Carolina Panthers · LB · 5 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Miami (2021 Round 1, Pick 18)

Jaelan Phillips

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27.0

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #124 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 103 solo · 7 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 2.56 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 20 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 22645.2 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: 0.000Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Jaelan Phillips 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
Phillips#12427.0

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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 0.69 → Shrunk 27.38

27thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 2.35

16thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.08 → Shrunk 5.25

40thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 3.1% → Shrunk 3.7%

12thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.9% → Shrunk 1.5%

7thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.9% → Shrunk 3.0%

84thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.3%

25thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.000 → Shrunk +0.002

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2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs CHI	L 37-59	3	2	1	1	1	58
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ ATL	W 34-3	2	1	1	1	2	38
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ CLE	L 18-21	2	0	0	0	1	60
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DET	W 32-26	1	0	0	0	0	42
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ PHI	W 25-14	2	0	0.5	0	2	28

College to the NFL: Miami to Carolina Panthers

Verified identity bridge linking Jaelan Phillips's college regular-season tackles at Miami to official NFL game lines.

Miami (College tackles)

212017

202018

452020

1818th pick
2021 Draft

CAR (NFL tackles)

392021

582022

382023

62024

512025

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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	MIA	17	39	20	19	8.5	8	16	1	0	0	603
2022	MIA	17	58	34	24	7	7	25	2	0	1	840
2023	MIA	8	38	23	15	6.5	7	11	2	1	0	367
2024	MIA	4	6	2	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	134
2025	MIA/PHI	17	51	27	24	5	7	14	4	0	1	819
2026 (so far)	CAR	5	10	3	7	2.5	2	6	0	0	0	226

Compare Jaelan Phillips with top linebackers

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 LB.

Jaelan Phillips vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 27.0 vs. 93.8 Jaelan Phillips vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 27.0 vs. 93.8 Jaelan Phillips vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 27.0 vs. 92.4 Jaelan Phillips vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 27.0 vs. 89.5 Jaelan Phillips vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 27.0 vs. 89.2 Jaelan Phillips vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 27.0 vs. 87.8