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DAL · RCB · #26

DaRon Bland

Starter

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DaRon Bland is the starting RCB for the Dallas Cowboys.

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DaRon Bland this week

The Dallas Cowboys play next in Week 6, on the road against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 18 (NBC). DaRon Bland is listed as the starter at RCB going into that game.

At RCB for the Dallas Cowboys, Ameer Speed and Shavon Revel Jr. are next in line behind him.

DaRon Bland's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 16-24 vs TB (Oct 8); W 34-30 at HOU (Oct 4); W 37-20 vs WSH (Sep 20).

DaRon Bland wears No. 26, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 202 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Fresno State.

Is DaRon Bland playing this week?

DaRon Bland is expected to start at RCB for Dallas Cowboys. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DAL RCB Depth

1DaRon BlandStarter
2Ameer Speed
3Shavon Revel Jr.

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Age
27
Height
6' 2"
Weight
202
Experience
5 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DAL5161002
    2025DAL12443016
    2024DAL7290005
    2023DAL174830915
    2022DAL12371057
    Career5 yrs53174801535

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    16
    -0.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    5
    Games
    53
    Tackles
    174

    #80 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    DaRon Bland is rated 73 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 121st of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 54% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    59th percentile
    Beats 59% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 12 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,073 snaps
    Draft slot
    20% of rating
    Pick 167 · 2022 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 8Lvs TBTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 16-24

    Oct 4W@ HOUTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 34-30

    Sep 27BALTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0
    Sep 20Wvs WSHTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 37-20

    Sep 13L@ NYGTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 20-28

    DaRon Bland's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    DaRon Bland plays 99% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share99%

    College

    Fresno State

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