Nik Bonitto

ROLB1

Season

Tackles

16▼ 29 vs '25

95th of 123 LBs

Stops

12▼ 26 vs '25

90th of 123 LBs

Yards per run tackle

2.4

28th of 123 LBs

Missed tackle rate

5.9%▼ 2.1 vs '25

50th of 123 LBs

Coverage

4 targets

75.0 cmp% · 4.0 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	36	52.2	2	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 2 vs JAXW	40	67.8	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	3	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 3 vs LAW	58	66.7	2	1	1	0	1.0	2	2	2	50.0	3.0	0	0
Wk 4 @ SFL	39	59.1	3	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	1	100.0	6.0	0	0
Wk 5 @ LACW	38	56.7	4	4	3	0	2.0	2	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 6 vs SEAW	48	55.8	4	3	0	0	0.5	1	2	0	–	–	0	0
Wk 7 @ ARIW	47	58.0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	3	1	100.0	4.0	0	0
Season	306	59.4	16	12	4	1	3.5	9	12	4	75.0	4.0	0	0

2026 linebackers who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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signed 2025 with Broncos

$106Mover 4 years

2025

2026 · now

2027

2028

Year 2 of 4 ·

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	306	59.4	16	12	4	5.9	3.5	9	12	4	81.3	0	0	1	0
2025	17	684	61.0	45	38	14	8.0	14.0	28	39	7	74.7	0	1	2	0
2024	17	708	61.2	45	35	16	11.1	13.5	24	36	6	27.8	1	4	2	1
2023	15	524	52.0	21	23	10	12.5	8.0	20	24	4	104.2	0	2	1	0
2022	15	357	33.8	14	10	1	22.2	1.5	3	6	3	79.9	0	0	1	0
Career	71	2,579	53.1	141	118	45	11.1	40.5	84	117	24	62.2	1	7	7	1