2026 SEASON · WEEK 3
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ACTIVE PLAYER PROFILE

Asante Samuel Jr.

CB · PIT · Active

Age 26College Florida StateDepth LCB #2
Solo tackles4
Combined tackles6
Sacks0
QB hits0
Pressure rate—
INT0
Forced fumbles0
Fumble recoveries0
Tackles for loss0
Passes defended1
Cumulative season CFI33.8#82 of 97 · same-position season grade
Weekly CFI · Week 228.3#71 of 84 · same-position weekly grade
Predictive CFI—No qualified recent game data or upcoming matchup

Defensive coverage context

Outside corner
Outside corner 89%Slot 3%Box 9%
Week 2 Pass Coverage

55 defensive snaps · 29 coverage snaps

Targets5
Receptions allowed4
Completion rate allowed80%
Yards allowed86
Pass breakups0
Passer rating allowed118.8
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions0
Man coverage9 snaps · 1 targetCoverage grade 52.3
Zone coverage16 snaps · 4 targetsCoverage grade 60.2

Credited tackle stops 1 · Third/fourth-down stops 0 · Red-zone stops 0

Week 1 Pass Coverage

60 defensive snaps · 28 coverage snaps

Targets2
Receptions allowed1
Completion rate allowed50%
Yards allowed21
Pass breakups0
Passer rating allowed87.5
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions0
Man coverage0 snaps · 0 targetsCoverage grade —
Zone coverage25 snaps · 2 targetsCoverage grade 55.2

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context
0255075100 W1W2W3
Asante Samuel Jr.Mike Hughes · comparableRoger McCreary · comparableDee Alford · 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
138.9#568460
228.3#718455

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Performance · 2026

Advanced efficiency

defense
Run stop rate
0%
Missed tackle rate
33.33%
Defensive grade
51.6
Run defense grade
46.58
Coverage grade
57.6
Run stops
0
Charted solo tackles
5
Charted assists
1
Missed tackles
3
Defensive snaps
115
Run defense snaps
58

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #82 of 9733.8

Same-position rank: #82 of 97. Eligible position cohort: players.

InputValuePercentileWeight

Weekly game log

WeekSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
11100—00000
23500—00001

Home and away

Production by game setting

SplitGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
HomeSmall sample11100—00000
AwaySmall sample13500—00001

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

SplitGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
OutdoorSmall sample24600—00001

Temperature

Production by game setting

SplitGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
40–69°FSmall sample13500—00001
70°F and aboveSmall sample11100—00000

Wind

Production by game setting

SplitGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
Below 10 mphSmall sample24600—00001

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

OpponentGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defendedLast meeting
WASSmall sample13400—000102021-09-12
DALSmall sample281000—100032023-10-16
KC6161900—200032024-09-29
LV7243000—200082024-09-08
CLE391100—000002025-12-28
BAL46900—000012026-01-04
NE3101300—000022026-09-20
MINSmall sample27700—000032023-09-24
PITSmall sample26900—000022024-09-22
HOUSmall sample28800—000122022-10-02
DEN5101500—000042023-12-31
JAXSmall sample12400—000012022-09-25
SEASmall sample14400—000022022-10-23
ATLSmall sample23400—000002026-09-13
SFSmall sample11300—001002022-11-13
ARISmall sample11200—000002022-11-27
MIA36700—100022025-12-15
TENSmall sample24800—000012023-09-17
INDSmall sample11100—100012022-12-26
LASmall sample14600—000002023-01-01
CHISmall sample15500—000022023-10-29
NYJSmall sample14400—000002023-11-06
DETSmall sample22200—000002025-12-21
GBSmall sample11100—000012023-11-19
BUFSmall sample22500—000002025-11-30
CARSmall sample11100—000012024-09-15

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

SeasonWeekOpponentSiteEnvironmentSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
20261ATLHomeOutdoor · 77°1100—00000
20262NEAwayOutdoor · 63°3500—00001

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

SeasonTeamGamesSolo tacklesCombined tacklesSacksQB hitsPressure rateINTForced fumblesFumble recoveriesTackles for lossPasses defended
2021LAC12314300—200111
2022LAC17455700—201111
2023LAC17516300—200013
2024LAC4111300—00002
2025PIT661000—10001
2026PIT24600—00001
CareerAll teams5814819200—701239

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.