Justin Strnad

LILB1

Season

Tackles

36▼ 20 vs '25

47th of 123 LBs

Stops

24▼ 11 vs '25

30th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

3.1▼ 0.4 vs '25

53rd of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

7.5%▲ 0.9 vs '25

68th of 123 LBs

Coverage

24 targets

54.2 cmp% · 5.0 y/tgt · 0 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 @ KCL	55	79.7	3	2	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs JAXW	55	93.2	6	5	1	0	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	11.0	0	0
Wk 3 vs LAW	57	66.3	4	3	1	0	0.0	0	0	7	57.1	8.9	0	1
Wk 4 @ SFL	56	84.8	5	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	4	25.0	4.8	0	0
Wk 5 @ LACW	60	89.6	8	4	1	0	0.0	0	0	5	60.0	2.0	0	1
Wk 6 vs SEAW	76	89.4	4	3	0	1	0.5	1	1	2	0.0	0.0	0	0
Wk 7 @ ARIW	61	75.3	6	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	80.0	3.8	0	0
Season	420	81.9	36	24	3	3	0.5	1	1	24	54.2	5.0	0	2

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2026 with Broncos

$18Mover 3 years

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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	7	420	81.9	36	24	3	7.5	0.5	1	1	24	68.2	0	2	0	0
2025	15	575	57.6	56	35	5	6.6	4.5	8	10	20	65.6	1	3	0	0
2024	16	676	70.1	60	42	8	8.0	3.0	4	8	43	86.1	0	3	0	0
2023	6	–	–	4	–	0	–	0.0	0	–	–	–	0	0	0	0
2022	4	–	–	4	–	0	–	0.0	0	–	–	–	0	0	0	0
2021	11	316	55.5	34	16	0	10.8	0.0	1	2	22	88.6	0	0	0	0
Career	59	1,987	65.2	194	117	16	8.0	8.0	14	21	109	78.9	1	8	0	0