Denver Broncos · SAF (DB) · 5 games through Nov 1, 2026 · USC (2021 Round 5, Pick 180)

Talanoa Hufanga

66.0
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #55 of 218 qualified DBs
Combined tackles
2212 solo · 10 ast
Sacks & QB hits
11 QB hits
Tackles for loss
31 forced fumble
Coverage
3 PD · 2 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
32164.2 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
−0.069Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Talanoa Hufanga 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. Hufanga#5566.0
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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 51.74
73thpercentile
Coverage disruptions per game16% weight · Raw 0.03 → Shrunk 0.50
58thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game22% weight · Raw 0.11 → Shrunk 6.13
79thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 2.7% → Shrunk 1.4%
56thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed9% weight · Raw 3.7% → Shrunk 3.7%
42thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 6.8% → Shrunk 6.6%
57thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.069 → Shrunk +0.005
81thpercentile

2026 game log

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

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 14, 2026@ KCL 10-31620000069
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs JAXW 20-13650100059
Week 3Sep 27, 2026vs LAW 30-26521113283
Week 4Oct 4, 2026@ SFL 14-24420000066
Week 5Oct 11, 2026@ LACW 23-17110100044

College to the NFL: USC to Denver Broncos

Verified identity bridge linking Talanoa Hufanga's college regular-season tackles at USC to official NFL game lines.

USC (College tackles)

512018
762019
622020
180180th pick
2021 Draft

DEN (NFL tackles)

282021
892022
482023
352024
1062025
222026 *

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Career NFL seasons

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

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2021SF1528208011200395
2022SF178958312539421,029
2023SF10483513012330577
2024SF7351718020000308
2025DEN17106673926311011,083
2026 (so far)DEN5221210131321321

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