Andrew Billings
Arizona CardinalsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
10 years of NFL survival as a 4th-round pick across four teams puts Billings in the journeyman late-prime class with structural tier 6-8 ceiling. The Baylor 2015 Bednarik Award semifinalist pedigree plus the multi-team experience gives him basic veteran depth value. The 2026 question is whether Billings holds tier 7 or better at age 30 or whether the structural late-career decline closes the chapter.
Billings came out of Baylor as the Cincinnati Bengals' 4th-round pick (122nd overall) in 2016 after winning the 2015 Bednarik Award semifinalist nod. He has bounced through the Bengals, Browns, Raiders, and now Bears across 10 NFL seasons. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#69) in 2019, tier 8 (#67) in 2022, tier 8 (#87) in 2023, tier 6 (#42) in 2024, and tier 7 (#56) in 2025.
Strengths
- 10 years of NFL survival across four teams as a 4th-round pick gives him the rare journeyman veteran-depth résumé.
- Baylor 2015 Bednarik Award semifinalist pedigree plus the multi-team experience gives him basic plug-in nose tackle veteran value.
Concerns
- Career STTM range mostly tier 6-8 across the past decade confirms the structural ceiling has rarely climbed above rotational depth.
- Age 30 plus 10 years of nose tackle wear puts the structural late-career decline question on every 2026 projection.
What to watch: Whether Billings holds tier 7 or better in 2026 with Chicago or whether the role compresses to swing depth.
Comps
Andrew Billings Injury StatusNot listed
Andrew Billings is not on the injury report as of Oct 7. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Of the 450 players taken as a fourth-rounder between 2012 and 2021, 38% earned a second contract and 26% became starters. The median one started 11 career games.