Washington Commanders · DT (DL) · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · South Carolina (2020 Round 1, Pick 14)

Javon Kinlaw

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53.5

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #69 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 138 solo · 5 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 13 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 20 forced fumbles
Coverage: 2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 23939.8 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.085Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Javon Kinlaw among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Anderson Jr.96.6
Allen95.5
Karlaftis94.1
Hutchinson92.8
Crosby92.7
Simmons92.2
Granderson91.4
Mafe91.1
Buckner90.4
Kinlaw#6953.5

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed25% weight · Raw 0.64 → Shrunk 35.84

70thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 0.60

51thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.07 → Shrunk 3.78

56thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 1.6% → Shrunk 1.5%

45thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 0.4%

43thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 3.5% → Shrunk 3.3%

44thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.085 → Shrunk +0.029

27thpercentile

2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ PHI	L 22-24	2	1	0	1	0	0	32
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ DAL	L 20-37	2	2	1	1	1	0	31
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs SEA	W 33-31	2	0	0	0	1	0	40
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs IND	L 13-30	3	3	0	0	0	2	53
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs NYG	T 27-27	2	0	0	0	1	0	56
Week 6	Oct 19, 2026	@ SF	L 17-23	2	2	0	0	0	0	27

College to the NFL: South Carolina to Washington Commanders

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

South Carolina (College tackles)

182017

332018

352019

1414th pick
2020 Draft

WAS (NFL tackles)

332020

82021

42022

232023

362024

432025

132026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 7 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2020	SF	14	33	15	18	1.5	3	4	4	1	0	546
2021	SF	4	8	1	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	149
2022	SF	6	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	162
2023	SF	17	23	11	12	3.5	4	6	3	0	0	476
2024	NYJ	17	36	23	13	4.5	5	5	0	0	2	697
2025	WAS	17	43	24	19	0	5	3	0	0	1	724
2026 (so far)	WAS	6	13	8	5	1	2	3	2	0	0	239

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Javon Kinlaw vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 53.5 vs. 96.6 Javon Kinlaw vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 53.5 vs. 95.5 Javon Kinlaw vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 53.5 vs. 94.1 Javon Kinlaw vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 53.5 vs. 92.8 Javon Kinlaw vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 53.5 vs. 92.7 Javon Kinlaw vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 53.5 vs. 92.2