Pittsburgh Steelers · CB (DB) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Florida State (2021 Round 2, Pick 47)

Asante Samuel Jr.

66.3
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #53 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
2818 solo · 10 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
8 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
48060.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
−0.017Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Asante Samuel Jr. among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Lake94.1
  2. Hooker92.2
  3. Williams91.1
  4. Robertson89.2
  5. Battle88.4
  6. Reed87.6
  7. Lassiter86.2
  8. Jones85.2
  9. Parrish84.6
  10. Samuel Jr.#5366.3
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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 0.99 → Shrunk 53.04
77thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 0.75
89thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.09 → Shrunk 5.14
53thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 2.5% → Shrunk 1.9%
88thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 3.7% → Shrunk 3.6%
38thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 5.8% → Shrunk 5.6%
34thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.017 → Shrunk +0.022
65thpercentile

2026 game log

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

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026vs ATLW 20-13110000060
Week 2Sep 20, 2026@ NEL 3-20530001055
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs CINW 30-27210001041
Week 4Oct 1, 2026@ CLEL 24-27320001058
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs INDW 34-22430004067
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ TBW 26-19520000074
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ NOW 16-10760000055
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs CLEW 27-6100001070

College to the NFL: Florida State to Pittsburgh Steelers

Verified identity bridge linking Asante Samuel Jr.'s college regular-season tackles at Florida State to official NFL game lines.

Florida State (College tackles)

152018
472019
302020
4747th pick
2021 Draft

PIT (NFL tackles)

412021
542022
582023
132024
102025
282026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2021LAC124131100101120693
2022LAC17544590101120972
2023LAC175851700013201,111
2024LAC413112000200234
2025PIT61064000110222
2026 (so far)PIT8281810000800480

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