Denver Broncos · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Wake Forest (2020 Round 5, Pick 178)

Justin Strnad

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53.2

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #68 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 3819 solo · 19 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 0.51 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 30 forced fumbles
Coverage: 2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 47058.8 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.047Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Justin Strnad 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
Strnad#6853.2

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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 0.86 → Shrunk 49.13

92thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.07 → Shrunk 4.56

56thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.08 → Shrunk 5.48

44thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 7.0% → Shrunk 6.8%

52thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.5% → Shrunk 3.4%

53thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 0.6%

20thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.6% → Shrunk 0.5%

58thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.047 → Shrunk −0.013

71thpercentile

2026 game log

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

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 14, 2026	@ KC	L 10-31	3	1	0	0	0	0	55
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs JAX	W 20-13	6	2	0	1	0	0	55
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LA	W 30-26	4	4	0	1	0	1	57
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ SF	L 14-24	5	2	0	0	0	0	56
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ LAC	W 23-17	8	5	0	1	0	1	60
Week 6	Oct 15, 2026	vs SEA	W 17-14	4	2	0.5	0	1	0	76
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ ARI	W 30-16	6	1	0	0	0	0	61
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs KC	W 28-24	2	2	0	0	0	0	50

College to the NFL: Wake Forest to Denver Broncos

Verified identity bridge linking Justin Strnad's college regular-season tackles at Wake Forest to official NFL game lines.

Wake Forest (College tackles)

192016

412017

942018

692019

178178th pick
2020 Draft

DEN (NFL tackles)

342021

42022

42023

602024

562025

382026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 6 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	Def. snaps
2021	DEN	16	34	21	13	0	0	1	0	0	316
2022	DEN	17	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
2023	DEN	17	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	n/a
2024	DEN	17	60	35	25	3	8	4	3	0	676
2025	DEN	16	56	21	35	4.5	5	8	3	1	575
2026 (so far)	DEN	8	38	19	19	0.5	3	1	2	0	470

Compare Justin Strnad with top linebackers

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Justin Strnad vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 53.2 vs. 93.8 Justin Strnad vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 53.2 vs. 93.8 Justin Strnad vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 53.2 vs. 92.4 Justin Strnad vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 53.2 vs. 89.5 Justin Strnad vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 53.2 vs. 89.2 Justin Strnad vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 53.2 vs. 87.8