BUF · LCB · #47
Christian Benford
Is Christian Benford starting?
Christian Benford is the starting LCB for the Buffalo Bills.
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The Buffalo Bills play next in Week 6, on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Christian Benford is listed as the starter at LCB going into that game.
At LCB for the Buffalo Bills, Davison Igbinosun is next in line behind him.
Christian Benford's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 37-34 at LAR (Oct 12); W 24-16 vs LAC (Sep 27); W 41-31 vs DET (Sep 17).
Christian Benford wears No. 47, is 26 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 205 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Villanova.
Is Christian Benford playing this week?
Christian Benford is expected to start at LCB for Buffalo Bills. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
BUF LCB Depth
Buffalo Bills Starting Lineup
- LDET.J. Sanders
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- NT
- RDEEd Oliver
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
- WLB
- LILB
- RILB
- SLB
- LCBChristian BenfordThis player
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- NBDee Alford
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BUF | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | BUF | 14 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | BUF | 15 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 | BUF | 15 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | BUF | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Career | 5 yrs | 57 | 148 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#81 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)
Christian Benford is rated 71 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 138th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 48% 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 12W@ LARTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 37-34
Sep 27Wvs LACTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 24-16
Sep 17Wvs DETTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 2
Final W 41-31
Sep 13W@ HOUTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 36-31
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | W@ LAR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Wvs LAC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | Wvs DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | W@ HOU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Christian Benford's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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Villanova