Is Tonka Hemingway starting?
Tonka Hemingway is the starting RDE for the Las Vegas Raiders. Currently listed Out.
Las Vegas Raiders depth chart · RDE No. 1 ›Tonka Hemingway this week
The Las Vegas Raiders play next in Week 6, at home against the Buffalo Bills on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Tonka Hemingway is listed as the starter at RDE going into that game.
At RDE for the Las Vegas Raiders, Folorunso Fatukasi is next in line behind him.
Tonka Hemingway's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 17-45 at NE (Oct 11); L 27-30 vs KC (Oct 4); W 35-27 at NO (Sep 27).
Tonka Hemingway wears No. 97, is 24 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 284 lbs, has 2 years of NFL experience, came out of South Carolina.
Is Tonka Hemingway playing this week?
Tonka Hemingway is listed Out (Hemingway (concussion) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bills, Sam Warren of The Athletic reports.) and is not expected to play (updated Oct 16, ESPN).
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Out (as of Oct 16, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LV | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | LV | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 2 yrs | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 17, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#109 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)
Tonka Hemingway is rated 72 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 107th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 49% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank
2026 Game Log
Oct 11L@ NETKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 17-45
Oct 4Lvs KCTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 27-30
Sep 27W@ NOTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 35-27
Sep 20W@ LACTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 26-14
Sep 13Wvs MIATKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 27-13
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | L@ NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Lvs KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | W@ NO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tonka Hemingway's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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