Washington Commanders · DT (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Virginia Tech (2018 Round 5, Pick 163)

Tim Settle

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19.3

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #160 of 177 qualified DLs

Combined tackles: 115 solo · 6 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 0.51 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 10 forced fumbles
Coverage: 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 18927.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.052Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Tim Settle 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
Settle#16019.3

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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 0.43 → Shrunk 28.10

25thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption per game28% weight · Raw 0.01 → Shrunk 0.32

16thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game15% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.57

17thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed13% weight · Raw 0.5% → Shrunk 0.8%

13thpercentile

Sack rate per opponent pass play, regressed7% weight · Raw 0.2% → Shrunk 0.3%

23thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed8% weight · Raw 2.5% → Shrunk 2.8%

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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.052 → Shrunk +0.022

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2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ PHI	L 22-24	3	0	0	0	0	0	19
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ DAL	L 20-37	2	2	0	0	0	0	17
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs SEA	W 33-31	1	1	0	0	0	1	24
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs IND	L 13-30	2	0	0.5	0	1	0	29
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs NYG	T 27-27	1	0	0	0	0	0	33
Week 6	Oct 19, 2026	@ SF	L 17-23	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs PHI	W 27-10	2	2	0	1	0	0	42

College to the NFL: Virginia Tech to Washington Commanders

Verified identity bridge linking Tim Settle's college regular-season tackles at Virginia Tech to official NFL game lines.

Virginia Tech (College tackles)

172016

362017

163163rd pick
2018 Draft

WAS (NFL tackles)

72018

132019

192020

132021

142022

122023

302024

152025

112026 *

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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	FF	Def. snaps
2018	WAS	16	7	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	134
2019	WAS	15	13	8	5	2	2	5	0	0	314
2020	WAS	16	19	12	7	5	5	7	0	0	347
2021	WAS	16	13	7	6	0	4	0	0	0	210
2022	BUF	15	14	6	8	1	2	2	1	1	373
2023	BUF	17	12	7	5	1	1	2	0	0	379
2024	HOU	17	30	23	7	5	10	10	0	0	625
2025	HOU	12	15	6	9	1	3	1	3	0	383
2026 (so far)	WAS	7	11	5	6	0.5	1	1	1	0	189

Compare Tim Settle with top defensive linemen

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Tim Settle vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 19.3 vs. 96.6 Tim Settle vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 19.3 vs. 95.5 Tim Settle vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 19.3 vs. 94.1 Tim Settle vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 19.3 vs. 92.8 Tim Settle vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 19.3 vs. 92.7 Tim Settle vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 19.3 vs. 92.2