Benford (knee) finished the 2023 regular season with 54 tackles, 10 passes defensed, two interceptions, two forced fumbles an a fumble recovery over 15 games. The Bills cut longtime starter Tre'Davious White in the offseason for cap purposes, leaving Benford (who started 14 regular-season games last season) and Rasul Douglas as the likely starters entering the next campaign, though the do-it-all Taron Johnson often sees work as a corner. Buffalo is out of cap space and seems likely to draft a receiver with its first-round pick, so perhaps the only real competition for Benford's job during training camp will come from 2022 first-rounder Kaiir Elam, a player that's disappointed to date and saw action in only three regular-season games last season. Benford did miss the team's playoff loss to the Chiefs due to a knee injury, though there's no word that his summer participation is under any sort of risk.
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Christian Benford Career Stats
Career Stats
Defensive
Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOTAL | SACK | SACKYDS | INT | DEF |
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2023 | 15 | 43 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
2022 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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Christian Benford Game Log 2023
2023 Postseason
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defensive
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Date
|
Opp
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Result
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SOLO
|
AST
|
TOTAL
|
SACK
|
SACKYDS
|
INT
|
DEF
|
TFL
|
1/15
|
W
31-17
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Postseason Totals |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2023 Regular Season
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defensive
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|||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date
|
Opp
|
Result
|
SOLO
|
AST
|
TOTAL
|
SACK
|
SACKYDS
|
INT
|
DEF
|
TFL
|
1/7
|
W
21-14
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
12/31
|
W
27-21
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
12/23
|
W
24-22
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
12/17
|
W
31-10
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
|
12/10
|
W
20-17
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11/26
|
L
34-37
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
11/19
|
W
32-6
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
11/5
|
L
18-24
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10/26
|
W
24-18
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
10/22
|
L
25-29
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
10/15
|
W
14-9
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
10/1
|
W
48-20
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9/24
|
W
37-3
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
9/17
|
W
38-10
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
9/11
|
L
16-22
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Regular Season Totals |
43
|
11
|
54
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
3
|
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Should enter summer work as starter
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Benford (knee) finished the 2023 regular season with 54 tackles, 10 passes defensed, two interceptions, two forced fumbles an a fumble recovery over 15 games. The Bills cut longtime starter Tre'Davious White in the offseason for cap purposes, leaving Benford (who started 14 regular-season games last season) and Rasul Douglas as the likely starters entering the next campaign, though the do-it-all Taron Johnson often sees work as a corner. Buffalo is out of cap space and seems likely to draft a receiver with its first-round pick, so perhaps the only real competition for Benford's job during training camp will come from 2022 first-rounder Kaiir Elam, a player that's disappointed to date and saw action in only three regular-season games last season. Benford did miss the team's playoff loss to the Chiefs due to a knee injury, though there's no word that his summer participation is under any sort of risk.
Limited at Wednesday's walkthrough
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It's a step forward for Benford, who was unable to practice last week before sitting out of Monday's loss versus the Broncos. If he can upgrade to full participation Thursday or Friday, he may be able to avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.