Brandon
Stephens
CB
#21
Brandon Stephens
#21CB
New York Jets
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 215 lbs · Age : 28
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Jets | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Jets | 16 | 73 | 47 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 70 | 59 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 74 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Baltimore Ravens | 15 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Ravens | 17 | 78 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
New York Jets payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 13.97 M$
- Average per year
- 12.00 M$
- Total value
- 36.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028
2026
13.97 M$
Guaranteed
2027
14.00 M$
Not guaranteed
2028
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 (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
40th percentile
Passes defended
0
9th percentile
Targets in coverage
15
Yards allowed
80 yd
Yards allowed per target
5.3 yd
82th percentile
Passer rating allowed
63.2
89th percentile
Tackles
7
11th percentile
Missed tackle rate
—
Tackles for loss
1
77th percentile
Defensive snaps
172
49th 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
0.0
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.1
Games played
3
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 (+6)
- 20230.4 WAR · 0.025 per game
- 2024-0.3 WAR · -0.018 per game
- 2025-0.4 WAR · -0.025 per game
- 20260.1 WAR · 0.033 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+6 · 28 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
60
Depth player
- COV
- Coverage
- 62
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 54
- TCK
- Tackling
- 76
- DUR
- Durability
- 81
- 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 | NYJ | 3 | 0.1 | 56 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 63.2 |
| 2025 | NYJ | 16 | -0.4 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 8.0 | 134.3 |
| 2024 | BAL | 17 | -0.3 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 10 | 8.9 | 106.1 |
| 2023 | BAL | 16 | 0.4 | 61 | 78 | 2 | 11 | 6.6 | 80.6 |
| 2022 | BAL | 15 | 0.1 | 39 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 6.9 | 88.9 |
| 2021 | BAL | 17 | -0.3 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 9.4 | 128.8 |
Brandon Stephens in five questions
What are Brandon Stephens's stats in 2026?
Brandon Stephens has 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Brandon Stephens?
Brandon Stephens is 28 years old. He is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
How good is Brandon Stephens?
Brandon Stephens produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 30th of 77 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 56 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Brandon Stephens wear, and what team does he play for?
Brandon Stephens plays for New York Jets in the NFL, at CB, and wears number 21.
What is Brandon Stephens's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
