New Orleans Saints · SAF (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Utah (2020 Round 3, Pick 85)

Julian Blackmon

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65.6

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #58 of 218 qualified DBs

Combined tackles: 3619 solo · 17 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 00 forced fumbles
Coverage: 2 PD · 2 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 47467.7 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.104Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Julian Blackmon 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
Blackmon#5865.6

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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 1.09 → Shrunk 56.07

90thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 0.40

39thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.10 → Shrunk 5.72

68thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.6% → Shrunk 1.1%

37thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 4.4% → Shrunk 4.0%

58thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 8.3% → Shrunk 7.6%

76thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.104 → Shrunk +0.047

32thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Julian Blackmon. 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	@ DET	L 30-31	6	2	0	0	77
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ BAL	W 24-17	2	2	1	1	58
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LV	L 27-35	3	2	0	0	70
Week 4	Oct 5, 2026	vs ATL	L 24-45	10	5	0	0	57
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs MIN	L 13-23	5	3	0	0	71
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ NYG	W 34-27	4	2	1	1	77
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs PIT	L 10-16	6	3	0	0	64

College to the NFL: Utah to New Orleans Saints

Verified identity bridge linking Julian Blackmon's college regular-season tackles at Utah to official NFL game lines.

Utah (College tackles)

12016

422017

442018

552019

8585th pick
2020 Draft

NO (NFL tackles)

382020

342021

462022

752023

762024

72025

362026 *

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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	IND	15	38	31	7	0	3	0	6	2	1	916
2021	IND	6	34	27	7	0	2	0	1	0	1	376
2022	IND	14	46	32	14	1	2	1	2	1	0	718
2023	IND	15	75	52	23	0	2	1	8	4	0	986
2024	IND	16	76	52	24	0.5	1	1	4	3	0	1,083
2025	NO	1	7	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	66
2026 (so far)	NO	7	36	19	17	0	0	0	2	2	0	474

Compare Julian Blackmon with top defensive backs

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Julian Blackmon vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 65.6 vs. 94.1 Julian Blackmon vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 65.6 vs. 92.2 Julian Blackmon vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 65.6 vs. 91.1 Julian Blackmon vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 65.6 vs. 89.2 Julian Blackmon vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 65.6 vs. 88.4 Julian Blackmon vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 65.6 vs. 87.6