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CIN · SLB · #42

Oren Burks

Starter

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Oren Burks is the starting SLB for the Cincinnati Bengals.

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Oren Burks this week

The Cincinnati Bengals play next in Week 7, on the road against the Baltimore Ravens on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Oren Burks is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.

At SLB for the Cincinnati Bengals, Jack Kiser and Swayze Bozeman are next in line behind him.

Oren Burks's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 31-24 at MIA (Oct 11); L 17-22 vs JAX (Oct 4); L 27-30 at PIT (Sep 27).

Oren Burks wears No. 42, is 31 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 233 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Vanderbilt.

Is Oren Burks playing this week?

Oren Burks is expected to start at SLB for Cincinnati Bengals. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

CIN SLB Depth

1Oren BurksStarter
2Jack Kiser
3Swayze Bozeman

Cincinnati Bengals Starting Lineup

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Age
31
Height
6' 3"
Weight
233
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026CIN570000
    2025CIN17171001
    2024PHI12202001
    2023SF12253111
    2022SF141310.501
    2021GB162000.500
    2020GB9131000
    2019GB560000
    2018GB10160000
    Career9 yrs1001378214

    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
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    100
    Tackles
    137

    #3 of 3 at ILB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Oren Burks is rated 46 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 186th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 2% 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
    3rd percentile
    Beats 3% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 366 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 88 · 2018 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@ MIATKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 31-24

    Oct 4Lvs JAXTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 17-22

    Sep 27L@ PITTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 27-30

    Sep 20W@ HOUTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 20-6

    Sep 13Wvs TBTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 33-27

    Oren Burks's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Backup
    Oren Burks plays 8% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share8%

    College

    Vanderbilt

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