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Ashton Gillotte Kansas City Chiefs · #97

Defensive End · 6' 3", 270 lbs · Boca Raton, FL · Age 24

Ashton Gillotte is a Defensive End for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted 66th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 10 tackles.

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Kansas City Chiefs · #97 · Defensive End

Ashton Gillotte

Season avg10 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg48 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Ashton Gillotte — 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.

Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Ashton Gillotte is a Defensive End for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted 66th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 10 tackles.

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Run defense

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Disruption

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Splash plays

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Ashton Gillotte 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

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #865 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

44Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Ashton Gillotte — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling

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Pass rush

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Coverage

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The engine

How the model sees Ashton Gillotte

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 2027 modeled

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sacks

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tackles

9–31

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games

3–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the sacks line vs last season

Last season 0 → projected 1 sacks

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.5 sacks

Everything it reads

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2 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 24 — 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: 17 / 4

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ashton Gillotte career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	PD	INT
2025	17	38	1.5	1	1
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	10	0	0	0
Career	21	48	1.5	1	1

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.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

DeWayne Carter 100%Jared Verse 100%T'Vondre Sweat 100%Braiden McGregor 100%Thomas Booker IV 100%Davon Godchaux 99%

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Context

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

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

12–5proj record

89off index

88def index

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92%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 83, pass rush 76, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 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 Ashton Gillotte

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

2002-10-30

The beginning

Ashton Gillotte is a Defensive End for the Kansas City Chiefs, in his 2nd NFL season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Turning pro

Drafted 66th overall, 2025 as a Defensive End.

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Ashton Gillotte is a Kansas City Chiefs defensive end, drafted 66th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 48 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 interception.

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Most recently he posted 10 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Gillotte's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 270 lbs
Draft: 66th overall, 2025
Born: Boca Raton, FL
Age: 24
Jersey: #97

Background

Ashton Gillotte is from Boca Raton, FL and is 24 years old. He was drafted 66th overall, 2025 and plays defensive end at 6' 3", 270 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 48 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 1 interceptions. Gillotte is currently on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.

The person

Ashton Gillotte is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 1.5 sacks and 48 tackles across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Pass rush1.5 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense48 career tackles up front.

Best season1.5 sacks in 2025.

Draft pedigree66th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Ashton Gillotte — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ashton Gillotte, answered.

What position does Ashton Gillotte play?

Ashton Gillotte is a Defensive End for the Kansas City Chiefs.

When was Ashton Gillotte drafted?

Ashton Gillotte was drafted 66th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Ashton Gillotte played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Ashton Gillotte's career stats?

He has recorded 48 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 interception.

Ashton Gillotte 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.

Ashton Gillotte Kansas City Chiefs · #97

Ashton Gillotte — the report card

Where Ashton Gillotte stands

Ashton Gillotte — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Ashton Gillotte

Ashton Gillotte career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

The Ballad of Ashton Gillotte

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the field

Ashton Gillotte — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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