Carolina Panthers · ILB (LB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Stanford (2019 Round 3, Pick 89)

Bobby Okereke

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75.2

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #28 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 4830 solo · 18 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 12 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 51 forced fumble
Coverage: 5 PD · 1 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 42861.1 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.037Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Bobby Okereke among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Okereke#2875.2

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.95 → Shrunk 44.31

83thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.11 → Shrunk 6.29

78thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.15 → Shrunk 8.58

82thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 10.6% → Shrunk 9.9%

76thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 6.6% → Shrunk 5.8%

90thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.1% → Shrunk 1.2%

41thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 2.2% → Shrunk 1.1%

99thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.037 → Shrunk +0.012

37thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Bobby Okereke. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs CHI	L 37-59	6	3	0	1	0	0	0	66
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ ATL	W 34-3	9	6	0	0	1	1	1	50
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ CLE	L 18-21	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	70
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DET	W 32-26	7	4	0	0	0	1	0	53
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ PHI	W 25-14	7	6	1	3	1	2	0	63
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs TB	L 13-43	10	7	0	1	0	1	0	57
Week 8	Oct 29, 2026	@ GB	L 19-27	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	69

College to the NFL: Stanford to Carolina Panthers

Verified identity bridge linking Bobby Okereke's college regular-season tackles at Stanford to official NFL game lines.

Stanford (College tackles)

322016

832017

892018

8989th pick
2019 Draft

CAR (NFL tackles)

552019

692020

1092021

1372022

1412023

852024

1402025

482026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 8 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2019	IND	16	55	38	17	1	2	1	2	0	2	472
2020	IND	14	69	54	15	0	4	1	6	1	0	685
2021	IND	17	109	66	43	1	3	2	4	2	0	1,073
2022	IND	17	137	85	52	0	5	0	5	0	2	968
2023	NYG	17	141	84	57	2.5	8	6	10	2	4	1,128
2024	NYG	12	85	39	46	2	6	2	3	0	3	736
2025	NYG	17	140	75	65	1	2	1	6	2	0	1,104
2026 (so far)	CAR	7	48	30	18	1	5	2	5	1	1	428

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Bobby Okereke vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 75.2 vs. 93.8 Bobby Okereke vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 75.2 vs. 93.8 Bobby Okereke vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 75.2 vs. 92.4 Bobby Okereke vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 75.2 vs. 89.5 Bobby Okereke vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 75.2 vs. 89.2 Bobby Okereke vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 75.2 vs. 87.8