Buffalo Bills · LB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Baylor (2022 Round 3, Pick 89)

Terrel Bernard

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69.6

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #42 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 5026 solo · 24 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 02 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 20 forced fumbles
Coverage: 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 44864.0 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.062Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Terrel Bernard 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
Bernard#4269.6

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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 0.98 → Shrunk 45.98

87thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.11 → Shrunk 6.53

80thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.12 → Shrunk 7.41

69thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 10.9% → Shrunk 10.2%

77thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 5.7% → Shrunk 5.1%

79thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.7% → Shrunk 0.8%

28thpercentile

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 Terrel Bernard. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	TFL	QB hits	PD	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ HOU	W 36-31	11	5	1	0	0	79
Week 2	Sep 17, 2026	vs DET	W 41-31	5	3	1	0	1	65
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs LAC	W 24-16	5	3	0	0	0	64
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs NE	L 26-29	7	5	0	0	0	70
Week 5	Oct 12, 2026	@ LA	W 37-34	7	3	0	1	0	78
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ LV	W 33-30	9	5	0	0	0	53
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs BAL	W 36-10	6	2	0	1	0	39

College to the NFL: Baylor to Buffalo Bills

Verified identity bridge linking Terrel Bernard's college regular-season tackles at Baylor to official NFL game lines.

Baylor (College tackles)

442018

1072019

552020

862021

8989th pick
2022 Draft

BUF (NFL tackles)

182022

1272023

942024

602025

502026 *

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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	Def. snaps
2022	BUF	16	18	7	11	0	0	0	0	0	110
2023	BUF	17	127	68	59	6.5	8	9	5	3	999
2024	BUF	13	94	45	49	1	5	3	3	2	749
2025	BUF	12	60	39	21	0	7	2	3	1	621
2026 (so far)	BUF	7	50	26	24	0	2	2	1	0	448

Compare Terrel Bernard with top linebackers

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Terrel Bernard vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 69.6 vs. 93.8 Terrel Bernard vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 69.6 vs. 93.8 Terrel Bernard vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 69.6 vs. 92.4 Terrel Bernard vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 69.6 vs. 89.5 Terrel Bernard vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 69.6 vs. 89.2 Terrel Bernard vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 69.6 vs. 87.8