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Buffalo Bills · CB (DB) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Kentucky (2025 Round 1, Pick 30)

Maxwell Hairston

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27.8
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #177 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
128 solo · 4 ast
Sacks & QB hits
00 QB hits
Tackles for loss
10 forced fumbles
Coverage
2 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
30443.4 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.112Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

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

  1. Lake94.1
  2. Hooker92.2
  3. Williams91.1
  4. Robertson89.2
  5. Battle88.4
  6. Reed87.6
  7. Lassiter86.2
  8. Jones85.2
  9. Parrish84.6
  10. Hairston#17727.8
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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 0.67 → Shrunk 42.20
41thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.01 → Shrunk 0.49
56thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 3.00
6thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 0.7% → Shrunk 1.2%
47thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 1.8% → Shrunk 2.5%
4thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.6% → Shrunk 3.5%
2thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.112 → Shrunk +0.059
20thpercentile

2026 game log

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

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ HOUW 36-31320000066
Week 2Sep 17, 2026vs DETW 41-31110000049
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs LACW 24-16210001056
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs NEL 26-29320001074
Week 5Oct 12, 2026@ LAW 37-34110000017
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ LVW 33-30000100026
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs BALW 36-10210000016

College to the NFL: Kentucky to Buffalo Bills

Verified identity bridge linking Maxwell Hairston's college regular-season tackles at Kentucky to official NFL game lines.

Kentucky (College tackles)

22022
632023
192024
3030th pick
2025 Draft

BUF (NFL tackles)

182025
122026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2025BUF1118144000520348
2026 (so far)BUF71284010200304

Compare Maxwell Hairston with top defensive backs

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DB.

Maxwell Hairston vs. Quentin Lake (LA)Score 27.8 vs. 94.1Maxwell Hairston vs. Amani Hooker (TEN)Score 27.8 vs. 92.2Maxwell Hairston vs. Evan Williams (GB)Score 27.8 vs. 91.1Maxwell Hairston vs. Amik Robertson (WAS)Score 27.8 vs. 89.2Maxwell Hairston vs. Jordan Battle (CIN)Score 27.8 vs. 88.4Maxwell Hairston vs. D.J. Reed (DET)Score 27.8 vs. 87.6
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