OLB · Los Angeles Chargers · #48

Bud Dupree

LOLB2Questionable · Neckwk 6 report

College: Kentucky
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 269 lb
Experience: 12th season

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Season

Tackles

5▼ 11 vs '25

123rd of 124 LBs

Stops

2▼ 12 vs '25

124th of 124 LBs

Yards per run tackle

3.0▲ 0.5 vs '25

48th of 124 LBs

Missed tackle rate

0.0%▼ 13.3 vs '25

1st of 124 LBs

Coverage

1 targets

100.0 cmp% · 3.0 y/tgt · 0 int

Ranks compare against the 123 qualifying linebackers on the 2026 leaderboard plus Dupree.

Week-by-week

Tackles by game, dashed line = 2025 per-game average

2026 game log

	Usage		Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Game	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tacklesMissed tackles (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Completion % allowedCompletions allowed per target in coverage.	Yards per target allowedReceiving yards allowed per target in coverage.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.
Wk 1 vs ARIL	23	31.1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs LVL	19	30.2	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 3 @ BUFL	16	23.9	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 4 @ SEAL	13	22.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 5 vs DENL	2	3.0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	3.0	0	0
Season	73	22.1	5	2	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	100.0	3.0	0	0

How he compares

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

signed 2025 with Chargers

$4Mover 1 year

Avg. per year: $4M
Guaranteed: $2.5M 62%
2026 cap hit: $3.7M 1.2% of the cap
Signed: 2025
Runs through: 2025

2025

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall			Tackling				Pass rush			Coverage
Season	GamesGames played.	Defensive snapsSnaps played on defense (Pro Football Reference snap counts).	Snap shareShare of the team's defensive snaps played, in the games the player appeared in.	TacklesSolo plus assisted tackles.	StopsTackles (solo or shared) that end a play the offense failed on, i.e. one with negative EPA. From play-by-play.	Tackles for lossTackles behind the line of scrimmage.	Missed tackle rateMissed tackles as a share of tackle attempts (Pro Football Reference).	SacksSacks (half sacks count 0.5).	QB hitsHits on the quarterback.	PressuresHurries, QB hits and sacks combined (Pro Football Reference).	Targets allowedPasses thrown at the defender in coverage (Pro Football Reference).	Passer rating allowedNFL passer rating on throws into the defender's coverage, computed from completions, yards, touchdowns and interceptions allowed.	InterceptionsInterceptions made.	Passes defendedPasses broken up or intercepted.	Forced fumblesFumbles forced.	Defensive touchdownsTouchdowns scored on defense.
2026	5	73	22.1	5	2	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	1	79.2	0	0	0	0
2025	16	390	40.6	16	14	2	13.3	2.0	3	6	6	70.1	0	1	0	0
2024	17	546	50.0	27	23	6	18.5	6.0	10	12	4	83.3	1	2	1	0
2023	16	724	67.5	34	32	4	9.8	6.5	8	24	6	100.0	0	3	2	0
2022	11	453	59.4	16	15	5	0.0	4.0	9	17	6	111.8	0	0	1	0
2021	11	397	52.4	14	13	2	0.0	3.0	8	17	5	118.8	0	1	1	0
2020	11	608	87.5	29	27	7	6.1	8.0	15	28	3	79.9	0	2	2	0
2019	16	980	90.7	56	53	15	15.0	11.5	17	28	8	101.6	0	3	4	0
2018	16	868	83.1	38	27	8	6.7	5.5	13	25	10	63.3	1	3	1	1
2017	15	795	86.9	39	30	12	–	6.0	7	–	–	–	0	1	0	0
2016	7	318	73.1	21	15	5	–	4.5	6	–	–	–	0	1	1	0
2015	16	563	50.8	25	16	3	–	4.0	6	–	–	–	0	1	0	0
Career	157	6,715	65.5	320	267	69	10.1	61.0	103	158	49	94.4	2	18	13	1