Dallas Cowboys · CB (DB) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Fresno State (2022 Round 5, Pick 167)

DaRon Bland

68.7
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #46 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
3123 solo · 8 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
20 forced fumbles
Coverage
6 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
53967.4 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.222Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

DaRon Bland 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. Bland#4668.7
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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 1.06 → Shrunk 58.07
96thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 0.64
78thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.09 → Shrunk 5.07
50thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 2.0% → Shrunk 1.7%
78thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 4.5% → Shrunk 4.0%
59thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 6.1% → Shrunk 5.8%
41thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.222 → Shrunk +0.094
1thpercentile

2026 game log

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

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ NYGL 20-28830000069
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs WASW 37-20540001067
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs BALL 31-34110100064
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ HOUW 34-30330000055
Week 5Oct 8, 2026vs TBL 16-24550001072
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ GBL 13-23420102073
Week 7Oct 26, 2026@ PHIW 38-21220000058
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs ARIL 30-33330002081

College to the NFL: Fresno State to Dallas Cowboys

Verified identity bridge linking DaRon Bland's college regular-season tackles at Fresno State to official NFL game lines.

Fresno State (College tackles)

32018
72019
422021
167167th pick
2022 Draft

DAL (NFL tackles)

532022
642023
412024
722025
312026 *

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Career NFL seasons

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

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2022DAL17533716012750596
2023DAL176448160311590966
2024DAL7412912000501436
2025DAL12724428030610746
2026 (so far)DAL831238020600539

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