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Alex Austin Dallas Cowboys · #26

Cornerback · 6' 1", 191 lbs · Long Beach, CA · Age 25

Alex Austin is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 252nd overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 13 tackles.

CornerbackDrafted 252nd overall3-yr veteran
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Alex Austin
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Dallas Cowboys · #26 · Cornerback
Alex Austin
Season avg13 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg31 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Alex Austin — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Alex Austin is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 252nd overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 13 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
C
Run support
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Coverage
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Tackling
Average · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Alex Austin stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1112 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
28Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Alex Austin — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
13 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
1 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Alex Austin

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
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pd
1–4
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int
0–1
11
tackles
10–13
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ff
0–0
10
games
7–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 3 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.5 pd
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 25 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 5 / 9 / 12
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Alex Austin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
2023592100
2024995000
202512131000
Career26318100.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Alex Austin

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-05-22

The beginning

Alex Austin is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 4th NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 252nd overall, 2023 as a Cornerback.

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Alex Austin is a Dallas Cowboys cornerback, drafted 252nd overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 31 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 13 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Austin's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
191 lbs
Draft
252nd overall, 2023
Born
Long Beach, CA
Age
25
Jersey
#26
Background

Alex Austin is from Long Beach, CA and is 25 years old. He was drafted 252nd overall, 2023 and plays cornerback at 6' 1", 191 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 31 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interceptions. Austin is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Alex Austin is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 31 tackles with 1 interceptions and 8 passes defensed across 3 seasons (2023–2025).

Coverage production1 career interceptions and 8 passes defensed.
Tackling31 career tackles from the secondary.
Draft pedigree252nd overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Alex Austin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Alex Austin, answered.

What position does Alex Austin play?
Alex Austin is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was Alex Austin drafted?
Alex Austin was drafted 252nd overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Alex Austin played?
3 (2023–2025).
What are Alex Austin's career stats?
He has recorded 31 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.
Alex Austin career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2024
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk20 · Wrist2025 Wk19 · Wrist (Out)2025 Wk18 · Wrist2024 Wk11 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk10 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk9 · Ankle (Questionable)

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Alex Austin head-to-head

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