Arizona Cardinals · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Florida State (2018 Round 4, Pick 130)

Josh Sweat

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36.6

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #99 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 2112 solo · 9 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 35 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 40 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 29136.4 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.075Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Josh Sweat 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
Sweat#9936.6

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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 0.61 → Shrunk 33.71

49thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.78

31thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.08 → Shrunk 4.67

32thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 4.4% → Shrunk 4.7%

31thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.5% → Shrunk 2.6%

35thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.1% → Shrunk 2.5%

77thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.2%

17thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.075 → Shrunk +0.024

21thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Josh Sweat. 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	@ LAC	W 26-14	1	0	0	1	0	29
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs SEA	L 7-31	1	1	0	0	0	34
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ SF	L 30-36	0	0	0	0	0	24
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ NYG	L 24-36	4	3	1	1	2	36
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs DET	L 21-45	3	2	0	0	0	39
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ LA	W 18-16	4	2	1	1	2	46
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs DEN	L 16-30	2	2	0	0	0	35
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ DAL	W 33-30	6	2	1	1	1	48

College to the NFL: Florida State to Arizona Cardinals

Verified identity bridge linking Josh Sweat's college regular-season tackles at Florida State to official NFL game lines.

Florida State (College tackles)

382016

562017

130130th pick
2018 Draft

ARI (NFL tackles)

12018

202019

372020

432021

412022

382023

382024

292025

212026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 9 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2018	PHI	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	68
2019	PHI	16	20	15	5	4	6	10	1	0	0	352
2020	PHI	14	37	23	14	6	9	12	2	0	3	421
2021	PHI	16	43	17	26	7.5	7	13	4	0	1	655
2022	PHI	16	41	24	17	11	12	23	1	1	1	587
2023	PHI	17	38	25	13	6.5	7	23	1	0	2	828
2024	PHI	16	38	24	14	8	9	15	2	0	0	622
2025	ARI	17	29	19	10	12	13	17	2	0	4	540
2026 (so far)	ARI	8	21	12	9	3	4	5	0	0	0	291

Compare Josh Sweat with top linebackers

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Josh Sweat vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 36.6 vs. 93.8 Josh Sweat vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 36.6 vs. 93.8 Josh Sweat vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 36.6 vs. 92.4 Josh Sweat vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 36.6 vs. 89.5 Josh Sweat vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 36.6 vs. 89.2 Josh Sweat vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 36.6 vs. 87.8