Detroit Lions · CB (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Kansas State (2018 Round 5, Pick 142)

D.J. Reed

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87.6

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #6 of 218 qualified DBs

Combined tackles: 4128 solo · 13 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 30 forced fumbles
Coverage: 7 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 47267.4 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.191Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

D.J. Reed 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
Nixon83.7

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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 1.01 → Shrunk 57.45

95thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 0.83

96thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 6.87

92thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 2.5% → Shrunk 1.9%

87thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 6.0% → Shrunk 4.8%

89thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 8.8% → Shrunk 7.6%

76thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.191 → Shrunk +0.082

3thpercentile

2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs NO	W 31-30	10	7	0	1	0	89
Week 2	Sep 17, 2026	@ BUF	L 31-41	6	2	0	0	0	71
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs NYJ	W 31-24	8	5	0	1	0	62
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ CAR	L 26-32	6	5	0	0	0	75
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ ARI	W 45-21	6	6	3	1	0	72
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs GB	W 20-17	4	3	0	1	0	61
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs MIN	W 19-15	1	0	0	3	1	42

College to the NFL: Kansas State to Detroit Lions

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

Kansas State (College tackles)

662016

362017

142142nd pick
2018 Draft

DET (NFL tackles)

372018

132019

592020

642021

752022

702023

582024

452025

412026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 9 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2018	SF	15	37	26	11	1	3	1	0	0	1	360
2019	SF	16	13	11	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	125
2020	SEA	10	59	43	16	0	2	0	7	2	0	560
2021	SEA	14	64	48	16	0	0	0	10	2	0	1,000
2022	NYJ	17	75	58	17	0	1	0	12	1	1	1,136
2023	NYJ	15	70	56	14	0	2	0	9	1	1	993
2024	NYJ	14	58	46	12	1	4	1	11	0	0	880
2025	DET	11	45	36	9	0	0	0	7	2	1	584
2026 (so far)	DET	7	41	28	13	0	3	0	7	1	0	472

Compare D.J. Reed with top defensive backs

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D.J. Reed vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 87.6 vs. 94.1 D.J. Reed vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 87.6 vs. 92.2 D.J. Reed vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 87.6 vs. 91.1 D.J. Reed vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 87.6 vs. 89.2 D.J. Reed vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 87.6 vs. 88.4 D.J. Reed vs. Kamari Lassiter (HOU)Score 87.6 vs. 86.2