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DEN · SS · #9

Talanoa Hufanga

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As of Oct 14, 2:06 PM ET

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Is Talanoa Hufanga starting?

Talanoa Hufanga is the starting SS for the Denver Broncos. Currently listed Out.

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Talanoa Hufanga this week

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

At SS for the Denver Broncos, Devon Key and Tycen Anderson are next in line behind him.

Talanoa Hufanga'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).

Talanoa Hufanga wears No. 9, is 26 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 200 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of USC.

Is Talanoa Hufanga playing this week?

Talanoa Hufanga is listed Out (Hufanga (ankle) is expected to miss multiple weeks due to the injury he sustained in Sunday's 23-17 win over the Chargers, Jeremy Fowler and Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com report.) and is not expected to play (updated Oct 14, ESPN).

DEN SS Depth

1Talanoa HufangaStarter
2Devon Key
3Tycen Anderson

Denver Broncos Starting Lineup

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Age
26
Height
6' 0"
Weight
200
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DEN5123123
    2025DEN176762011
    2024SF7172000
    2023SF10351033
    2022SF17585249
    2021SF12201002
    Career6 yrs68209185928

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

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    12
    -1.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    2
    +0.4/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    68
    Tackles
    209

    #6 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Talanoa Hufanga is rated 86 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 43rd of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 84% 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
    86th percentile
    Beats 86% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 17 games
    2026 + 2025 · 1,545 snaps
    Draft slot
    15% of rating
    Pick 180 · 2021 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 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    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 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    2
    PD
    3

    Final W 30-26

    Sep 20Wvs JAXTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 20-13

    Sep 14L@ KCTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 10-31

    Talanoa Hufanga's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Talanoa Hufanga plays 93% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share93%

    College

    USC

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