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Luke Gifford

No. 2 on the depth chart

Is Luke Gifford starting?

Luke Gifford is listed No. 2 at SLB on the San Francisco 49ers depth chart. Jaden Dugger is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Luke Gifford this week

The San Francisco 49ers play next in Week 6, at home against the Washington Commanders on Mon, Oct 19 (ESPN/ABC). Luke Gifford is listed No. 2 at SLB going into that game.

At SLB for the San Francisco 49ers, Jaden Dugger sits ahead of him.

Luke Gifford's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 32-29 at SEA (Oct 11); W 24-14 vs DEN (Oct 4); W 36-30 vs ARI (Sep 27).

Luke Gifford wears No. 51, is 31 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 243 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Nebraska.

Is Luke Gifford playing this week?

Luke Gifford is listed No. 2 at SLB for San Francisco 49ers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

SF SLB Depth

1Jaden DuggerStarter
2Luke Gifford

San Francisco 49ers Starting Lineup

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Age
31
Height
6' 3"
Weight
243
Experience
8 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026SF430000
    2025SF14120001
    2024TEN11261012
    2023TEN530000
    2022DAL9100000
    2021DAL861000
    2020DAL540000
    2019DAL330000
    Career8 yrs59672013

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

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    3
    -0.1/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    8
    Games
    59
    Tackles
    67

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

    WHY THIS RATING

    Luke Gifford is rated 40 (Depth): production and role rank 190th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 0% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    2nd percentile
    Beats 2% of 190
    Sample
    4 + 14 games
    2026 + 2025 · 192 snaps
    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@ SEATKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 32-29

    Oct 4Wvs DENTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-14

    Sep 27Wvs ARITKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 36-30

    Sep 20Wvs MIATKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 35-13

    Luke Gifford's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Backup
    Luke Gifford plays 6% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share6%

    College

    Nebraska

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