New York Jets · FS (DB) · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Alabama (2018 Round 1, Pick 11)

Minkah Fitzpatrick

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70.2

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #39 of 218 qualified DBs

Combined tackles: 4521 solo · 24 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 01 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 00 forced fumbles
Coverage: 3 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 36360.5 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.111Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Minkah Fitzpatrick 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
Fitzpatrick#4070.2

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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 0.94 → Shrunk 50.79

68thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 0.41

41thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.14 → Shrunk 7.46

96thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.9% → Shrunk 1.2%

43thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 5.4% → Shrunk 4.5%

81thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 11.6% → Shrunk 9.6%

97thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.111 → Shrunk +0.047

31thpercentile

2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	QB hits	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ TEN	W 23-10	0	0	0	0	0	6
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ CHI	L 12-23	16	8	0	1	1	93
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs CLE	W 17-12	5	4	0	1	0	68
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ NE	L 19-26	5	1	0	0	0	68
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs MIA	L 25-28	10	6	0	0	0	65
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs LV	L 33-38	9	2	1	1	0	63

College to the NFL: Alabama to New York Jets

Verified identity bridge linking Minkah Fitzpatrick's college regular-season tackles at Alabama to official NFL game lines.

Alabama (College tackles)

562016

522017

1111th pick
2018 Draft

NYJ (NFL tackles)

782018

652019

742020

1162021

902022

562023

882024

802025

452026 *

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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	MIA	16	78	49	29	0	2	0	9	2	0	944
2019	MIA/PIT	16	65	40	25	0	1	1	9	5	2	1,046
2020	PIT	16	74	55	19	0	1	0	11	4	1	1,020
2021	PIT	16	116	76	40	0	1	0	7	2	1	1,083
2022	PIT	15	90	50	40	0	1	1	11	6	0	939
2023	PIT	10	56	35	21	0	1	0	3	0	0	550
2024	PIT	17	88	54	34	0	1	0	4	1	1	1,083
2025	MIA	14	80	57	23	1	4	2	6	1	1	845
2026 (so far)	NYJ	6	45	21	24	0	0	1	3	1	0	363

Compare Minkah Fitzpatrick with top defensive backs

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Minkah Fitzpatrick vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 70.2 vs. 94.1 Minkah Fitzpatrick vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 70.2 vs. 92.2 Minkah Fitzpatrick vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 70.2 vs. 91.1 Minkah Fitzpatrick vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 70.2 vs. 89.2 Minkah Fitzpatrick vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 70.2 vs. 88.4 Minkah Fitzpatrick vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 70.2 vs. 87.6