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Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #148 of 156 qualified LBs
Combined tackles
144 solo · 10 ast
Sacks & QB hits
0.51 QB hits
Tackles for loss
00 forced fumbles
Coverage
1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
15722.4 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
+0.062Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Michael Hoecht among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Singleton93.8
  2. Cashman93.8
  3. Jones92.4
  4. Dean89.5
  5. Warner89.2
  6. Trotter87.8
  7. Smith86.4
  8. Wilson84.6
  9. Edmunds84.5
  10. Hoecht#14814.0
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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 0.34 → Shrunk 22.78
14thpercentile
Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 2.27
13thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 3.10
12thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 3.1% → Shrunk 3.5%
10thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.9% → Shrunk 1.4%
4thpercentile
Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.5% → Shrunk 0.7%
22thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.3% → Shrunk 0.4%
40thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.062 → Shrunk +0.019
27thpercentile

2026 game log

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

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ HOUW 36-31510000024
Week 2Sep 17, 2026vs DETW 41-31100.5010027
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs LACW 24-16000000024
Week 4Oct 4, 2026vs NEL 26-29200001015
Week 5Oct 12, 2026@ LAW 37-34210000030
Week 6Oct 18, 2026@ LVW 33-30110000025
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs BALW 36-10310000012

Career NFL seasons

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

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2021LA17541000000110
2022LA173421134.539001408
2023LA177337366711201962
2024LA17501832346200639
2025BUF252321200164
2026 (so far)BUF7144100.501100157

Compare Michael Hoecht with top linebackers

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

Michael Hoecht vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 14.0 vs. 93.8Michael Hoecht vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 14.0 vs. 93.8Michael Hoecht vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 14.0 vs. 92.4Michael Hoecht vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 14.0 vs. 89.5Michael Hoecht vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 14.0 vs. 89.2Michael Hoecht vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 14.0 vs. 87.8
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