2026 SEASON · WEEK 3
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Solo tackles8 Combined tackles13 Sacks0 QB hits0 Pressure rate— INT0 Forced fumbles0 Fumble recoveries0 Tackles for loss0 Passes defended2 Same-position context
ACTIVE PLAYER PROFILE
Christian Benford
CB · 
BUF · Active
Age 26College VillanovaDepth LCB #1
Defensive coverage context
Outside corner
Outside corner 89%Slot 0%Box 11%
Week 2 Pass Coverage
64 defensive snaps · 45 coverage snaps
Targets6
Receptions allowed3
Completion rate allowed50%
Yards allowed43
Pass breakups1
Passer rating allowed113.2
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions1
Man coverage6 snaps · 3 targetsCoverage grade 27
Zone coverage29 snaps · 2 targetsCoverage grade 68.2
Credited tackle stops 1.5 · Third/fourth-down stops 0 · Red-zone stops 1
Week 1 Pass Coverage
79 defensive snaps · 48 coverage snaps
Targets12
Receptions allowed8
Completion rate allowed66.7%
Yards allowed85
Pass breakups0
Passer rating allowed126.7
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions1
Man coverage8 snaps · 1 targetCoverage grade 42.7
Zone coverage30 snaps · 6 targetsCoverage grade 47.6
Credited tackle stops 1 · Third/fourth-down stops 1 · Red-zone stops 0
CFI history and comparable paths
Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles
Christian BenfordAlontae Taylor · comparableDru Phillips · comparableBrandon Cisse · comparable
Weekly CFI history
Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.
| Week | Weekly CFI | Rank | Qualified players | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19.6 | #80 | 84 | 79 |
| 2 | 45.5 | #51 | 84 | 64 |
Advanced Player Research
Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026
Performance · 2026
Advanced efficiency
defense
- Run stop rate
- 4.08%
- Missed tackle rate
- 15.38%
- Defensive grade
- 43.2
- Run defense grade
- 52.85
- Coverage grade
- 41.29
- Run stops
- 2
- Charted solo tackles
- 10
- Charted assists
- 1
- Missed tackles
- 2
- Defensive snaps
- 143
- Run defense snaps
- 50
Core indexes · experimental v1.4
Weekly game log
| Week | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Home and away
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HomeSmall sample | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| AwaySmall sample | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indoor and outdoor
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndoorSmall sample | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OutdoorSmall sample | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Temperature
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–69°FSmall sample | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wind
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below 10 mphSmall sample | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Opponent history
Performance against opponents across imported seasons
| Opponent | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LASmall sample | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2024-12-08 |
| TENSmall sample | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2024-10-20 |
| MIA | 5 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025-09-18 |
| KC | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2025-11-02 |
| GBSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-10-30 |
| NYJ | 6 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2025-09-14 |
| MINSmall sample | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2022-11-13 |
| CLESmall sample | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2025-12-21 |
| DET | 3 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2026-09-17 |
| LVSmall sample | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2023-09-17 |
| WASSmall sample | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023-09-24 |
| NYGSmall sample | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2023-10-15 |
| NE | 4 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2025-10-05 |
| TBSmall sample | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025-11-16 |
| CINSmall sample | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2025-12-07 |
| PHISmall sample | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025-12-28 |
| DALSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2023-12-17 |
| LACSmall sample | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2023-12-23 |
| ARISmall sample | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024-09-08 |
| JAXSmall sample | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024-09-23 |
| BALSmall sample | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-09-07 |
| HOU | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2026-09-13 |
| SEASmall sample | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024-10-27 |
| INDSmall sample | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024-11-10 |
| SFSmall sample | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2024-12-01 |
| NOSmall sample | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-09-28 |
| ATLSmall sample | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-10-13 |
| CARSmall sample | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025-10-26 |
| PITSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2025-11-30 |
Game log
Location, game environment, workload, and production
| Season | Week | Opponent | Site | Environment | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | HOU | Away | Indoor | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | DET | Home | Outdoor · 67° | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Career totals
Regular-season totals across available career history
| Season | Team | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BUF | 9 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | BUF | 15 | 38 | 54 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | BUF | 15 | 46 | 64 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025 | BUF | 14 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | BUF | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | All teams | 55 | 139 | 198 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 31 |
Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.