Michael Hoecht
LB · BUF · 2021–2026 · 61 games · Brown · 76 in / 267 lb · Draft: Undrafted
Season by season (regular season)
| Season | Team | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LA | 11 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | LA | 16 | 37 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | LA | 16 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | BUF | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | BUF | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 56 | 85 | 93 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Splits (per game)
| Split | G | Team SU | Team ATS | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 61 | 35-26 | 35-24-2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Home | 27 | 17-10 | 17-10 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Away | 34 | 18-16 | 18-14-2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Team won | 35 | 35-0 | 27-8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Team lost | 26 | 0-26 | 8-16-2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Team favored | 31 | 25-6 | 17-14 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Team underdog | 30 | 10-20 | 18-10-2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Playoffs | 5 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 2026 season | 5 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 games | 5 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Last 10 games | 10 | 7-3 | 8-2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Vs every opponent (per game)
| Opp | G | SU | ATS | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 7 | 4-3 | 6-1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| ARI | 6 | 4-2 | 3-3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| GB | 4 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| SF | 4 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| DET | 3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| LV | 3 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| MIN | 3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| NO | 3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| PHI | 3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| CAR | 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| CIN | 2 | 1-1 | 0-1-1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| HOU | 2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| IND | 2 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| KC | 2 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| NE | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BAL | 1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| CHI | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| DAL | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| DEN | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| JAX | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LA | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| LAC | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| MIA | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| NYG | 1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| NYJ | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| PIT | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| TB | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0-1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| WAS | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Offensive players he has made plays against
From play-by-play since 2016: sacks, interceptions, QB hits, pass breakups and solo tackles credited to one player against the other. Open full player-vs-player →
| Player | Games met | Sacks | INT | QB hits | Pass def | Solo tkl | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith H2H | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2022–2024 |
| Sam Darnold H2H | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2023–2024 |
| Kenny Pickett H2H | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Russell Wilson H2H | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2022–2022 |
| Jared Goff H2H | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2023–2026 |
| Andy Dalton H2H | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Dak Prescott H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Kyler Murray H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Caleb Williams H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Gardner Minshew H2H | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Jalen Hurts H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2023–2024 |
| Patrick Mahomes H2H | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025–2025 |
| Derek Carr H2H | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2022–2024 |
| Michael Pittman H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Terry McLaurin H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Brock Bowers H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Kyle Williams H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2026–2026 |
| Hunter Henry H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2024–2024 |
| Zach Charbonnet H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2023–2024 |
| Tyrod Taylor H2H | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2023–2023 |
| Aaron Jones H2H | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| Jordan Love H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2023–2023 |
| Josh Jacobs H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2022–2024 |
| AJ Dillon H2H | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2022–2022 |
| DeeJay Dallas H2H | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
Injury history
| Season | Wk | Team | Game status | Injury | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023.0 | 15.0 | LA | – | Knee | Full Participation in Practice |
| 2023.0 | 14.0 | LA | Questionable | Knee | Limited Participation in Practice |
| 2023.0 | 13.0 | LA | Questionable | Knee | Did Not Participate In Practice |
| 2023.0 | 12.0 | LA | – | Shoulder | Full Participation in Practice |
Game log
| Date | Szn | Wk | Opp | Score | SU | Line | ATS | O/U | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 2026 | 6 | @LV | 33-30 | W | -5.5 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-12 | 2026 | 5 | @LA | 37-34 | W | +3.5 | W | O | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-04 | 2026 | 4 | NE | 26-29 | L | -7.0 | L | O | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-17 | 2026 | 2 | DET | 41-31 | W | -5.5 | W | O | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-13 | 2026 | 1 | @HOU | 36-31 | W | -1.5 | W | O | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-02 | 2025 | 9 | KC | 28-21 | W | +2.5 | W | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-26 | 2025 | 8 | @CAR | 40-9 | W | -7.0 | W | O | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-01-19 | 2024 | 20P | @PHI | 22-28 | L | +7.0 | W | O | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-01-13 | 2024 | 19P | MIN | 27-9 | W | +2.5 | W | U | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-01-05 | 2024 | 18 | SEA | 25-30 | L | +7.5 | W | O | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-28 | 2024 | 17 | ARI | 13-9 | W | -6.5 | L | U | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-22 | 2024 | 16 | @NYJ | 19-9 | W | -3.0 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-12 | 2024 | 15 | @SF | 12-6 | W | +3.0 | W | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2024 | 13 | @NO | 21-14 | W | -2.5 | W | U | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-24 | 2024 | 12 | PHI | 20-37 | L | +3.0 | L | O | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-17 | 2024 | 11 | @NE | 28-22 | W | -4.0 | W | O | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-11 | 2024 | 10 | MIA | 15-23 | L | -2.5 | L | U | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-03 | 2024 | 9 | @SEA | 26-20 | W | -1.5 | W | U | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-24 | 2024 | 8 | MIN | 30-20 | W | +3.0 | W | O | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-20 | 2024 | 7 | LV | 20-15 | W | -7.0 | L | U | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-06 | 2024 | 5 | GB | 19-24 | L | +3.0 | L | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-29 | 2024 | 4 | @CHI | 18-24 | L | +3.0 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-22 | 2024 | 3 | SF | 27-24 | W | +6.0 | W | O | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-15 | 2024 | 2 | @ARI | 10-41 | L | -1.0 | L | O | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-08 | 2024 | 1 | @DET | 20-26 | L | +5.0 | L | U | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-14 | 2023 | 19P | @DET | 23-24 | L | +3.5 | W | U | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-07 | 2023 | 18 | @SF | 21-20 | W | +5.5 | W | O | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-12-31 | 2023 | 17 | @NYG | 26-25 | W | -6.0 | L | O | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-12-21 | 2023 | 16 | NO | 30-22 | W | -4.0 | W | O | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-12-17 | 2023 | 15 | WAS | 28-20 | W | -6.5 | W | U | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-12-10 | 2023 | 14 | @BAL | 31-37 | L | +7.5 | W | O | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-26 | 2023 | 12 | @ARI | 37-14 | W | -3.0 | W | O | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-19 | 2023 | 11 | SEA | 17-16 | W | -2.5 | L | U | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-05 | 2023 | 9 | @GB | 3-20 | L | +3.5 | L | U | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-29 | 2023 | 8 | @DAL | 20-43 | L | +6.5 | L | O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-22 | 2023 | 7 | PIT | 17-24 | L | -3.5 | L | U | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-10-15 | 2023 | 6 | ARI | 26-9 | W | -7.0 | W | U | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-08 | 2023 | 5 | PHI | 14-23 | L | +3.5 | L | U | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-01 | 2023 | 4 | @IND | 29-23 | W | -1.0 | W | O | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-25 | 2023 | 3 | @CIN | 16-19 | L | +3.0 | P | U | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-17 | 2023 | 2 | SF | 23-30 | L | +7.5 | W | O | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-10 | 2023 | 1 | @SEA | 30-13 | W | +4.5 | W | U | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-01-08 | 2022 | 18 | @SEA | 16-19 | L | +5.5 | W | U | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-01-01 | 2022 | 17 | @LAC | 10-31 | L | +6.5 | L | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-25 | 2022 | 16 | DEN | 51-14 | W | +3.0 | W | O | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-19 | 2022 | 15 | @GB | 12-24 | L | +8.0 | L | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-08 | 2022 | 14 | LV | 17-16 | W | +6.5 | W | U | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-04 | 2022 | 13 | SEA | 23-27 | L | +7.0 | W | O | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-11-27 | 2022 | 12 | @KC | 10-26 | L | +16.5 | W | U | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-20 | 2022 | 11 | @NO | 20-27 | L | +2.5 | L | O | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-13 | 2022 | 10 | ARI | 17-27 | L | -3.5 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-06 | 2022 | 9 | @TB | 13-16 | L | +3.0 | P | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-10-16 | 2022 | 6 | CAR | 24-10 | W | -10.0 | W | U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-02-13 | 2021 | 22P | @CIN | 23-20 | W | -4.5 | L | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-01-17 | 2021 | 19P | ARI | 34-11 | W | -4.0 | W | U | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-12-26 | 2021 | 16 | @MIN | 30-23 | W | -3.5 | W | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-12-21 | 2021 | 15 | SEA | 20-10 | W | -7.5 | W | U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-12-05 | 2021 | 13 | JAX | 37-7 | W | -14.0 | W | U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-11-28 | 2021 | 12 | @GB | 28-36 | L | -2.0 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-10-31 | 2021 | 8 | @HOU | 38-22 | W | -17.0 | L | O | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-09-19 | 2021 | 2 | @IND | 27-24 | W | -4.0 | L | O | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |