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Montez Sweat
Born September 4, 1996 · College Mississippi State; Copiah-Lincoln Junior College; Michigan State · Drafted 2019, round 1, pick 26 (WAS) · 6-6, 270 lb
Pro Bowl (2023)
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | WAS | 16 | 50 | 7.0 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | WAS | 16 | 45 | 9.0 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020 playoffs | WAS | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | WAS | 10 | 24 | 5.0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | WAS | 16 | 46 | 8.0 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | WAS | 17 | 57 | 12.5 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | CHI | 15 | 32 | 5.5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | CHI | 17 | 53 | 10.0 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 playoffs | CHI | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | CHI | 7 | 15 | 3.0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | CHI | 114 | 322 | 60.0 | 137 | 76 | 1 | 21 | 16 |
Honours
Honours: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), matched to players through Wikidata (CC0). Awards and All-Pro teams are the Associated Press’s; Pro Bowl selections include replacements.
| Season | Honours |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Pro Bowl |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | WAS | 16 | – | – | 715 | 64.0 |
| 2020 | WAS | 16 | – | – | 681 | 66.2 |
| 2020 playoffs | WAS | 1 | – | – | 49 | 71.0 |
| 2021 | WAS | 10 | – | – | 476 | 69.6 |
| 2022 | WAS | 17 | – | – | 721 | 70.2 |
| 2023 | WAS/CHI | 17 | – | – | 759 | 70.3 |
| 2024 | CHI | 16 | – | – | 603 | 60.7 |
| 2025 | CHI | 17 | – | – | 767 | 72.5 |
| 2025 playoffs | CHI | 2 | – | – | 120 | 81.1 |
Game logs
2026 game log (7 games)
2025 game log (19 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-08 | vs MIN | L 24–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ DET | L 21–52 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | vs DAL | W 31–14 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ LV | W 25–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-13 | @ WAS | W 25–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs NO | W 26–14 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ BAL | L 16–30 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ CIN | W 47–42 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs NYG | W 24–20 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | @ MIN | W 19–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs PIT | W 31–28 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-28 | @ PHI | W 24–15 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ GB | L 21–28 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs CLE | W 31–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-20 | vs GB | W 22–16 OT | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ SF | L 38–42 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs DET | L 16–19 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-10 | vs GB | W 31–27 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2026-01-18 | vs LA | L 17–20 OT | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (15 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | vs TEN | W 24–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | @ HOU | L 13–19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ IND | L 16–21 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | vs LA | W 24–18 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | vs JAX | W 35–16 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | @ WAS | L 15–18 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | vs NE | L 3–19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs GB | L 19–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | vs MIN | L 27–30 OT | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-11-28 | @ DET | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2024-12-08 | @ SF | L 13–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-16 | @ MIN | L 12–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-22 | vs DET | L 17–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-26 | vs SEA | L 3–6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | @ GB | W 24–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (17 games)
2023 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-09-10 | vs ARI | W 20–16 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2023-09-17 | @ DEN | W 35–33 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2023-09-24 | vs BUF | L 3–37 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2023-10-01 | @ PHI | L 31–34 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2023-10-05 | vs CHI | L 20–40 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2023-10-15 | @ ATL | W 24–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2023-10-22 | @ NYG | L 7–14 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2023-10-29 | vs PHI | L 31–38 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2023-11-05 | @ NO | L 17–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2023-11-09 | vs CAR | W 16–13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2023-11-19 | @ DET | L 26–31 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2023-11-27 | @ MIN | W 12–10 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2023-12-10 | vs DET | W 28–13 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2023-12-17 | @ CLE | L 17–20 | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2023-12-24 | vs ARI | W 27–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2023-12-31 | vs ATL | W 37–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2024-01-07 | @ GB | L 9–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 game log (16 games)
2022 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022-09-11 | vs JAX | W 28–22 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2022-09-18 | @ DET | L 27–36 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2022-09-25 | vs PHI | L 8–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2022-10-02 | @ DAL | L 10–25 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2022-10-09 | vs TEN | L 17–21 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2022-10-13 | @ CHI | W 12–7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2022-10-23 | vs GB | W 23–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2022-10-30 | @ IND | W 17–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2022-11-06 | vs MIN | L 17–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2022-11-14 | @ PHI | W 32–21 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2022-11-20 | @ HOU | W 23–10 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2022-11-27 | vs ATL | W 19–13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2022-12-04 | @ NYG | T 20–20 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2022-12-18 | vs NYG | L 12–20 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2023-01-01 | vs CLE | L 10–24 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2023-01-08 | vs DAL | W 26–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 game log (10 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | vs LAC | L 16–20 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-16 | vs NYG | W 30–29 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | @ BUF | L 21–43 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | @ ATL | W 34–30 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | vs NO | L 22–33 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | vs KC | L 13–31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-24 | @ GB | L 10–24 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | @ DEN | L 10–17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-21 | @ PHI | L 17–27 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2021-12-26 | @ DAL | L 14–56 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 game log (17 games)
2020 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020-09-13 | vs PHI | W 27–17 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2020-09-20 | @ ARI | L 15–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2020-09-27 | @ CLE | L 20–34 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2020-10-04 | vs BAL | L 17–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2020-10-11 | vs LA | L 10–30 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2020-10-18 | @ NYG | L 19–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2020-10-25 | vs DAL | W 25–3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2020-11-08 | vs NYG | L 20–23 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2020-11-15 | @ DET | L 27–30 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2020-11-22 | vs CIN | W 20–9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2020-11-26 | @ DAL | W 41–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 2020-12-07 | @ PIT | W 23–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | 2020-12-13 | @ SF | W 23–15 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2020-12-20 | vs SEA | L 15–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 2020-12-27 | vs CAR | L 13–20 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2021-01-03 | @ PHI | W 20–14 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2021-01-09 | vs TB | L 23–31 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 game log (16 games)
2019 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-09-08 | @ PHI | L 27–32 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2019-09-15 | vs DAL | L 21–31 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2019-09-23 | vs CHI | L 15–31 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2019-09-29 | @ NYG | L 3–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2019-10-06 | vs NE | L 7–33 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2019-10-13 | @ MIA | W 17–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2019-10-20 | vs SF | L 0–9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2019-10-24 | @ MIN | L 9–19 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2019-11-03 | @ BUF | L 9–24 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2019-11-17 | vs NYJ | L 17–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2019-11-24 | vs DET | W 19–16 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2019-12-01 | @ CAR | W 29–21 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2019-12-08 | @ GB | L 15–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2019-12-15 | vs PHI | L 27–37 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2019-12-22 | vs NYG | L 35–41 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2019-12-29 | @ DAL | L 16–47 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |