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DEN · RILB · #40

Justin Strnad

Starter

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Justin Strnad is the starting RILB for the Denver Broncos.

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Justin Strnad this week

The Denver Broncos play next in Week 6, at home against the Seattle Seahawks on Thu, Oct 15 (Prime Video). Justin Strnad is listed as the starter at RILB going into that game.

At RILB for the Denver Broncos, Karene Reid and Levelle Bailey are next in line behind him.

Justin Strnad's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 23-17 at LAC (Oct 11); L 14-24 at SF (Oct 4); W 30-26 vs LAR (Sep 27).

Justin Strnad wears No. 40, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 235 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of Wake Forest.

Is Justin Strnad playing this week?

Justin Strnad is expected to start at RILB for Denver Broncos. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DEN RILB Depth

1Justin StrnadStarter
2Karene Reid
3Levelle Bailey

Denver Broncos Starting Lineup

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Age
30
Height
6' 3"
Weight
235
Experience
7 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DEN5143002
    2025DEN132154.513
    2024DEN16358303
    2023DEN630000
    2022DEN430000
    2021DEN11210000
    Career6 yrs5597167.518

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    14
    +1.2/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    55
    Tackles
    97

    #41 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Justin Strnad is rated 75 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 80th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 58% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    61st percentile
    Beats 61% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 13 games
    2026 + 2025 · 919 snaps
    Draft slot
    10% of rating
    Pick 178 · 2020 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    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@ LACTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 23-17

    Oct 4L@ SFTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 14-24

    Sep 27Wvs LARTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 30-26

    Sep 20Wvs JAXTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 20-13

    Sep 14L@ KCTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 10-31

    Justin Strnad's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Justin Strnad plays 83% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share83%

    College

    Wake Forest

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