New Orleans Saints · CB (DB) · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Mississippi State (2022 Round 3, Pick 68)

Martin Emerson

45.2

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #131 of 218 qualified DBs

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

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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 0.48 → Shrunk 30.92

14thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 0.68

84thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.09 → Shrunk 4.73

40thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 3.0% → Shrunk 2.0%

89thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 5.0% → Shrunk 4.1%

63thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 5.6% → Shrunk 5.4%

30thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.018 → Shrunk +0.034

49thpercentile

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ DET	L 30-31	2	1	0	0	0	11
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ BAL	W 24-17	3	3	0	0	0	6
Week 4	Oct 5, 2026	vs ATL	L 24-45	0	0	0	0	0	0
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs MIN	L 13-23	1	0	0	0	0	15
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ NYG	W 34-27	7	7	1	4	2	60
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs PIT	L 10-16	5	5	0	0	0	61

Verified identity bridge linking Martin Emerson's college regular-season tackles at Mississippi State to official NFL game lines.

Mississippi State (College tackles)

292019

672020

492021

6868th pick
2022 Draft

NO (NFL tackles)

592022

562023

762024

182026 *

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 4 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2022	CLE	17	59	47	12	1	1	1	15	0	0	782
2023	CLE	16	56	42	14	0	0	0	14	4	0	863
2024	CLE	17	76	58	18	0	3	0	5	0	1	829
2026 (so far)	NO	6	18	16	2	0	1	0	4	2	1	153

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