackson
Debut 2016 · #93 · Seahawks
Carlos Wray
Debut 2016 · #1 · Chargers
Channing Ward
Debut 2016 · #71 · Buccaneers
Charles Tapper
Debut 2016 · Jets
Born on March 31
Jimmy Johnson
1938 · San Francisco 49ers
Mike Bass
1945 · Washington Commanders
John Leypoldt
1946 · Seattle Seahawks
Ove Johansson
1948 · Philadelphia Eagles
Charlie Hall
1948 · Green Bay Packers
Ed Marinaro
1950 · Seattle Seahawks
George Amundson
1951 · Philadelphia Eagles
Brian Duncan
1952 · Houston Texans