2026 SEASON · WEEK 3
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Cashius Howell

DL · CIN · Active

Age 23College Texas A&M; Bowling GreenDepth LDE #2
Solo tackles0
Combined tackles1
Sacks0
QB hits1
Pressure rate14%
INT0
Forced fumbles0
Fumble recoveries0
Tackles for loss0
Passes defended0
Cumulative season CFI51.3#42 of 103 · same-position season grade
Weekly CFI · Week 253.9#39 of 83 · same-position weekly grade
Predictive CFI · vs PIT50.8Week 3 · experimental projection · low confidence
How this is estimated

Experimental EDGE projection: qualified current-season grades from the previous four weeks, weighted by snaps and recency and regressed toward 50. Opponent unit pass and run performance adjusts the estimate by at most four points. Limited game history; low confidence.

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 3
Away · 2026-09-27 · 1:00 PMCIN vs PITAcrisure Stadium · 66°F · 13 mph wind · Partly Sunny
Matchup rank#2#1 is the easiest opposing offense by EPA/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context
0255075100 W1W2
Cashius HowellMalcolm Koonce · comparableDayo Odeyingbo · comparableChauncey Golston · comparable

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

WeekWeekly CFIRankQualified playersVolume
147.1#499025
253.9#398341

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Performance · 2026

Advanced efficiency

defense
Pressure rate
14%
Pass rush win rate
17.02%
Run stop rate
0%
Sacks / pass rush
0%
Hits / pass rush
2%
Hurries / pass rush
12%
Missed tackle rate
0%
Defensive grade
59.77
Pass rush grade
63.25
Run defense grade
59.8
Coverage grade
61
Pressures
7
Charted sacks
0
Charted QB hits
1
QB hurries
6
Batted passes
0
Run stops
0
Charted solo tackles
1
Charted assists
0
Missed tackles
0
Defensive snaps
66
Pass rush snaps
50
Run defense snaps
15

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #42 of 10351.3

Same-position rank: #42 of 103. Eligible position cohort: players.

InputValuePercentileWeight

Weekly game log

WeekSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
1————6.3%—————
2010117.6%00000

Home and away

Production by game setting

SplitGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
HomeSmall sample1————6.3%—————
AwaySmall sample1010117.6%00000

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

SplitGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
IndoorSmall sample1010117.6%00000
OutdoorSmall sample1————6.3%—————

Temperature

Production by game setting

SplitGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
70°F and aboveSmall sample1————6.3%—————

Wind

Production by game setting

SplitGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
Below 10 mphSmall sample1————6.3%—————

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

OpponentGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defendedLast meeting
TBSmall sample1————6.3%—————2026-09-13
HOUSmall sample1010117.6%000002026-09-20

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

SeasonWeekOpponentSiteEnvironmentSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
20261TBHomeOutdoor · 85°————6.3%—————
20262HOUAwayIndoor010117.6%00000

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

SeasonTeamGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
2026CIN2010114%00000
CareerAll teams2010114%00000

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.