BUF · WLB · #55
Michael Hoecht
Is Michael Hoecht starting?
Michael Hoecht is listed No. 2 at WLB on the Buffalo Bills depth chart. Greg Rousseau is listed ahead of him at No. 1.
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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). Michael Hoecht is listed No. 2 at WLB going into that game.
At WLB for the Buffalo Bills, Greg Rousseau sits ahead of him, and Mike Danna is next in line behind him.
Michael Hoecht's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 37-34 at LAR (Oct 12); L 26-29 vs NE (Oct 4); W 41-31 vs DET (Sep 17).
Michael Hoecht wears No. 55, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 264 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of Brown.
Is Michael Hoecht playing this week?
Michael Hoecht is listed No. 2 at WLB for Buffalo Bills, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
BUF WLB 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
- LCB
- 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 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | BUF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | LA | 16 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | LA | 16 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | LA | 11 | 21 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 6 yrs | 55 | 84 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#170 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)
Michael Hoecht is rated 59 (Depth): production and role rank 156th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 18% 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 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 37-34
Oct 4Lvs NETKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 26-29
Sep 17Wvs DETTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 41-31
Sep 13W@ HOUTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 36-31
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | W@ LAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lvs NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | Wvs DET | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | W@ HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Hoecht's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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