New York Giants — Tackle Assists (allowed), 2026

Value21.40
Rank#31 of 32
League average30.71
Rank in 2025#26 of 32

New York Giants — every stat for 2026, ranked →

What Tackle Assists (allowed) is

Assisted tackles credited to this defense. Counting convention as much as performance — scorekeepers differ on what counts as an assist.

Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Dolphins lead at 41.60; the league average is 30.71.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader

MIA · 41.60

League average

30.71

Best to worst

20.40

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	MIA	41.60	5
2	BUF	38.20	5
3	KC	37.25	4
4	TEN	36.20	5
5	ARI	35.40	5
6	NO	35.20	5
7	SF	35.20	5
8	HOU	34.80	5
9	CLE	34.20	5
10	PIT	34.20	5
11	IND	33.80	5
12	GB	33.60	5
13	LAC	31.80	5
14	LAR	31.80	5
15	DAL	31.60	5
16	NYJ	30.80	5
17	DET	30.40	5
18	CAR	30.25	4
19	LV	29.60	5
20	PHI	28.80	5
21	ATL	28.60	5
22	WAS	28.40	5
23	CIN	28.20	5
24	DEN	27.60	5
25	BAL	26.40	5
26	CHI	26.20	5
27	SEA	25.60	5
28	JAX	25.20	5
29	MIN	25	5
30	NE	24.20	5
31	NYG	21.40	5
32	TB	21.20	5

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

MIA · 41.60

League laggard

TB · 21.20

League average

30.71

Spread (max − min)

20.40

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	MIA	41.60	10.89	100%
2	BUF	38.20	7.49	96.8%
3	KC	37.25	6.54	93.5%
4	TEN	36.20	5.49	90.3%
5	ARI	35.40	4.69	87.1%
6	NO	35.20	4.49	83.9%
7	SF	35.20	4.49	80.6%
8	HOU	34.80	4.09	77.4%
9	CLE	34.20	3.49	74.2%
10	PIT	34.20	3.49	71%
11	IND	33.80	3.09	67.7%
12	GB	33.60	2.89	64.5%
13	LAC	31.80	1.09	61.3%
14	LAR	31.80	1.09	58.1%
15	DAL	31.60	0.89	54.8%
16	NYJ	30.80	0.09	51.6%
17	DET	30.40	-0.31	48.4%
18	CAR	30.25	-0.46	45.2%
19	LV	29.60	-1.11	41.9%
20	PHI	28.80	-1.91	38.7%
21	ATL	28.60	-2.11	35.5%
22	WAS	28.40	-2.31	32.3%
23	CIN	28.20	-2.51	29%
24	DEN	27.60	-3.11	25.8%
25	BAL	26.40	-4.31	22.6%
26	CHI	26.20	-4.51	19.4%
27	SEA	25.60	-5.11	16.1%
28	JAX	25.20	-5.51	12.9%
29	MIN	25	-5.71	9.7%
30	NE	24.20	-6.51	6.5%
31	NYG	21.40	-9.31	3.2%
32	TB	21.20	-9.51	0%

Does Tackle Assists (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 749–829–37 ATS (47.5%) across 2020–2025, #291 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (126–128, 49.6%); its worst 2021 (124–146, 45.9%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	126–128–2	49.6%
2021	272	124–146–2	45.9%
2022	271	125–139–7	47.3%
2023	272	120–138–14	46.5%
2024	272	123–140–9	46.8%
2025	272	131–138–3	48.7%

Tackle Assists (allowed) in 2026 vs 2025

Dolphins lead at 41.60 — they ranked #13 last year. Buccaneers are last at 21.20 — #32 last year.

The league average is 30.71, up 0.66 from 30.05 last year.

Biggest riser: Bills, #30 → #2. Biggest faller: Vikings, #1 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 20.40; 22 teams are within 4.84 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

BUF · +12.32

Biggest faller

MIN · −9.29

Most consistent

GB · +0.19

League trend 2026 vs 2025

▲ 0.66

Rank	Team	2026	2025	Δ
1	BUF	38.20	25.88	+12.32
2	MIA	41.60	30.94	+10.66
3	TEN	36.20	26.82	+9.38
4	KC	37.25	30	+7.25
5	HOU	34.80	28.06	+6.74
6	LAC	31.80	25.41	+6.39
7	NO	35.20	29.53	+5.67
8	IND	33.80	29.29	+4.51
9	LAR	31.80	28.06	+3.74
10	SF	35.20	31.94	+3.26
11	DET	30.40	27.53	+2.87
12	PIT	34.20	31.47	+2.73
13	ARI	35.40	34.06	+1.34
14	ATL	28.60	27.71	+0.89
15	PHI	28.80	28.35	+0.45
16	CLE	34.20	33.94	+0.26
17	GB	33.60	33.41	+0.19
18	LV	29.60	30.12	−0.52
19	DAL	31.60	32.47	−0.87
20	NYJ	30.80	32.59	−1.79
21	CAR	30.25	32.71	−2.46
22	TB	21.20	24.06	−2.86
23	BAL	26.40	29.35	−2.95
24	CHI	26.20	29.24	−3.04
25	DEN	27.60	31.35	−3.75
26	WAS	28.40	32.24	−3.84
27	JAX	25.20	29.24	−4.04
28	NE	24.20	28.53	−4.33
29	SEA	25.60	30.71	−5.11
30	CIN	28.20	34.24	−6.04
31	NYG	21.40	28	−6.60
32	MIN	25	34.29	−9.29

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CAR · 28.10

Multi-year laggard

TB · 21.77

Biggest improver

ARI · +2.93/yr

Biggest decliner

NYG · −0.47/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CAR	28.10	+1.42	25.50	23.76	25.59	25.59	33.29	32.71	30.25
2	ATL	27.00	+0.57	21.31	28.29	30.82	26.06	26.18	27.71	28.60
3	MIA	26.73	+2.72	21.44	23.71	23.12	22.06	24.24	30.94	41.60
4	CIN	26.70	+1.21	24.38	24.18	24.75	24.24	26.94	34.24	28.20
5	ARI	26.67	+2.93	18.56	21.06	23.65	24.71	29.24	34.06	35.40
6	LAR	26.66	+1.38	21.38	26.12	25.24	25.29	28.76	28.06	31.80
7	NYJ	26.60	+1.20	23.75	26.35	24.29	24.12	24.29	32.59	30.80
8	HOU	26.48	+1.35	23.13	25.71	24.59	26.41	22.65	28.06	34.80
9	SEA	26.36	+0.80	20.56	29.65	22.71	27.53	27.76	30.71	25.60
10	NYG	26.30	−0.47	25.25	32	24.41	22.18	30.88	28	21.40
11	LV	26.24	+1.50	18.81	26.65	25.47	25	28.06	30.12	29.60
12	MIN	26.19	+0.72	25	26.06	21.65	25.94	25.41	34.29	25
13	WAS	26.14	+1.49	21.38	24.53	23	25.12	28.29	32.24	28.40
14	SF	25.72	+2.33	19.13	24.18	23.35	21.53	24.71	31.94	35.20
15	TEN	25.67	+2.13	21.69	20.59	22.41	25.94	26.06	26.82	36.20
16	NO	25.64	+2.53	17.44	22.12	23.88	24.71	26.59	29.53	35.20
17	NE	25.51	+0.69	21.81	23.65	26.65	24.76	29	28.53	24.20
18	PIT	25.51	+2.35	17.06	23.88	25.88	20.88	25.18	31.47	34.20
19	DAL	25.46	+1.89	24.13	19.59	21.47	22.71	26.29	32.47	31.60
20	DEN	25.33	+1.59	19	22.41	26.29	23.53	27.12	31.35	27.60
21	GB	25.30	+2.67	20.06	17.35	23	24.59	25.06	33.41	33.60
22	CLE	25.28	+2.22	20.44	23.41	23.76	17.47	23.71	33.94	34.20
23	IND	25.11	+2.78	16.06	19.76	23.71	23.94	29.18	29.29	33.80
24	PHI	25.02	+0.73	21.69	29.82	21.41	21.59	23.47	28.35	28.80
25	JAX	24.94	+0.63	22.19	25.06	25.41	21.82	25.65	29.24	25.20
26	KC	24.83	+2.46	18.38	21.65	26.35	18.18	22	30	37.25
27	CHI	24.24	+1.19	20.75	22.65	22.53	22.06	26.29	29.24	26.20
28	LAC	24.16	+1.26	21	25.12	21.65	20.29	23.88	25.41	31.80
29	BAL	23.83	+1.22	21.25	21.76	21.12	22.29	24.65	29.35	26.40
30	DET	23.83	+1.03	22.06	25.29	21	20.24	20.29	27.53	30.40
31	BUF	23.72	+2.82	18.31	18.71	20.19	19.76	25	25.88	38.20
32	TB	21.77	+0.64	18.81	18.59	22.88	24.06	22.82	24.06	21.20

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
MIA	21.44	23.71	23.12	22.06	24.24	30.94	41.60
BUF	18.31	18.71	20.19	19.76	25	25.88	38.20
KC	18.38	21.65	26.35	18.18	22	30	37.25
TEN	21.69	20.59	22.41	25.94	26.06	26.82	36.20
ARI	18.56	21.06	23.65	24.71	29.24	34.06	35.40
NO	17.44	22.12	23.88	24.71	26.59	29.53	35.20
SF	19.13	24.18	23.35	21.53	24.71	31.94	35.20
HOU	23.13	25.71	24.59	26.41	22.65	28.06	34.80
CLE	20.44	23.41	23.76	17.47	23.71	33.94	34.20
PIT	17.06	23.88	25.88	20.88	25.18	31.47	34.20
IND	16.06	19.76	23.71	23.94	29.18	29.29	33.80
GB	20.06	17.35	23	24.59	25.06	33.41	33.60
LAC	21	25.12	21.65	20.29	23.88	25.41	31.80
LAR	21.38	26.12	25.24	25.29	28.76	28.06	31.80
DAL	24.13	19.59	21.47	22.71	26.29	32.47	31.60
NYJ	23.75	26.35	24.29	24.12	24.29	32.59	30.80
DET	22.06	25.29	21	20.24	20.29	27.53	30.40
CAR	25.50	23.76	25.59	25.59	33.29	32.71	30.25
LV	18.81	26.65	25.47	25	28.06	30.12	29.60
PHI	21.69	29.82	21.41	21.59	23.47	28.35	28.80
ATL	21.31	28.29	30.82	26.06	26.18	27.71	28.60
WAS	21.38	24.53	23	25.12	28.29	32.24	28.40
CIN	24.38	24.18	24.75	24.24	26.94	34.24	28.20
DEN	19	22.41	26.29	23.53	27.12	31.35	27.60
BAL	21.25	21.76	21.12	22.29	24.65	29.35	26.40
CHI	20.75	22.65	22.53	22.06	26.29	29.24	26.20
SEA	20.56	29.65	22.71	27.53	27.76	30.71	25.60
JAX	22.19	25.06	25.41	21.82	25.65	29.24	25.20
MIN	25	26.06	21.65	25.94	25.41	34.29	25
NE	21.81	23.65	26.65	24.76	29	28.53	24.20
NYG	25.25	32	24.41	22.18	30.88	28	21.40
TB	18.81	18.59	22.88	24.06	22.82	24.06	21.20

Tackle Assists (allowed) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Patriots (22.25), 2019 Dolphins (25.38), 2020 Panthers (25.50), 2021 Giants (32), 2022 Falcons (30.82), 2023 Seahawks (27.53), 2024 Panthers (33.29), 2025 Vikings (34.29), 2026 Dolphins (41.60).

Dolphins have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Dolphins 2026 at 41.60; the worst Jaguars 2018 at 11.94.

The league average has risen from 17.56 in 2018 to 30.71 in 2026.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

About this stat

Stat ID: def_advanced_defense_tackle_assists
Side: defensive
Family: Advanced defense
Data source: P + N
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.