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Talanoa Hufanga
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Talanoa Hufanga

Sposition#9jersey26age6' 0"height200lbs6 yrsexperienceUSCcollege

Out · Ankle · out

At a glance

Talanoa Hufanga is a safety for the Denver Broncos (No. 9). In 5 games of the 2026 season: 23 tackles, 1 sacks and 2 interceptions. Snap share in Week 5: 66% of defensive snaps. Latest injury report: Out (ankle).

Is Talanoa Hufanga playing this week?

Talanoa Hufanga is listed as out with a ankle injury on the latest injury report: out The Denver Broncos play next at home against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Nov 22, 4:25 PM ET (Week 11), on CBS.

What are Talanoa Hufanga's stats this season?

In 5 games of the 2026 season, Talanoa Hufanga has 23 tackles, 1 sacks and 2 interceptions.

What team does Talanoa Hufanga play for?

Talanoa Hufanga plays safety for the Denver Broncos, wearing No. 9. Talanoa Hufanga is 26 years old, 6' 0", 200 lbs. College: USC. League experience: 6 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Talanoa Hufanga 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/talanoa-hufanga (updated 2026-11-10).

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Talanoa HufangaDenver Broncos · #9
Pro Bowl12th of 96 safeties
2026 percentile card · vs 96 qualified safeties

How he stacks up

Snap %61Tkl/g39PD86INT96TFL96

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs safeties with 135+ defensive snaps. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 5. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Method5 games321 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 96 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 15 min agoGlossary →
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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
100%69 snapsWk 1 · KC
100%59 snapsWk 2 · JAX
97%83 snapsWk 3 · LA
100%66 snapsWk 4 · SF
66%44 snapsWk 5 · LAC

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Broncos · signed 2025 · 3 years, through 2027$13.0M a year
Total
$39.0M
Guaranteed
$20.0M
Share of cap at signing
4.7%
51% of the value guaranteed
96th paid64th in snapspercentiles among 398 DBs under contract, 2026
  1. 2025Broncos · UFA3 yrs · $39.0M · $13.0M/yrActive
  2. 202149ers · Drafted4 yrs · $3.7M · $930K/yrExpired

Game log

DefenseInterceptions
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hitsINTRet ydsTD
1 Sep 14@ Chiefs logoKCL 10-31610000–––
2 Sep 20vs Jaguars logoJAXW 20-13650100–––
3 Sep 27vs Rams logoLARW 30-265211312661
4 Oct 4@ 49ers logoSFL 14-24420000–––
5 Oct 11@ Chargers logoLACW 23-17220100–––
Season231213312661

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vsEvan WilliamsGB · 76 tacklesvsJeremy ChinnLV · 66 tacklesvsQuentin LakeLAR · 63 tacklesvsBudda BakerARI · 62 tacklesvsKyle HamiltonBAL · 60 tacklesvsJessie Bates IIIJAX · 60 tacklesvsJoshua MetellusMIN · 58 tacklesvsXavier WattsATL · 58 tackles
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