Seattle Seahawks · LB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · South Carolina (2021 Round 3, Pick 103)

Ernest Jones

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92.4

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #3 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 6836 solo · 32 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 32 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 30 forced fumbles
Coverage: 3 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 43261.7 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.141Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Ernest Jones among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Reese84.2

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 1.07 → Shrunk 43.92

82thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.17 → Shrunk 8.72

97thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.21 → Shrunk 10.95

98thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 16.8% → Shrunk 14.9%

98thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 8.9% → Shrunk 7.4%

99thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.0% → Shrunk 1.8%

64thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 1.6% → Shrunk 0.9%

91thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.141 → Shrunk −0.035

90thpercentile

2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 9, 2026	vs NE	W 13-10	13	8	0	0	0	0	0	71
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ ARI	W 31-7	8	4	0	0	0	0	0	48
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ WAS	L 31-33	8	3	0	0	0	1	0	69
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs LAC	W 30-23	12	6	1	1	1	1	1	71
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs SF	L 29-32	9	5	1	1	1	1	0	60
Week 6	Oct 15, 2026	@ DEN	L 14-17	9	5	1	1	0	0	0	60
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs KC	W 20-3	9	5	0	0	0	0	0	53

College to the NFL: South Carolina to Seattle Seahawks

Verified identity bridge linking Ernest Jones's college regular-season tackles at South Carolina to official NFL game lines.

South Carolina (College tackles)

142018

972019

862020

103103rd pick
2021 Draft

SEA (NFL tackles)

542021

1002022

1272023

1192024

1242025

682026 *

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Career NFL seasons

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

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2021	LA	15	54	29	25	1	1	3	4	2	0	440
2022	LA	17	100	52	48	0	3	1	2	1	1	723
2023	LA	15	127	56	71	4.5	12	6	6	0	0	934
2024	TEN/SEA	16	119	58	61	0.5	4	3	4	1	1	995
2025	SEA	15	124	58	66	0.5	4	1	7	5	0	905
2026 (so far)	SEA	7	68	36	32	3	3	2	3	1	0	432

Compare Ernest Jones with top linebackers

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Ernest Jones vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 92.4 vs. 93.8 Ernest Jones vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 92.4 vs. 93.8 Ernest Jones vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 92.4 vs. 89.5 Ernest Jones vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 92.4 vs. 89.2 Ernest Jones vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 92.4 vs. 87.8 Ernest Jones vs. Roquan Smith (BAL)Score 92.4 vs. 86.4