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Christian Benford

CB · BUF

25 yrs

Villanova

Description

Position: CB
Team: BUF
Status: ACT
Born: 2000-09-21
Age: 25
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205 lb
College: Villanova
Draft: 2022 · R6 · Pick 6 · BUF
Rookie yr: 2022

Contract

ACTIVE

APY: $17.3M/yr
Total: $69.0M
Guaranteed: $18.9M
% of cap: 6.2%
Term: 2025–2029 (4y)

Value#301/432

3.3DEF pts per $1M APY

Career Résumé

4 seasons

Seasons	4 2022–2025
Games	53
Tackles	174
Sacks	3.0
TFL	11
INT	7

2026 Projection

Stat	Floor	Median	Ceiling	vs ’25	Δ
Forced Fumbles	0.00	0.44	1.76	0.00	+0.44
Interceptions	0.00	2.11	4.54	2.00	+0.11
Passes Defended	3.23	7.56	16.1	4.00	+3.56
Solo Tackles	26.4	47.4	62.4	31.0	+16.4

Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season

Year	Tm	G	Solo	Ast	Comb	Sk	QBH	TFL	Int	PD	FF	TD
2025	BUF	14	31	11	42	2.0	2	4	2	4	0	1
2024	BUF	15	46	14	60	1.0	1	3	2	10	2	0
2023	BUF	15	38	11	49	0.0	0	3	2	10	2	0
2022	BUF	9	16	7	23	0.0	0	1	1	5	0	0

College

Year	School	G	Car	Ru Yds	Ru TD	Rec	Rc Yds	Rc TD
2021	Villanova	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	Villanova	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career Milestones

league finishes · all-time rank

Stat	Career	All-Time	Led	Top 5	Top 10
Sacks	3	1254th	—	—	—
INTs	7	408th	—	—	—
Solo Tkl	131	1089th	—	—	—

League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · all-time rank since 1999

Stat Profile

2025 · vs 318 peers

Solo/g

2.253

INT/g

0.187

PD/g

0.347

FF/g

072

TFL/g

0.391

PlayerMedian (50th)

Postseason

team record · since 1999

Round	W	L
Playoffs	4	2
Conf. Championship	0	1
Super Bowl	0	0

NextGen Stats

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Career Highs

regular season

Stat	Game	When	Season
Tackles	9	2023 Wk6 vs NYG	60'24
Sacks	1	2024 Wk15 vs DET	2'25
TFL	1	2022 Wk2 vs TEN	4'25
INT	1	2022 Wk10 vs MIN	2'23

Athletic Profile

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Aging Curve

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Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Brandin EcholsPIT28y
34 solo · 1.0 sk · 2 INT
90%
vs
Trikweze BridgesDAL25y
17 solo · 0.0 sk · 1 INT
87%
vs
Jaylon JohnsonCHI27y
14 solo · 0.0 sk · 1 INT
86%
vs
Roger McCrearyDET26y
23 solo · 1.0 sk · 1 INT
86%
vs
Jaylen WatsonLAR27y
42 solo · 2.0 sk · 2 INT
86%
vs
Mekhi BlackmonIND27y
50 solo · 1.0 sk · 2 INT
86%
vs
A.J. EpenesaBUF27y
17 solo · 2.5 sk · 2 INT
86%
vs
Deommodore LenoirSF26y
36 solo · 0.0 sk · 2 INT
86%
vs

Year over Year

season trajectory

Yr	Tm	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
22	BUF	23	0.0	1	1
23	BUF	49▲	0.0	3▲	2▲
24	BUF	60▲	1.0▲	3	2
25	BUF	42▼	2.0▲	4▲	2

Game Trend

2025 · Tackles

WinLossTackles per game

Season Timeline

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Vs Defense Quality

2025 · per game

Faced	G	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT
Top-10 D	5	3	0	0	0
Middle	5	3.2	0.2	0.4	0.2
Bottom-10 D	4	2.8	0.2	0.5	0.2

defense rank by EPA/play allowed

Consistency

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