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BUF · RILB · #8

Terrel Bernard

Starter

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Terrel Bernard is the starting RILB for the Buffalo Bills.

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Terrel Bernard this week

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

At RILB for the Buffalo Bills, Joe Andreessen is next in line behind him.

Terrel Bernard'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).

Terrel Bernard wears No. 8, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 224 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Baylor.

Is Terrel Bernard playing this week?

Terrel Bernard is expected to start at RILB for Buffalo Bills. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

BUF RILB Depth

1Terrel BernardStarter
2Joe Andreessen

Buffalo Bills Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 1"
Weight
224
Experience
5 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026BUF5192001
    2025BUF12397013
    2024BUF13455123
    2023BUF176886.535
    2022BUF670000
    Career5 yrs53178227.5612

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

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    19
    +0.5/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    5
    Games
    53
    Tackles
    178

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

    WHY THIS RATING

    Terrel Bernard is rated 77 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 71st of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 63% 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
    57th percentile
    Beats 57% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 12 games
    2026 + 2025 · 977 snaps
    Draft slot
    20% of rating
    Pick 89 · 2022 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 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 37-34

    Oct 4Lvs NETKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 26-29

    Sep 27Wvs LACTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-16

    Sep 17Wvs DETTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 41-31

    Sep 13W@ HOUTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 36-31

    Terrel Bernard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Terrel Bernard plays 96% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share96%

    College

    Baylor

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