Carolina Panthers · CB (DB) · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Missouri (2022 Round 4, Pick 118)

Akayleb Evans

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44.6

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #133 of 218 qualified DBs

Combined tackles: 2317 solo · 6 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 00 forced fumbles
Coverage: 2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 24340.5 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.051Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Akayleb Evans among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Lake94.1
Hooker92.2
Williams91.1
Robertson89.2
Battle88.4
Reed87.6
Lassiter86.2
Jones85.2
Parrish84.6
Evans#13344.6

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.77 → Shrunk 39.67

32thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.01 → Shrunk 0.47

51thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.09 → Shrunk 4.42

31thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.1% → Shrunk 1.4%

60thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 5.4% → Shrunk 4.3%

73thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 7.3% → Shrunk 6.4%

52thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.051 → Shrunk +0.019

69thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Akayleb Evans. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs CHI	L 37-59	0	0	0	0
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ ATL	W 34-3	3	2	0	16
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ CLE	L 18-21	4	1	1	30
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DET	W 32-26	11	9	1	71
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ PHI	W 25-14	3	3	0	63
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs TB	L 13-43	2	2	0	63

College to the NFL: Missouri to Carolina Panthers

Verified identity bridge linking Akayleb Evans's college regular-season tackles at Missouri to official NFL game lines.

Missouri (College tackles)

262017

212018

62019

262020

282021

118118th pick
2022 Draft

CAR (NFL tackles)

222022

562023

52024

122025

232026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 5 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	TFL	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2022	MIN	10	22	18	4	2	2	0	1	162
2023	MIN	15	56	40	16	0	7	1	3	855
2024	MIN/CAR	9	5	4	1	0	1	0	0	32
2025	CAR	16	12	6	6	0	0	0	0	51
2026 (so far)	CAR	6	23	17	6	0	2	0	0	243

Compare Akayleb Evans with top defensive backs

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Akayleb Evans vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 44.6 vs. 94.1 Akayleb Evans vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 44.6 vs. 92.2 Akayleb Evans vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 44.6 vs. 91.1 Akayleb Evans vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 44.6 vs. 89.2 Akayleb Evans vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 44.6 vs. 88.4 Akayleb Evans vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 44.6 vs. 87.6