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Minkah Fitzpatrick
Is Minkah Fitzpatrick starting?
Minkah Fitzpatrick is the starting FS for the New York Jets.
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The New York Jets play next in Week 6, on the road against the New England Patriots on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Minkah Fitzpatrick is listed as the starter at FS going into that game.
At FS for the New York Jets, Andre Cisco and VJ Payne are next in line behind him.
Minkah Fitzpatrick's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: W 17-12 vs CLE (Oct 11); L 12-23 at CHI (Oct 4).
Minkah Fitzpatrick wears No. 29, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 202 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Alabama.
Is Minkah Fitzpatrick playing this week?
Minkah Fitzpatrick is expected to start at FS for New York Jets. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYJ | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | MIA | 14 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | PIT | 17 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | PIT | 10 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | PIT | 15 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 2021 | PIT | 16 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | PIT | 16 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | PIT | 16 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | MIA | 16 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Career | 9 yrs | 122 | 428 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 62 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
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#1 of 9 at FS in Interceptions (2026)
Minkah Fitzpatrick is rated 91 (Elite): production, role and draft slot rank 7th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 97% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
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 11Wvs CLETKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 17-12
Oct 4L@ CHITKL 8
- TKL
- 8
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 1
Final L 12-23
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Wvs CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | L@ CHI | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Minkah Fitzpatrick's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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