Teair Tart

Career StatsC+

Year	Team	GP	Sacks	Tkl	TFL
Career		81	3.5	140	36.5
2025		17	0.0	32	10.5
2024		17	1.0	29	5
2023		13

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Teair Tart's contract earns a D+ Contract Value Index, with the AAV sitting where the comparable-tier deals tend to settle. A $10M annual commitment to a 29-year-old interior defender with a C+ performance grade represents decent-but-not-elite value in the defensive tackle market—the kind of mid-tier contract that works when a player fills a specific role competently rather than dominates it. His 2025 season produced 32 tackles across 17 games, modest traditional box-score output that the Chargers' defensive scheme appears to value more for interior disruption and gap control than explosive production. At six years into his career, Tart sits squarely in his prime years, and the three-year extension signals organizational commitment to stability on the defensive line rather than bet-the-farm confidence. The media narrative around him—underrated, emotionally invested, vocal leader—has warmed considerably and lifts his standing relative to the raw production, but that narrative goodwill (reflected in his B sentiment grade) creates a ceiling where the contract performs well if his leadership and run-defense work translate to playoff relevance for a Chargers defense entering 2026 with clear postseason ambitions. The contract carries minimal long-term risk given its three-year frame and mid-market AAV, making it a low-stakes commitment that neither constrains nor elevates the franchise's flexibility.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Teair's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Among defensive tackles on the Los Angeles Chargers, Teair Tart's output grades to a C+ performance level. The 29-year-old six-year veteran logged 32 tackles across all 17 games in the 2025 season, demonstrating durability and availability as a full-time contributor—a foundational trait for any starter tasked with gap control and interior disruption. His tackling volume represents his clearest statistical strength, showing he remained engaged and productive in the middle of the defense despite modest counting output by modern standards. What the performance grade reveals, however, is that traditional box-score production alone does not capture Tart's value—his pass-rush impact appears limited relative to the defensive line's overall pressure demand, a gap between perception and measurable output that explains the gap between his B sentiment and D+ performance trajectory. The mediaFraming correctly identifies him as a run-stuffing "bully" archetype prioritized in gap-control schemes, a characterization that defensive coordinators value more than sack totals reflect, yet his three-year extension at $10M AAV and continued re-signing by the organization signal genuine confidence in his foundational role as the Chargers pursue their postseason aspirations. Tart enters 2026 as a reliable, emotionally invested starter whose leadership authenticity and positional dependability matter in locker-room culture, even if on-field production hasn't yet validated the upward sentiment surrounding him.

How Teair Compares at the Position

Teair Tart ranks 86th of 216 graded defensive tackles by performance. That slots Teair between Kyler Baugh (C+) just ahead and Keivie Rose (C) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Teair Tart is riding a wave of genuine goodwill heading into 2026, and his B sentiment grade reflects a public perception that has warmed considerably around both the player and his place in the Chargers' locker room. The driving force behind that narrative is his now-viral declaration that he and the Chargers are hungry — make that ravenous — for postseason success, a quote that landed exactly the way a franchise wants its veteran defensive lineman to sound in the offseason: passionate, accountable, and bought in. That emotional authenticity has overshadowed what is otherwise a modest statistical profile — his 2025 season produced 32 tackles across 17 games, and his career numbers as a pass rusher are limited — with media framing his value through the lens of interior disruption and run defense rather than traditional box-score production, a characterization that his D+ performance grade suggests is doing some heavy lifting. The Chargers' offseason activity, including additions along multiple roster layers, signals an organization actively trying to push toward the playoff picture, and Tart's re-signing at $10M AAV fits neatly into that narrative of a franchise committing to its own culture before chasing splashy names. Right now, the consensus is that Tart is a solid starter whose leadership identity matters as much as his snap count — a dependable veteran the organization believes in, even if the on-field production hasn't yet validated the sentiment surrounding him.