Buffalo Bills · SAF (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026

Sam Franklin Jr.

Downfield Score v7.0 withheldNeeds 15 defensive plays; 7 recorded. The score is withheld until Sam Franklin Jr. reaches the minimum.

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 0.00 → Shrunk n/a

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Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk n/a

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Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk n/a

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Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk n/a

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Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.5% → Shrunk n/a

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Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.8% → Shrunk n/a

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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.055 → Shrunk n/a

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ HOU	W 36-31	0	0
Week 2	Sep 17, 2026	vs DET	W 41-31	1	1
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LAC	W 24-16	2	1
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs NE	L 26-29	0	0
Week 5	Oct 12, 2026	@ LA	W 37-34	0	0
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ LV	W 33-30	3	0
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs BAL	W 36-10	1	0

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 7 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2020	CAR	14	22	14	8	1	1	1	1	0	0	248
2021	CAR	16	18	13	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	153
2022	CAR	17	20	15	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	88
2023	CAR	17	28	18	10	0	0	0	3	1	0	289
2024	CAR	10	8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
2025	BUF	17	13	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
2026 (so far)	BUF	7	7	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a

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