P.J. Locke
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Experience: 6 years
Height: 5-10
Age: 28
Weight: 202 lbs
College: Texas
2024 SEASON
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Biography
- A sixth-year safety who has appeared in 74 career regular-season games (23 starts) for the Broncos from 2020-24, recording 138 tackles (91 solo), four sacks (44 yds.), one interception (14 yds.), eight passes defensed, four forced fumbles, one special-teams forced fumble and 20 special-teams stops.
- Made 10 tackles (5 solo) in one postseason game (1 start) with the Broncos (2024).
- Started all 15 games played in 2024, tallying a career-high 73 tackles (49 solo), 1 sack (10 yds.), two passes defensed and one forced fumble.
- In his first season as a starter in 2023, played in 12 games (8 starts), totaling 53 tackles (33 solo), three sacks (34 yds.), one interception (14 yds.), five passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
- Played in 16 games in 2022, totaling career highs with 10 tackles (7 solo), one pass defensed and one forced fumble to go along with one special-teams forced fumble and a team-high 12 special-teams tackles.
- Tallied one solo tackle and five special-teams stops in 16 games played in 2021.
- Recorded one solo tackle and two special-teams stops in 15 games played with Denver in 2020.
- Spent two weeks on the Broncos' practice squad in 2019 after competing with Pittsburgh during training camp.
- Appeared in 47 games (31 starts) at the University of Texas (2015-18), totaling 163 tackles (116 solo), 1.5 sacks (7 yds.), three interceptions (24 yds.), 15 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
- Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors as a senior after finishing the season third on the team with 77 tackles (57 solo).
- Attended Central High School in Beaumont, Texas, where he was all-state and a two-time all-district honoree.
- Signed by Denver to the practice squad on Dec. 17, 2019
- Originally entered the NFL as a college free-agent signee of Pittsburgh on April 29, 2019.
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Browns | W 41 - 32 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | Colts | W 31 - 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | @Bengals | L 24 - 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | Chiefs | W 38 - 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | @Chargers | L 27 - 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | @Seahawks | L 20 - 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Steelers | L 6 - 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | @Buccaneers | W 26 - 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | @Jets | W 10 - 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Raiders | W 34 - 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | Chargers | L 16 - 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | @Saints | W 33 - 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Panthers | W 28 - 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | @Ravens | L 10 - 41 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | @Chiefs | L 14 - 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | Falcons | W 38 - 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | @Raiders | W 29 - 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 12 | 8 | 33 | 20 | 53 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 | 50 | 24 | 74 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 74 | 23 | 101 | 57 | 158 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
