Buffalo Bills · CB (DB) · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Villanova (2022 Round 6, Pick 185)

Christian Benford

74.9

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #24 of 218 qualified DBs

Christian Benford among the 218 qualified defensive backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 218 qualified DBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per game, regressed30% weight · Raw 0.99 → Shrunk 53.96

81thpercentile

Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 0.74

88thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.11 → Shrunk 5.91

74thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 2.4% → Shrunk 1.8%

83thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 4.9% → Shrunk 4.1%

64thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 7.5% → Shrunk 6.6%

58thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.086 → Shrunk +0.050

28thpercentile

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ HOU	W 36-31	5	3	0	79
Week 2	Sep 17, 2026	vs DET	W 41-31	8	5	2	64
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LAC	W 24-16	3	2	1	52
Week 5	Oct 12, 2026	@ LA	W 37-34	10	7	0	77
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ LV	W 33-30	2	2	2	64
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs BAL	W 36-10	1	0	1	45

Verified identity bridge linking Christian Benford's college regular-season tackles at Villanova to official NFL game lines.

Villanova (College tackles)

52018

32021

185185th pick
2022 Draft

BUF (NFL tackles)

232022

492023

602024

422025

292026 *

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 5 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2022	BUF	9	23	16	7	0	1	0	5	1	0	363
2023	BUF	15	49	38	11	0	3	0	10	2	2	824
2024	BUF	15	60	46	14	1	3	1	10	2	2	933
2025	BUF	14	42	31	11	2	4	2	4	2	0	796
2026 (so far)	BUF	6	29	19	10	0	0	0	6	0	0	381

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