Deon Lacey
Height6'3"
Weight235 lb
BornJul 18, 1990
Age36
ConferenceGulf South
Rookie yr2017
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2017 | — | BUF | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 8 | 5.5% | 285 | 65.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | BUF | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 14 | 11.5% | 299 | 68.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | MIA | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 305 | 65.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.9 | 0 | 30 |
| 2020 | — | BUF | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 70 | 55.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 25 | 6.1% | 959 | 63.4% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | — | — | -2.9 | 0 | 30 | |
Career EPA-2.9·-3 receiving·-2.9/season
Receiving
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | BUF | 2 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | BUF | 3 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | MIA | 1 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | BUF | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 8 | 5.5% | 285 | 65.5% |
| 2018 | 28 | BUF | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 14 | 11.5% | 299 | 68.2% |
| 2019 | 29 | MIA | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 305 | 65.0% |
| 2020 | 30 | BUF | 5 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 70 | 55.0% |
| Career | 53 | — | — | 25 | — | 959 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29 | — | — | 0* | — | — | -2.9 | 0 | 30 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 30 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Receiving (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29 | MIA | 16 | 0* | 30.0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 |
| Career | 16 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 28 | BUF | 16 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position49
Solid
of 100
A solid all-time profile.
-2.86 EPA/season over 1 season49
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1000Snap share6.1%Def snaps25Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (West Alabama), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Jerry HughesDE3yJordan PoyerFS3yMicah HydeS3yReid FergusonLS3yDion DawkinsOT3yTre'Davious WhiteCB3yMatt MilanoOLB3yTaiwan JonesRB3yKyle WilliamsDT2yLeSean McCoyRB2yAndre HolmesWR2yLorenzo AlexanderOLB2yZay JonesWR2yJosh AllenQB2ySiran NealDB2yCharles ClayTE2yCorey BojorquezP2yTremaine EdmundsMLB2yHarrison PhillipsDT2yTaron JohnsonCB2yShaq LawsonDE2yJordan MillsOT2ySteven HauschkaK2yLevi WallaceDB2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2020team change
Joined BUF (from MIA)
- 2020final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2019team change
Joined MIA (from BUF)
- 2017signing
Entered the NFL with BUF
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 235 lb
Frame
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
83%
20172020
2020 · cause not documented · 31%
Durability IQ
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80
DurableData: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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