CIN · LDE · #53
Boye Mafe
Is Boye Mafe starting?
Boye Mafe is the starting LDE for the Cincinnati Bengals.
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The Cincinnati Bengals play next in Week 7, on the road against the Baltimore Ravens on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Boye Mafe is listed as the starter at LDE going into that game.
At LDE for the Cincinnati Bengals, Cashius Howell is next in line behind him.
Boye Mafe's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 31-24 at MIA (Oct 11); L 17-22 vs JAX (Oct 4); L 27-30 at PIT (Sep 27).
Boye Mafe wears No. 53, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 265 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Minnesota.
Is Boye Mafe playing this week?
Boye Mafe is expected to start at LDE for Cincinnati Bengals. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CIN | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | SEA | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | SEA | 14 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | SEA | 16 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | SEA | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 5 yrs | 66 | 92 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 15 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#11 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)
Boye Mafe is rated 83 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 45th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 79% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ MIATKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 31-24
Oct 4Lvs JAXTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 3
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 17-22
Sep 27L@ PITTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 27-30
Sep 20W@ HOUTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 20-6
Sep 13Wvs TBTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 33-27
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ MIA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | Lvs JAX | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | L@ PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs TB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boye Mafe's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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