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Maxwell Hairston

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Maxwell Hairston is the starting RCB for the Buffalo Bills.

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Maxwell Hairston this week

The Buffalo Bills play next in Week 6, on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Maxwell Hairston is listed as the starter at RCB going into that game.

At RCB for the Buffalo Bills, Dorian Strong is next in line behind him.

Maxwell Hairston's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 37-34 at LAR (Oct 12); L 26-29 vs NE (Oct 4); W 24-16 vs LAC (Sep 27).

Maxwell Hairston wears No. 1, is 23 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 192 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of Kentucky.

Is Maxwell Hairston playing this week?

Maxwell Hairston is expected to start at RCB for Buffalo Bills. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

BUF RCB Depth

1Maxwell HairstonStarter
2Dorian Strong

Buffalo Bills Starting Lineup

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Age
23
Height
5' 11"
Weight
192
Experience
2 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026BUF570002
    2025BUF8140025
    Career2 yrs13210027

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

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    7
    -0.4/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.3/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    2
    Games
    13
    Tackles
    21

    #138 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Maxwell Hairston is rated 72 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 134th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 49% 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
    38th percentile
    Beats 38% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 8 games
    2026 + 2025 · 610 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 30 · 2025 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 12W@ LARTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 37-34

    Oct 4Lvs NETKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 26-29

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

    Final W 24-16

    Sep 17Wvs DETTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 41-31

    Sep 13W@ HOUTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 36-31

    Maxwell Hairston's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Maxwell Hairston plays 72% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share72%

    College

    Kentucky

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