Season so far
Jake Golday has functioned almost purely as a core special teamer through his first two games of 2026, posting a replacement-level 66.5 overall grade across 44 total snaps. His evaluation is heavily driven by 42 special teams snaps, alongside just two neutral coverage snaps on defense. After an unheralded Week 2 debut against Chicago where he executed cleanly across 15 snaps (62.0 grade), his impact expanded markedly in Week 3 against Tampa Bay (67.7 grade). In that contest, he delivered four positive plays, highlighted by sealing a defender to spring an 86-yard punt-return touchdown and making multiple tackles on coverage units. Although he had a minor late-game lapse getting sealed inside on kickoff coverage, his week-to-week performance has shown encouraging upward momentum in the game's third phase.