Denver Broncos · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Oklahoma (2022 Round 2, Pick 64)

Nik Bonitto

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32.1

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #113 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 1711 solo · 6 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 3.510 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 41 forced fumble
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 34743.4 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: −0.047Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Nik Bonitto 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
Bonitto#11332.1

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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 0.64 → Shrunk 39.04

64thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 2.34

15thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.08 → Shrunk 5.38

43thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 3.1% → Shrunk 3.5%

10thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.0% → Shrunk 2.2%

25thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 4.0% → Shrunk 3.3%

90thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.2%

4thpercentile

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 Nik Bonitto. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 14, 2026	@ KC	L 10-31	2	1	0	0	0	36
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs JAX	W 20-13	0	0	0	0	3	40
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LA	W 30-26	2	1	1	1	2	58
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ SF	L 14-24	3	2	0	0	0	39
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ LAC	W 23-17	4	3	2	3	2	38
Week 6	Oct 15, 2026	vs SEA	W 17-14	4	2	0.5	0	1	48
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	@ ARI	W 30-16	1	1	0	0	1	47
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs KC	W 28-24	1	1	0	0	1	41

College to the NFL: Oklahoma to Denver Broncos

Verified identity bridge linking Nik Bonitto's college regular-season tackles at Oklahoma to official NFL game lines.

Oklahoma (College tackles)

32018

432019

302020

392021

6464th pick
2022 Draft

DEN (NFL tackles)

142022

212023

452024

452025

172026 *

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Career NFL seasons

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	DEN	15	14	6	8	1.5	1	3	0	0	1	357
2023	DEN	15	21	14	7	8	10	20	2	0	1	524
2024	DEN	17	45	30	15	13.5	16	24	4	1	2	708
2025	DEN	17	45	30	15	14	14	28	1	0	2	684
2026 (so far)	DEN	8	17	11	6	3.5	4	10	0	0	1	347

Compare Nik Bonitto with top linebackers

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Nik Bonitto vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 32.1 vs. 93.8 Nik Bonitto vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 32.1 vs. 93.8 Nik Bonitto vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 32.1 vs. 92.4 Nik Bonitto vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 32.1 vs. 89.5 Nik Bonitto vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 32.1 vs. 89.2 Nik Bonitto vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 32.1 vs. 87.8