Pittsburgh Steelers · CB (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Auburn (2019 Round 3, Pick 94)

Jamel Dean

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70.1

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #41 of 218 qualified DBs

Combined tackles: 3019 solo · 11 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 03 forced fumbles
Coverage: 8 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 35751.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.044Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Jamel Dean 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
Dean#4170.1

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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 0.86 → Shrunk 46.68

53thpercentile

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

96thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 6.00

76thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 3.3% → Shrunk 2.2%

95thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 4.6% → Shrunk 4.0%

57thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 7.2% → Shrunk 6.4%

54thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.044 → Shrunk +0.016

72thpercentile

2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs ATL	W 20-13	5	3	0	0	59
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ NE	L 3-20	3	2	0	0	47
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs CIN	W 30-27	5	3	1	0	47
Week 4	Oct 1, 2026	@ CLE	L 24-27	1	0	1	0	16
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ TB	W 26-19	4	2	6	1	65
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ NO	W 16-10	7	6	0	0	55
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs CLE	W 27-6	5	3	0	0	68

College to the NFL: Auburn to Pittsburgh Steelers

Verified identity bridge linking Jamel Dean's college regular-season tackles at Auburn to official NFL game lines.

Auburn (College tackles)

362017

262018

9494th pick
2019 Draft

PIT (NFL tackles)

202019

612020

482021

532022

582023

572024

462025

302026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2019	TB	13	20	15	5	0	1	0	17	2	0	370
2020	TB	14	61	50	11	0	2	0	7	1	0	708
2021	TB	15	48	39	9	0	2	0	9	2	0	685
2022	TB	15	53	41	12	0	0	0	8	2	0	885
2023	TB	13	58	43	15	0	0	0	4	0	0	712
2024	TB	12	57	43	14	0	0	0	7	1	1	697
2025	TB	14	46	38	8	1	1	2	9	3	2	660
2026 (so far)	PIT	7	30	19	11	0	0	0	8	1	3	357

Compare Jamel Dean with top defensive backs

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Jamel Dean vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 70.1 vs. 94.1 Jamel Dean vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 70.1 vs. 92.2 Jamel Dean vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 70.1 vs. 91.1 Jamel Dean vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 70.1 vs. 89.2 Jamel Dean vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 70.1 vs. 88.4 Jamel Dean vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 70.1 vs. 87.6