Azeez Al-Shaair

MLB1

Season

Tackles

58▼ 45 vs '25

11th of 123 LBs

Stops

27▼ 29 vs '25

17th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

3.2▼ 1.4 vs '25

64th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

9.4%▲ 1.4 vs '25

79th of 123 LBs

Coverage

25 targets

72.0 cmp% · 6.0 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 vs BUFL	58	100.0	8	6	1	1	0.0	0	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0
Wk 2 vs CINL	60	100.0	12	7	0	1	0.0	0	0	7	85.7	5.6	0	0
Wk 3 @ INDL	54	76.1	11	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	100.0	17.5	0	0
Wk 5 @ TENW	63	100.0	11	5	0	0	0.0	1	2	7	71.4	5.1	0	1
Wk 6 @ JAXW	59	83.1	7	2	0	3	0.0	2	2	5	40.0	5.2	0	1
Wk 7 vs NYGL	66	100.0	9	5	0	1	0.0	0	0	3	100.0	4.7	0	0
Season	360	92.5	58	27	1	6	0.0	3	4	25	72.0	6.0	0	2

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2026 with Texans

$54Mover 3 years

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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	6	360	92.5	58	27	1	9.4	0.0	3	4	25	100.4	0	2	0	0
2025	16	926	94.0	103	56	1	8.0	0.0	2	2	54	87.0	2	9	1	0
2024	11	573	80.7	61	43	7	5.4	2.0	7	7	36	92.8	0	4	2	0
2023	17	1,102	95.7	141	85	7	7.4	2.0	6	7	49	97.4	0	4	0	0
2022	12	314	41.8	43	24	1	8.5	0.0	1	2	16	98.7	0	0	0	0
2021	13	730	88.7	95	61	7	10.5	2.0	2	5	66	101.3	1	5	1	0
2020	13	305	36.3	34	15	1	8.1	0.0	1	2	23	69.8	1	2	1	0
2019	14	174	25.3	15	8	0	41.2	0.0	0	0	11	97.0	0	0	0	0
Career	102	4,484	70.7	550	319	25	9.0	6.0	22	29	280	94.5	4	26	5	0