Asante Samuel Jr.

LCB1

Season

Passer rating allowed

86.4▼ 37.1 vs '25

40th of 86 CBs

Y/TGT

7.5▼ 7.1 vs '25

49th of 86 CBs

Completion % allowed

45.5%▼ 26.0 vs '25

7th of 86 CBs

Passes defended

7▲ 6 vs '25

9th of 86 CBs

Tackling

27 tkl

7 stops · 5 mtkl · 0 ff

Ranks compare against the 86 qualifying cornerbacks on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

Targets allowed 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 ATLW	60	100.0	1	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	3	33.3	7.0	0	0
Wk 2 @ NEL	55	100.0	5	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	7	42.9	16.4	0	1
Wk 3 vs CINW	41	71.9	2	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	6	66.7	14.0	0	1
Wk 4 @ CLEL	58	90.6	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	3	66.7	7.3	0	1
Wk 5 vs INDW	67	94.4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	11	27.3	3.3	0	4
Wk 6 @ TBW	74	100.0	5	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	8	37.5	1.8	0	0
Wk 7 @ NOW	55	96.5	7	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	6	66.7	6.3	0	0
Season	410	93.6	27	7	0	5	0.0	0	0	44	45.5	7.5	0	7

2026 cornerbacks who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2026 with Steelers

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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	410	93.6	27	7	0	15.6	0.0	0	0	44	86.4	0	7	0	0
2025	6	222	55.4	10	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	14	123.5	1	1	0	0
2024	4	234	98.3	13	3	0	18.8	0.0	0	0	18	89.6	0	2	0	0
2023	17	1,111	96.4	58	9	0	15.3	0.0	0	0	93	86.4	2	13	0	0
2022	17	972	92.8	54	19	1	5.0	0.0	0	0	87	95.3	2	11	0	0
2021	12	693	83.8	41	13	1	17.3	0.0	0	0	58	96.8	2	11	0	0
Career	63	3,642	88.8	203	53	2	12.8	0.0	0	0	314	95.5	7	45	0	0