Cincinnati Bengals · CB (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Miami (2023 Round 7, Pick 246)

D.J. Ivey

26.6
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #179 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
1610 solo · 6 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
3 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
18726.7 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.022Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

D.J. Ivey 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. Ivey#17926.6
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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 0.43 → Shrunk 31.52
16thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.01 → Shrunk 0.53
62thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk 3.56
14thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.1% → Shrunk 1.4%
56thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 2.3% → Shrunk 2.8%
10thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.7% → Shrunk 4.2%
9thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.022 → Shrunk +0.034
51thpercentile

2026 game log

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

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026vs TBW 33-2700000006
Week 2Sep 20, 2026@ HOUW 20-621000007
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ PITL 27-3011000004
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs JAXL 17-22310001041
Week 5Oct 11, 2026@ MIAW 31-24220002036
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ BALW 35-13640000053
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs TENW 43-36210000040

College to the NFL: Miami to Cincinnati Bengals

Verified identity bridge linking D.J. Ivey's college regular-season tackles at Miami to official NFL game lines.

Miami (College tackles)

32018
242019
312020
252021
382022
246246th pick
2023 Draft

CIN (NFL tackles)

22023
42024
172025
162026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 4 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2023CIN822000010021
2024CIN1144000020059
2025CIN1717107000300115
2026 (so far)CIN716106000300187

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