San Francisco 49ers · DE (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Notre Dame (2020 Round 5, Pick 147)

Khalid Kareem

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22.3

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #155 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 116 solo · 5 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 01 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 00 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 14721.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.019Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Khalid Kareem 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
Kareem#15522.3

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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 0.34 → Shrunk 24.36

10thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.41

28thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 2.55

16thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 1.1%

24thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.3%

33thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 2.5% → Shrunk 2.9%

22thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.019 → Shrunk +0.006

67thpercentile

2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	QB hits	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 10, 2026	@ LA	W 27-7	2	1	0	19
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs MIA	W 35-13	2	1	0	11
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs ARI	W 36-30	3	3	0	54
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DEN	W 24-14	1	0	0	19
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ SEA	W 32-29	0	0	1	10
Week 6	Oct 19, 2026	vs WAS	W 23-17	2	1	0	18
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ ATL	L 20-29	1	0	0	16

College to the NFL: Notre Dame to San Francisco 49ers

Verified identity bridge linking Khalid Kareem's college regular-season tackles at Notre Dame to official NFL game lines.

Notre Dame (College tackles)

172017

342018

452019

147147th pick
2020 Draft

SF (NFL tackles)

182020

82021

12022

12023

42024

72025

112026 *

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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	FF	Def. snaps
2020	CIN	16	18	8	10	1	1	2	0	0	259
2021	CIN	7	8	4	4	0	1	2	0	1	110
2022	IND	4	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	61
2023	CHI	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26
2024	ATL	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	32
2025	ATL	4	7	3	4	0	1	1	1	0	71
2026 (so far)	SF	7	11	6	5	0	0	1	0	0	147

Compare Khalid Kareem with top defensive linemen

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

Khalid Kareem vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 22.3 vs. 96.6 Khalid Kareem vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 22.3 vs. 95.5 Khalid Kareem vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 22.3 vs. 94.1 Khalid Kareem vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 22.3 vs. 92.8 Khalid Kareem vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 22.3 vs. 92.7 Khalid Kareem vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 22.3 vs. 92.2