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Atlanta Falcons · SAF (DB) · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Illinois (2023 Round 3, Pick 66)

Sydney Brown

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20.7
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #191 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
2817 solo · 11 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
11 forced fumble
Coverage
1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
19224.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
−0.041Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

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

  1. Lake94.1
  2. Hooker92.2
  3. Williams91.1
  4. Robertson89.2
  5. Battle88.4
  6. Reed87.6
  7. Lassiter86.2
  8. Jones85.2
  9. Parrish84.6
  10. Brown#19120.7
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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 0.37 → Shrunk 28.32
9thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.00 → Shrunk 0.25
13thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.06 → Shrunk 4.04
24thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.3% → Shrunk 0.6%
8thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 3.3% → Shrunk 3.4%
31thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 5.4% → Shrunk 5.7%
39thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.041 → Shrunk +0.005
82thpercentile

2026 game log

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

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ PITL 13-20740000029
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs CARL 3-34320000018
Week 3Sep 24, 2026@ GBW 35-14110000018
Week 4Oct 5, 2026@ NOW 45-24210101022
Week 5Oct 11, 2026vs BALL 23-30530000024
Week 6Oct 18, 2026vs CHIL 23-31750000035
Week 7Oct 25, 2026vs SFW 29-20210000032
Week 8Nov 1, 2026@ TBL 0-16100000014

College to the NFL: Illinois to Atlanta Falcons

Verified identity bridge linking Sydney Brown's college regular-season tackles at Illinois to official NFL game lines.

Illinois (College tackles)

552018
802019
362020
692021
592022
6666th pick
2023 Draft

ATL (NFL tackles)

432023
72024
342025
282026 *

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Career NFL seasons

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

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2023PHI14433013010311335
2024PHI1176100021179
2025PHI17341717000000249
2026 (so far)ATL8281711010101192

Compare Sydney Brown with top defensive backs

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

Sydney Brown vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 20.7 vs. 94.1Sydney Brown vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 20.7 vs. 92.2Sydney Brown vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 20.7 vs. 91.1Sydney Brown vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 20.7 vs. 89.2Sydney Brown vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 20.7 vs. 88.4Sydney Brown vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 20.7 vs. 87.6
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