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Oren Burks
Bengals logoCincinnati Bengals

Oren Burks

LBposition#42jersey31age6' 3"height233lbs9 yrsexperienceVanderbiltcollege
At a glance

Oren Burks is a linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals (No. 42). In 8 games of the 2026 season: 14 tackles, 0 sacks. Snap share in Week 9: 15% of defensive snaps.

Is Oren Burks playing this week?

Oren Burks is not on the current injury report. The Cincinnati Bengals play next at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sun, Nov 15, 8:20 PM ET (Week 10), on NBC.

What are Oren Burks's stats this season?

In 8 games of the 2026 season, Oren Burks has 14 tackles, 0 sacks.

What team does Oren Burks play for?

Oren Burks plays linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals, wearing No. 42. Oren Burks is 31 years old, 6' 3", 233 lbs. College: Vanderbilt. League experience: 9 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Oren Burks 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/oren-burks (updated 2026-11-10).

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Oren BurksCincinnati Bengals · #42
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · linebackers

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades linebackers with at least 135 defensive snaps this season. Burks has 57, 78 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Snap %Tkl/gTFLSacksQB hitsPD
  • Snap %13%
  • Tkl/g14 tkl
  • TFL0 TFL
  • Sacks0 sacks
  • QB hits0 hits
  • PD0 PD
Small sample · 57 of 135 defensive snapsMethod8 games57 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 144 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 7 min agoGlossary →

Burks 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 144 qualified linebackers.

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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
5%3 snapsWk 1 · TB
0%0 snapsWk 2 · HOU
5%3 snapsWk 3 · PIT
18%11 snapsWk 4 · JAX
14%9 snapsWk 5 · MIA
18%12 snapsWk 7 · BAL
13%10 snapsWk 8 · TEN
15%9 snapsWk 9 · ATL

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Bengals · signed 2025 · 2 years, through 2026$2.5M a year
Total
$5.0M
Guaranteed
$750K
Share of cap at signing
0.9%
15% of the value guaranteed
68th paid49th in snapspercentiles among 185 LBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2025Bengals · UFA2 yrs · $5.0M · $2.5M/yrActive
  2. 2024Eagles · UFA1 yrs · $1.5M · $1.5M/yrTerminated
  3. 2024Eagles · Practice1 yrs · $302K · $302K/yrRenegotiated
  4. 2024Eagles · SFA1 yrs · $1.1M · $1.1M/yrExpired
  5. 202249ers · UFA2 yrs · $5.0M · $2.5M/yrExpired
  6. 2018Packers · Drafted4 yrs · $3.5M · $864K/yrExpired

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
1 Sep 13vs Buccaneers logoTBW 33-27100000
2 Sep 20@ Texans logoHOUW 20-6110000
3 Sep 27@ Steelers logoPITL 27-30220000
4 Oct 4vs Jaguars logoJAXL 17-22320000
5 Oct 11@ Dolphins logoMIAW 31-24220000
7 Oct 25@ Ravens logoBALW 35-13100000
8 Nov 1vs Titans logoTENW 43-36320000
9 Nov 8@ Falcons logoATLW 34-17100000
Season1490000

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vsNakobe DeanLV · 98 tacklesvsCarson SchwesingerCLE · 89 tacklesvsErnest Jones IVSEA · 88 tacklesvsAnthony Hill Jr.TEN · 82 tacklesvsNick BoltonKC · 80 tacklesvsJacob RodriguezMIA · 79 tacklesvsJamien SherwoodNYJ · 77 tacklesvsFred WarnerSF · 76 tackles
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