Bobby Okereke

LILB1

Season

Tackles

43▼ 97 vs '25

39th of 123 LBs

Stops

19▼ 52 vs '25

48th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

3.7▼ 1.0 vs '25

79th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

2.2%▼ 2.9 vs '25

24th of 123 LBs

Coverage

17 targets

70.6 cmp% · 3.5 y/tgt · 1 int

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

Week-by-week

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

	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 CHIL	66	88.0	6	3	1	0	0.0	0	2	3	66.7	3.7	0	0
Wk 2 @ ATLW	50	72.5	9	4	0	0	0.0	1	1	6	66.7	4.2	1	1
Wk 3 @ CLEL	70	100.0	4	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0
Wk 4 vs DETW	53	74.6	7	2	0	0	0.0	0	1	3	100.0	5.7	0	1
Wk 6 @ PHIW	63	98.4	7	5	3	1	1.0	1	1	2	100.0	1.0	0	2
Wk 7 vs TBL	57	90.5	10	3	1	0	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	5.0	0	1
Season	359	87.1	43	19	5	1	1.0	2	5	17	70.6	3.5	1	5

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2026 with Panthers

$1.5Mover 1 year

2026 · now

Year 1 of 1 ·

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	6	359	87.1	43	19	5	2.2	1.0	2	5	17	70.7	1	5	1	0
2025	17	1,104	99.0	140	71	2	5.1	1.0	1	2	69	84.8	2	6	0	0
2024	12	736	97.4	85	49	6	8.8	2.0	2	4	43	85.5	0	3	3	0
2023	17	1,128	100.0	141	73	8	7.4	2.5	6	9	42	92.7	2	10	4	0
2022	17	968	85.1	137	77	5	6.8	0.0	0	1	82	91.3	0	5	2	0
2021	17	1,073	98.4	109	64	3	7.7	1.0	2	3	73	94.9	2	4	0	0
2020	14	685	76.5	69	28	4	5.3	0.0	1	1	61	89.7	1	6	0	0
2019	16	472	45.6	55	32	2	3.3	1.0	1	2	35	97.3	0	2	2	0
Career	116	6,525	86.2	779	413	35	6.4	8.5	15	27	422	90.3	8	41	12	0