Chicago Bears · DE (DL) · 5 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Mississippi State (2019 Round 1, Pick 26)

Montez Sweat

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65.3

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #46 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 72 solo · 5 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 24 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 20 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 18236.4 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.033Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Montez Sweat 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
Sweat#4665.3

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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 0.73 → Shrunk 33.00

53thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 1.02

78thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.08 → Shrunk 3.80

58thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 4.0% → Shrunk 3.1%

85thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 1.3% → Shrunk 0.8%

89thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 2.8% → Shrunk 3.1%

34thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.033 → Shrunk +0.019

41thpercentile

2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ CAR	W 59-37	2	1	1	1	1	43
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs MIN	L 3-9	3	0	0	0	0	36
Week 3	Sep 28, 2026	vs PHI	W 27-7	1	1	1	1	1	38
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs NYJ	W 23-12	1	0	0	0	1	22
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ GB	L 7-31	0	0	0	0	1	43

College to the NFL: Mississippi State to Chicago Bears

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

Mississippi State (College tackles)

442017

482018

2626th pick
2019 Draft

CHI (NFL tackles)

482019

442020

232021

432022

512023

262024

482025

72026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2019	WAS	16	48	29	19	7	8	13	2	0	2	724
2020	WAS	16	44	27	17	9	11	20	6	1	2	693
2021	WAS	10	23	12	11	5	3	13	0	0	3	483
2022	WAS	17	43	24	19	8	13	28	2	0	0	731
2023	WAS/CHI	17	51	32	19	12.5	11	25	4	0	3	763
2024	CHI	16	26	12	14	5.5	9	12	2	0	2	616
2025	CHI	17	48	31	17	10	13	18	5	0	3	780
2026 (so far)	CHI	5	7	2	5	2	2	4	0	0	0	182

Compare Montez Sweat with top defensive linemen

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

Montez Sweat vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 65.3 vs. 96.6 Montez Sweat vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 65.3 vs. 95.5 Montez Sweat vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 65.3 vs. 94.1 Montez Sweat vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 65.3 vs. 92.8 Montez Sweat vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 65.3 vs. 92.7 Montez Sweat vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 65.3 vs. 92.2