Josh Sweat

ROLB1

Season

Tackles

15▼ 14 vs '25

100th of 123 LBs

Stops

15▼ 9 vs '25

73rd of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

2.1▼ 0.8 vs '25

20th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

0.0%

1st of 123 LBs

Coverage

3 targets

100.0 cmp% · 4.3 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 @ LACW	29	52.7	1	2	1	0	0.0	0	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs SEAL	34	49.3	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 3 @ SFL	24	43.6	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 4 @ NYGL	36	53.7	4	4	1	0	1.0	2	2	1	100.0	2.0	0	0
Wk 5 vs DETL	39	59.1	3	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	100.0	5.5	0	0
Wk 6 @ LAW	46	79.3	4	4	1	0	1.0	2	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 7 vs DENL	35	57.4	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	–	–	0	0
Season	243	56.4	15	15	3	0	2.0	4	8	3	100.0	4.3	0	0

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2025 with Cardinals

$76.4Mover 4 years

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2026 · now

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Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	7	243	56.4	15	15	3	0.0	2.0	4	8	3	84.7	0	0	0	0
2025	17	540	47.1	29	24	13	0.0	12.0	17	28	3	111.1	0	2	4	0
2024	16	622	62.6	38	35	9	3.4	8.0	15	16	2	70.8	0	2	0	0
2023	17	828	71.3	38	29	7	9.5	6.5	23	37	4	79.2	0	1	2	0
2022	16	587	56.1	41	38	12	7.0	11.0	23	27	4	64.6	1	1	1	1
2021	16	655	61.5	43	39	7	2.6	7.5	13	25	0	–	0	4	1	0
2020	14	421	43.5	37	30	9	2.9	6.0	12	14	3	70.1	0	2	3	0
2019	16	352	34.6	20	16	6	0.0	4.0	10	15	1	118.8	0	1	0	0
2018	8	68	12.7	1	1	0	–	0.0	1	1	0	–	0	0	0	0
Career	127	4,316	51.6	262	227	66	4.1	57.0	118	171	20	85.4	1	13	11	1