Is Bud Dupree starting?
Bud Dupree is listed No. 2 at WLB on the Los Angeles Chargers depth chart. Tuli Tuipulotu is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Questionable.
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The Los Angeles Chargers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Bud Dupree is listed No. 2 at WLB going into that game.
At WLB for the Los Angeles Chargers, Tuli Tuipulotu sits ahead of him.
Bud Dupree's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 17-23 vs DEN (Oct 11); L 16-24 at BUF (Sep 27); L 14-26 vs LV (Sep 20).
Bud Dupree wears No. 48, is 33 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 269 lbs, has 12 years of NFL experience, came out of Kentucky.
Is Bud Dupree playing this week?
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LAC WLB Depth
Los Angeles Chargers Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NTJamaree Caldwell
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RDEJustin Eboigbe
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- WLB
- LILBDaiyan Henley
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RILB
- SLB
- LCB
- SSDerwin James Jr.
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- FSElijah Molden
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- RCBDonte Jackson
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- NB
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | LAC | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | LAC | 15 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | ATL | 16 | 12 | 4 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | TEN | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TEN | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | PIT | 10 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | PIT | 16 | 37 | 15 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | PIT | 14 | 26 | 8 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | PIT | 14 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | PIT | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | PIT | 15 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 12 yrs | 141 | 208 | 69 | 61 | 2 | 18 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#7 of 9 at OLB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Bud Dupree is rated 52 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 179th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 6% 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 11Lvs DENTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 17-23
Sep 27L@ BUFTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 16-24
Sep 20Lvs LVTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 14-26
Sep 13Lvs ARITKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 14-26
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Lvs DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | L@ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Lvs LV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Lvs ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bud Dupree's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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