New England Patriots · CB (DB) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Houston (2022 Round 3, Pick 85)

Marcus Jones

70.5
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #37 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
3923 solo · 16 ast
Sacks & QB hits
11 QB hits
Tackles for loss
20 forced fumbles
Coverage
6 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
40550.6 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.023Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Marcus Jones among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Lake94.1
  2. Hooker92.2
  3. Williams91.1
  4. Robertson89.2
  5. Battle88.4
  6. Reed87.6
  7. Lassiter86.2
  8. Jones85.2
  9. Parrish84.6
  10. Jones#3770.5
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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 46.73
53thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 0.68
84thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 6.25
82thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 2.4% → Shrunk 1.9%
85thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 4.9% → Shrunk 4.2%
71thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 8.3% → Shrunk 7.2%
69thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.023 → Shrunk +0.034
51thpercentile

2026 game log

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

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 9, 2026@ SEAL 10-13430000024
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs PITW 20-3210000069
Week 3Sep 27, 2026@ JAXL 6-35430003136
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ BUFW 29-26540001059
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs LVW 45-17420000050
Week 6Oct 18, 2026vs NYJW 26-19840001060
Week 7Oct 22, 2026@ CHIL 24-30731210067
Week 8Nov 1, 2026@ MIAW 24-19530001040

College to the NFL: Houston to New England Patriots

Verified identity bridge linking Marcus Jones's college regular-season tackles at Houston to official NFL game lines.

Houston (College tackles)

442017
322018
232020
472021
8585th pick
2022 Draft

NE (NFL tackles)

342022
42023
542024
622025
392026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 5 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2022NE1534295010720370
2023NE243100000044
2024NE145444100101010586
2025NE176244182821130721
2026 (so far)NE8392316121610405

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