NFL Projections · Assist Tackles

Defense · 2026 forecast · full season (17 games) · ST Model

Passing Rushing Receiving Defense Kicking

StatSacks Solo Tackles Assist Tackles TFL INT Pass Def QB Hits Forced Fumbles

Season2026 2025 2024

Projected leaders · Top 100

2026 P50

#	Player	Pos	Tm	Sack	Solo	Ast ↓	TFL	INT	PD	QBH	FF
1	Roquan Smith	LB	BAL	0.9	71	73	4.2	0.7	5.9	3.8	0.2
2	Zaire Franklin	LB	GB	2.7	65	71	7.3	0.3	6.1	5.3	1.1
3	Demario Davis	LB	NYJ	2.0	63	70	5.4	0.3	4.1	2.2	0.4
4	Patrick Queen	LB	PIT	1.8	58	67	7.8	0.6	7.0	5.0	0.9
5	Robert Spillane	LB	NE	1.7	56	66	5.5	0.9	5.3	1.6	0.8
6	Ernest Jones	LB	SEA	0.5	57	65	4.9	0.4	5.5	2.3	0.3
7	Foyesade Oluokun	LB	JAX	1.2	73	64	5.9	0.5	9.4	2.1	0.8
8	Kaden Elliss	LB	NO	2.2	52	62	8.6	0.4	5.0	6.2	0.6
9	Jack Campbell	LB	DET	3.0	71	61	7.6	0.6	5.0	3.4	1.7
10	Christian Rozeboom	LB	TB	1.3	50	61	5.2	0.1	3.4	0.7	0.3
11	Jordyn Brooks	LB	MIA	2.8	75	61	9.6	0.4	4.5	4.2	1.0
12	Blake Cashman	LB	MIN	1.7	61	61	5.5	0.2	4.5	3.6	0.3
13	Akeem Davis-Gaither	LB	IND	0.8	52	61	3.7	0.1	4.0	1.4	0.7
14	Alex Singleton	LB	DEN	1.4	56	60	5.2	0.7	4.0	4.4	0.1
15	Carson Schwesinger	LB	CLE	2.5	58	60	9.8	1.1	3.8	7.0	1.4
16	Quay Walker	LB	LV	2.4	59	58	7.8	0.6	3.5	4.1	0.5
17	Nick Bolton	LB	KC	1.6	72	57	8.2	0.7	5.5	4.7	0.6
18	Shemar James	LB	DAL	1.8	59	57	5.9	0.6	2.5	6.1	0.8
19	Nate Landman	LB	LAR	2.0	58	57	6.9	0.7	3.8	3.6	2.6
20	Jamien Sherwood	LB	NYJ	1.8	64	57	7.9	1.7	7.1	2.4	1.6
21	Barrett Carter	LB	CIN	1.6	62	54	3.4	0.5	4.1	2.8	1.0
22	Azeez Al-Shaair	LB	HOU	1.1	48	54	3.6	0.5	5.4	3.0	0.6
23	T.J. Edwards	LB	CHI	0.5	48	54	4.9	0.5	5.2	2.7	0.8
24	Tremaine Edmunds	LB	NYG	0.3	60	53	3.9	1.1	7.2	2.6	0.7
25	Cody Simon	LB	ARI	1.0	41	53	3.9	0.3	2.5	2.5	0.9
26	Daiyan Henley	LB	LAC	1.3	58	52	5.5	0.8	4.6	3.2	0.5
27	Cedric Gray	LB	TEN	2.2	80	51	5.5	0.4	3.8	4.2	0.7
28	Tatum Bethune	LB	SF	0.6	44	51	4.2	0.1	2.5	1.7	0.3
29	Edgerrin Cooper	LB	GB	1.5	62	51	7.3	0.8	4.3	4.5	0.6
30	Zack Baun	LB	PHI	1.0	60	51	7.0	1.2	4.9	3.5	1.1
31	Demetrius Knight	LB	CIN	2.3	58	51	4.5	0.5	4.7	4.8	1.2
32	Christian Elliss	LB	NE	0.9	42	50	1.9	0.1	2.5	3.2	0.3
33	Teddye Buchanan	LB	BAL	1.3	56	50	5.4	0.1	1.3	2.7	0.8
34	Frankie Luvu	LB	WAS	2.3	33	50	5.9	0.3	5.4	5.7	1.2
35	Cody Barton	LB	TEN	1.5	40	49	5.0	1.2	7.6	3.0	0.9
36	Fred Warner	LB	SF	0.1	52	49	4.0	0.3	5.6	1.0	2.0
37	Eric Wilson	LB	MIN	3.0	49	49	11.4	0.3	2.5	5.6	1.1
38	Devin Lloyd	LB	CAR	2.4	45	49	5.9	0.5	6.1	5.9	0.2
39	Devin Bush	LB	CHI	2.1	54	48	7.6	0.6	4.8	4.1	0.5
40	Henry To'oTo'o	LB	HOU	2.0	48	48	7.1	0.3	4.3	2.7	0.9
41	Tyrel Dodson	LB	MIA	1.9	60	48	6.0	0.3	3.6	2.9	0.4
42	Dre Greenlaw	LB	SF	0.6	36	47	3.9	0.1	2.0	1.9	0.4
43	Quincy Williams	LB	CLE	1.5	52	47	8.3	0.7	5.8	3.8	0.6
44	Budda Baker	S	ARI	0.7	58	46	4.1	1.4	5.0	1.4	0.0
45	Terrel Bernard	LB	BUF	1.6	49	46	6.0	0.8	3.0	1.8	0.3
46	Drake Thomas	LB	SEA	1.5	41	45	6.4	0.2	4.7	3.5	0.3
47	Payton Wilson	LB	PIT	1.9	59	45	5.6	0.1	1.9	4.0	0.5
48	Isaiah McDuffie	LB	GB	0.9	47	44	4.2	0.3	2.1	2.8	0.5
49	Omar Speights	LB	LAR	1.5	45	44	2.7	0.2	2.1	2.4	0.4
50	Evan Williams	S	GB	0.2	49	43	2.7	1.4	5.8	0.1	0.4
51	Josh Metellus	S	MIN	0.8	46	42	1.9	0.9	6.2	2.8	0.9
52	Kamren Curl	S	LAR	0.5	61	42	2.4	1.4	6.7	1.8	0.3
53	Xavier McKinney	S	GB	0.3	54	42	1.5	1.6	9.5	0.5	0.2
54	Jaquan Brisker	S	PIT	0.8	55	41	2.5	1.9	7.8	2.2	0.9
55	Nick Cross	S	WAS	1.1	59	41	4.2	1.7	5.6	3.5	0.4
56	Nakobe Dean	LB	LV	2.5	63	41	6.9	0.2	3.4	5.2	0.5
57	Drue Tranquill	LB	KC	2.8	45	40	7.7	0.2	2.6	4.1	0.7
58	Jack Gibbens	LB	ARI	1.0	40	40	5.3	0.1	3.2	2.3	0.4
59	Alex Anzalone	LB	TB	1.8	50	40	5.2	0.3	6.2	6.1	0.1
60	Jordan Battle	S	CIN	0.5	52	39	3.1	1.8	5.7	1.1	0.3
61	Darius Muasau	LB	NYG	0.8	34	39	3.5	0.1	1.4	2.4	0.1
62	Troy Andersen	LB	ATL	1.2	44	39	3.6	0.3	2.0	3.7	0.3
63	Trenton Simpson	LB	BAL	2.1	36	39	4.7	0.0	2.2	3.6	0.2
64	Antoine Winfield	S	TB	1.9	51	39	3.0	2.5	8.1	3.8	0.7
65	Ivan Pace	LB	MIN	1.8	40	39	5.4	0.1	1.8	6.9	0.0
66	Pete Werner	LB	NO	1.5	45	39	4.6	0.0	3.0	2.4	0.4
67	Divine Deablo	LB	ATL	0.8	44	39	5.1	0.5	4.3	2.5	0.4
68	Malik Mustapha	S	SF	0.1	51	38	2.7	1.7	6.2	0.2	0.4
69	SirVocea Dennis	LB	TB	2.2	58	38	7.3	0.3	3.9	5.5	0.4
70	Jeremy Chinn	S	LV	0.9	54	38	3.0	0.9	3.7	0.6	0.6
71	Harrison Phillips	DT	NYJ	0.9	22	38	4.7	0.0	1.4	1.3	0.5
72	Tyrice Knight	LB	SEA	1.9	40	38	4.6	0.0	1.1	3.0	0.7
73	Derrick Barnes	LB	DET	2.3	37	38	5.3	0.3	3.2	4.0	0.6
74	Dorian Williams	LB	BUF	0.9	41	38	3.2	0.1	2.1	3.3	0.6
75	Kyle Hamilton	S	BAL	1.4	56	38	5.9	2.3	8.9	3.8	0.6
76	Quan Martin	S	WAS	0.1	48	38	1.7	1.3	5.0	0.8	0.2
77	Mack Wilson	LB	ARI	1.3	39	38	4.5	0.7	5.1	3.4	0.6
78	Geno Stone	S	BUF	0.1	56	38	2.4	2.3	5.4	2.0	0.3
79	Chamarri Conner	S	KC	0.2	59	37	3.2	1.4	4.3	2.6	0.4
80	Derwin James	S	LAC	2.1	58	37	5.5	1.6	6.9	5.0	0.1
81	Trevin Wallace	LB	CAR	2.1	42	37	5.0	0.1	2.8	4.0	0.7
82	Derrick Brown	DT	CAR	3.5	31	37	4.9	0.0	5.1	12.3	1.4
83	Dane Belton	S	NYJ	0.2	50	37	2.5	1.1	6.6	0.5	0.2
84	Dee Winters	LB	DAL	1.4	52	36	5.4	0.7	3.9	3.2	0.3
85	Jihaad Campbell	LB	PHI	2.0	51	36	6.1	0.5	3.2	3.5	1.0
86	DeMarvion Overshown	LB	DAL	1.4	39	36	4.7	0.1	2.0	2.2	0.5
87	Ronnie Hickman	S	CLE	0.3	47	36	1.8	0.9	5.1	0.5	0.4
88	Tykee Smith	S	TB	0.6	55	36	4.4	1.4	11.4	2.9	0.2
89	Francisco Mauigoa	LB	NYJ	1.1	36	36	2.6	0.5	2.0	2.0	0.2
90	Jessie Bates	S	ATL	0.5	58	36	1.8	2.5	5.9	0.8	1.1
91	Brandon Jones	S	DEN	0.0	54	36	1.3	1.4	8.4	0.9	0.1
92	Trevon Moehrig	S	CAR	0.7	50	36	5.2	2.1	5.2	3.5	0.1
93	DeShon Elliott	S	PIT	0.1	49	35	1.9	0.9	6.1	2.8	0.2
94	Kyle Dugger	S	CIN	0.5	44	35	2.8	1.1	5.6	2.7	0.2
95	Jalen Thompson	S	DAL	0.1	56	35	2.1	1.6	7.8	1.7	0.0
96	E.J. Speed	LB	HOU	0.6	47	35	5.3	0.4	1.6	1.7	0.5
97	A'Shawn Robinson	DT	TB	2.4	24	35	4.3	0.1	1.4	6.4	0.1
98	B.J. Hill	DT	CIN	3.1	23	34	6.0	0.1	1.8	8.7	0.2
99	Justin Strnad	LB	DEN	2.5	25	34	5.5	0.1	2.4	4.8	0.2
100	Micah McFadden	LB	NYG	1.0	42	34	6.0	0.2	2.4	5.2	0.7