Asante
Samuel Jr.
CB
#22
Asante Samuel Jr.
#22CB
Pittsburgh Steelers
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 180 lbs · Age : 27
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 57 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Pittsburgh Steelers payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 4.00 M$
- Average per year
- 4.00 M$
- Total value
- 4.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 1 · through 2026
2026
4.00 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (4 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
40th percentile
Passes defended
3
80th percentile
Targets in coverage
16
Yards allowed
220 yd
Yards allowed per target
13.8 yd
3th percentile
Passer rating allowed
135.4
10th percentile
Tackles
11
38th percentile
Missed tackle rate
38.5 %
3th percentile
Tackles for loss
0
31th percentile
Defensive snaps
214
95th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
-0.7
Games
17
WAR 2026
-0.3
Games played
4
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 2023-0.2 WAR · -0.012 per game
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 2025-0.3 WAR · -0.050 per game
- 2026-0.3 WAR · -0.075 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+7 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
41
Backup or prospect
- COV
- Coverage
- 41
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 75
- TCK
- Tackling
- 41
- DUR
- Durability
- 51
- EX
- Experience
- 65
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | INT | PD | Yds/tgt | Rtg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 4 | -0.3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 13.8 | 135.4 |
| 2025 | PIT | 6 | -0.3 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 14.6 | 123.5 |
| 2024 | LAC | 4 | 0.0 | 31 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 7.7 | 89.6 |
| 2023 | LAC | 17 | -0.2 | 36 | 76 | 2 | 13 | 8.0 | 87.4 |
| 2022 | LAC | 17 | 0.2 | 57 | 76 | 2 | 11 | 7.2 | 95.3 |
| 2021 | LAC | 12 | 0.0 | 54 | 67 | 2 | 11 | 8.3 | 96.8 |
Asante Samuel Jr. in five questions
What are Asante Samuel Jr.'s stats in 2026?
Asante Samuel Jr. has 0 interceptions and 3 passes defensed in 4 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Asante Samuel Jr.?
Asante Samuel Jr. is 27 years old. He is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 181 lb (82 kg).
How good is Asante Samuel Jr.?
Asante Samuel Jr. produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 74th of 77 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 3 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Asante Samuel Jr. wear, and what team does he play for?
Asante Samuel Jr. plays for Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 22.
What is Asante Samuel Jr.'s projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at -0.7 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
