Carolina Panthers · LB · 5 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Pittsburgh (2021 Round 3, Pick 90)

Patrick Jones II

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23.7

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #132 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 118 solo · 3 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 01 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 30 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 22745.4 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.058Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Patrick Jones II among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Jones II#13223.7

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.72 → Shrunk 27.37

26thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.51

23thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 3.13

13thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 3.5% → Shrunk 4.0%

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Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.5% → Shrunk 2.7%

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Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.5% → Shrunk 0.8%

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Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.3%

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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.058 → Shrunk +0.014

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2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	QB hits	Def. snaps
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ CLE	L 18-21	3	2	1	1	42
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DET	W 32-26	2	1	0	0	54
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ PHI	W 25-14	1	0	0	0	47
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs TB	L 13-43	2	2	1	0	36
Week 8	Oct 29, 2026	@ GB	L 19-27	3	3	1	0	48

College to the NFL: Pittsburgh to Carolina Panthers

Verified identity bridge linking Patrick Jones II's college regular-season tackles at Pittsburgh to official NFL game lines.

Pittsburgh (College tackles)

72017

142018

422019

422020

9090th pick
2021 Draft

CAR (NFL tackles)

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	FF	Def. snaps
2021	MIN	9	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	99
2022	MIN	16	26	15	11	4	8	5	0	0	306
2023	MIN	17	29	19	10	1	4	8	0	0	635
2024	MIN	15	36	16	20	7	9	12	0	1	459
2025	CAR	4	9	6	3	1	2	2	1	0	161
2026 (so far)	CAR	5	11	8	3	0	3	1	0	0	227

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Patrick Jones II vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 23.7 vs. 93.8 Patrick Jones II vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 23.7 vs. 93.8 Patrick Jones II vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 23.7 vs. 92.4 Patrick Jones II vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 23.7 vs. 89.5 Patrick Jones II vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 23.7 vs. 89.2 Patrick Jones II vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 23.7 vs. 87.8