Jaquan Brisker
Pittsburgh SteelersUNDERPAIDModel Score
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 →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
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Comps
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.