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S · #1 · Dallas Cowboys · week 9 · Sun Nov 8

P.J. Locke

  • ROLE a starter
  • EXP 7 seasons
  • AGE 29-31
  • DEPTH SS1
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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 9, P.J. Locke was a DB for DAL, age 29.5, 7 seasons of experience. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 3 games on 43% of snaps; his line was 3.7 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 93 games (postseason included) over 6 seasons. His injury history held 11 episodes (ankle 2, foot 2, neck 2), 5 of them reaching OUT, 3 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a foot injury in 2026 week 8.

The full read

In short

In short

P.J. Locke is a starter at strong safety for DAL — 84% of the snaps in his best week of 3. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 3 and he did not play.

We have made a call on him in week 9

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

No dated practice report for him in week 9

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Tackles / game3.7 range 1.0–8.0

    wk 1–8 · 3 games

  • Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–8 · 3 games

  • Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0

    wk 1–8 · 3 games

  • Snap share43.0% range 4–84

    wk 1–8 · 3 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 41%wk 1
  2. 4%wk 2
  3. 84%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202632

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 9concussion1—
2026 · wk 7foot2Questionable
2026 · wk 3foot1Out
2025 · wk 9neck2Out
2024 · wk 9hand5Out
2023 · wk 15neck1Questionable
2023 · wk 11ankle2Out
2023 · wk 5toe1—
2022 · wk 8hamstring2Questionable
2022 · wk 5concussion2Out
2022 · wk 4ankle1—
2020 · wk 13shoulder1—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 12 episodes · 21 weeks on a report · same site more than once: concussion ×2

  • ruled out
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Jonathan BullardDEFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Jalen ThompsonDBUNKteam's word—
KaVontae TurpinWRDNPteam's wordOut
Tyrus WheatLBUNKteam's wordOut
Marist LiufauLBFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Ajani CorneliusOTUNKteam's wordOut
Devin MooreCBUNKteam's word—
Malachi LawrenceLBDNPteam's wordOut

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9

RoleDB1 · 43% snaps
Season2026 · 3 games through wk 8
Per game3.7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career6 seasons · 93 games before 2026
Injuries11 episodes · last: foot, 2026 wk 8
Bioage 29.5 · 7 seasons' experience

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

P.J. Locke, a DB, is on this week's club report with a concussion. The club said he did not participate in practice Thursday because of the concussion. He sat the last game, and over the last four weeks he has taken about half the snaps. He has 7 years of experience, went to Texas, and has 3 weeks with snaps this season.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
RoleDB, defenseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksabout half the snapsR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch liston this week's club reportR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury named by the clubConcussionthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Practice ThursdayDid Not Participate In Practice (Concussion)the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
practice.finalDNPthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
last_game.statussatR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.missingfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games3R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
return_state.activatedweek 8R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk0.7256R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.stylemiddleR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate0.700R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.siteconcussionR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed1.0R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2023placed week 1, activated week 5R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2026placed week 3, activated week 8R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
For DB players, a head injury costs a gameoftenR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
PositionDBnflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Years of experience7nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
CollegeTexasnflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Height (inches)70R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)205R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week29.7R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season3R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: foot2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: neck2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: ankle1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: hand1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: toe1R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Thu Nov 5 · 4:39 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at strong safety — 84% of the snaps in his best week of 3
Listed on the depth chartfirst at strong safety
Snaps played43% a week on average over 3 weeks, 84% at his highest, 19% on special teams
Build5 ft 10 in · 205 lb
CollegeTexas
Draftedundrafted
Age29-31 at the season's start
Experience7 seasons