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PlayerJaquan Brisker · S, Pittsburgh Steelers, Model Score 78.0Be the Steelers GM

Jaquan Brisker

Pittsburgh SteelersUNDERPAID
Pos S
Updated October 8, 2026

Model Score

78.0 MODEL
2022
77.3
2023
78.7
2024
75.1
2025
79.9
2026
78.0

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Three straight top-30 STTM finishes (#19, #17, #30) for a 48th overall 2nd-round pick puts Brisker in the structural top-25 S class with consistent production. The Penn State Big Ten 2nd-round origin plus four years of Bears system experience give him real career foundation. The 2026 question is whether Brisker earns his first Pro Bowl plus returns to tier 3 territory or whether the structural tier 4 finish becomes the stable late-prime baseline.

Brisker came out of Penn State as the Chicago Bears' 2nd-round pick (48th overall) in 2022. He has anchored the Bears' safety rotation across four seasons. His STTM career runs tier 3 (#19) in 2023, tier 3 (#17) in 2024, and tier 4 (#30) in 2025.

Strengths

  • Three straight top-30 STTM finishes (#19, #17, #30) for a 48th overall 2nd-round pick puts him on a stable developmental arc.
  • Penn State Big Ten 2nd-round origin plus four years of Bears system experience gives him real veteran market value.

Concerns

  • 13-spot regression from tier 3 (#17) in 2024 to tier 4 (#30) in 2025 flags the 2024 finish as potentially context-driven.
  • Chicago's broader defensive identity transition compresses the structural support around Brisker.

What to watch: Whether Brisker earns his first Pro Bowl in 2026 plus returns to tier 3 (top 25), the threshold for confirming the structural ceiling holds.

Comps

Overall match
size, testing and production, same career stage
Plays like
on-field production only
Coming out
pros whose college production, size and testing looked like his

Jaquan Brisker Injury StatusNot listed

Jaquan Brisker is not on the injury report as of Oct 7. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.

Jaquan Brisker Stats This Season · 3 games

1
INT
1
Pass Deflections
50.0%
Comp % Allowed
8.2
Yds / Target
0
TD Allowed
8
Solo Tackles

Draft & College

Round 2, pick 48 · Chicago Bears · 2022
Penn State (Big Ten)
Taken
#48
where he actually went
Our college model
#19
among S in our college data
In college · 2019-2021 · 33 games
5 INT, 13 pass breakups, 151 tackles, 10 TFL

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