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Justin Strnad
LB · DEN · 2021–2026
Born August 21, 1996 · College Wake Forest · Drafted 2020, round 5, pick 178 (DEN) · 6-3, 235 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DEN | 10 | 36 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | DEN | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DEN | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DEN | 16 | 73 | 3.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 playoffs | DEN | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DEN | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 playoffs | DEN | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | DEN | 9 | 44 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | DEN | 57 | 221 | 8.0 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DEN | 9 | – | – | 310 | 55.2 |
| 2022 | DEN | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | DEN | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | DEN | 14 | – | – | 666 | 70.0 |
| 2024 playoffs | DEN | 1 | 1 | 2.3 | 57 | 79.2 |
| 2025 | DEN | 15 | – | – | 572 | 58.4 |
| 2025 playoffs | DEN | 2 | – | – | 58 | 41.7 |
Game logs
2026 game log (9 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-14 | @ KC | L 10–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | vs JAX | W 20–13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | vs LA | W 30–26 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | @ SF | L 14–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | @ LAC | W 23–17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2026-10-15 | vs SEA | W 17–14 OT | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-25 | @ ARI | W 30–16 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | vs KC | W 28–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | @ CAR | W 26–21 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 game log (15 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-07 | vs TEN | W 20–12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ IND | L 28–29 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | @ LAC | L 20–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2025-09-29 | vs CIN | W 28–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ PHI | W 21–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ NYJ | W 13–11 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs NYG | W 33–32 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs DAL | W 44–24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2025-11-02 | @ HOU | W 18–15 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-06 | vs LV | W 10–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | vs KC | W 22–19 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ LV | W 24–17 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs LAC | W 19–3 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| P20 | 2026-01-17 | vs BUF | W 33–30 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2026-01-25 | vs NE | L 7–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (17 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-09-08 | @ SEA | L 20–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs PIT | L 6–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ NYJ | W 10–9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | vs LV | W 34–18 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | vs LAC | L 16–23 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-17 | @ NO | W 33–10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs CAR | W 28–14 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ BAL | L 10–41 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2024-11-10 | @ KC | L 14–16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs ATL | W 38–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ LV | W 29–19 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 2024-12-02 | vs CLE | W 41–32 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs IND | W 31–13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-19 | @ LAC | L 27–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-28 | @ CIN | L 24–30 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs KC | W 38–0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2025-01-12 | @ BUF | L 7–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 game log (5 games)
2022 game log (4 games)
2021 game log (10 games)
2021 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021-09-12 | @ NYG | W 27–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2021-09-19 | @ JAX | W 23–13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2021-09-26 | vs NYJ | W 26–0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2021-10-03 | vs BAL | L 7–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2021-10-10 | @ PIT | L 19–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2021-10-17 | vs LV | L 24–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2021-10-21 | @ CLE | L 14–17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2021-10-31 | vs WAS | W 17–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2021-12-12 | vs DET | W 38–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2021-12-19 | vs CIN | L 10–15 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |