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Daniel Hardy
Bears logoChicago Bears

Daniel Hardy

DEposition#92jersey27age6' 2"height255lbs4 yrsexperienceMontana Statecollege
At a glance

Daniel Hardy is a defensive end for the Chicago Bears (No. 92). In 6 games of the 2026 season: 15 tackles, 2 sacks. Snap share in Week 9: 6% of defensive snaps.

Is Daniel Hardy playing this week?

Daniel Hardy is not on the current injury report. The Chicago Bears play next at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sun, Nov 22, 1 PM ET (Week 11), on Fox.

What are Daniel Hardy's stats this season?

In 6 games of the 2026 season, Daniel Hardy has 15 tackles, 2 sacks.

What team does Daniel Hardy play for?

Daniel Hardy plays defensive end for the Chicago Bears, wearing No. 92. Daniel Hardy is 27 years old, 6' 2", 255 lbs. College: Montana State. League experience: 4 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Daniel Hardy 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/daniel-hardy (updated 2026-11-10).

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Daniel HardyChicago Bears · #92
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · defensive linemen

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades defensive linemen with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Hardy has 80, 55 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gSacksTFLQB hits
  • Snap %28%
  • Tkl/g15 tkl
  • Sacks2 sacks
  • TFL1 TFL
  • QB hits5 hits
Small sample · 80 of 135 defensive snapsMethod6 games80 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 172 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 15 min agoGlossary →

Hardy is under the 135-defensive snaps minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 172 qualified defensive linemen.

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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
10%7 snapsWk 1 · CAR
0%0 snapsWk 2 · MIN
0%0 snapsWk 3 · PHI
0%0 snapsWk 4 · NYJ
0%0 snapsWk 5 · GB
62%34 snapsWk 6 · ATL
41%22 snapsWk 7 · NE
21%13 snapsWk 8 · SEA
6%4 snapsWk 9 · TB

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Bears · signed 2026 · 2 years, through 2027$2.5M a year
Total
$5.0M
Guaranteed
$2.5M
Share of cap at signing
0.8%
49% of the value guaranteed
57th paid40th in snapspercentiles among 444 DLs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Bears · RFA2 yrs · $5.0M · $2.5M/yrActive
  2. 2025Bears · ERFA1 yrs · $1.0M · $1.0M/yrExpired
  3. 2024Bears · SFA1 yrs · $915K · $915K/yrExpired
  4. 2023Bears · Practice1 yrs · $216K · $216K/yrElevated
  5. 2023Bears · Practice1 yrs · $252K · $252K/yrExpired
  6. 2022Rams · Drafted4 yrs · $3.8M · $940K/yrTerminated

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
1 Sep 13@ Panthers logoCARW 59-37100000
4 Oct 4vs Jets logoNYJW 23-12200000
6 Oct 18@ Falcons logoATLW 31-23311112
7 Oct 22vs Patriots logoNEW 30-24410.5002
8 Nov 2@ Seahawks logoSEAW 34-17320000
9 Nov 8vs Buccaneers logoTBW 27-24210.5001
Season1552115

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Measure him against the leader in sacks at his positionHardyCHI · DEVSAnderson Jr.HOU · 9.5 sacksSide by side, stat by stat →
vsChase YoungNO · 8 sacksvsCarl GrandersonNO · 7.5 sacksvsJacob MartinTEN · 6.5 sacksvsJeffery SimmonsCHI · 6 sacksvsBoye MafeCIN · 5.5 sacksvsAlim McNeillDET · 5.5 sacksvsJalen CarterPHI · 5 sacksvsQuinnen WilliamsDAL · 5 sacks
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Same position · nearest by grade · NFC North first
NFC NorthDomonique OrangeVikings logoMIN · DT0sacks1TFL—No gradeNFC NorthJonathan FordPackers logoGB · DT0.5sacks0TFL—No gradeNFC NorthJordon RileyPackers logoGB · DT0sacks0TFL—No gradeNFCDesjuan JohnsonRams logoLAR · DE0sacks0TFL—No gradeNFCAndrew BillingsCardinals logoARI · DT1sacks2TFL—No gradeLeagueDerrick HarmonSteelers logoPIT · DT1.5sacks1TFL—No grade

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Jeffery SimmonsDT · 6 sacks · grade 96Austin BookerDE · 5 sacks · grade 81Montez SweatDE · 3 sacks · grade 71Dayo OdeyingboDE · 3 sacks · grade 61Grady JarrettDE · 0.5 sacks · grade 43Kentavius StreetDT · 1 sacks · grade 31James LynchDT · 0 sacks · grade 25Neville GallimoreDT · 0 sacks · grade 13Jordan van den BergDT · 0 sacksShemar TurnerDT · 1 sacksMarcus DavenportDE · 0 sacksEarnest Brown IVDE · 0 sacks
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