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Ben Sims Miami Dolphins · #89

Tight End · 6' 5", 250 lbs · San Antonio, TX · Age 26

Ben Sims is a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he caught 3 passes for 30 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndUndrafted3-yr veteran
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Ben Sims
Season avg3 rec · 30 yds · 0 td
Career avg11 rec · 93 yds · 1 td
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Scouting report

Ben Sims — 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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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Ben Sims is a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he caught 3 passes for 30 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
B
Big-play
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Scoring
C-
Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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Volume
Average · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Big-play
Strong · offense
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Target share
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Ben Sims 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
✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
16Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Ben Sims — every number, three levels deep

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

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Receiving
30 YDS
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Volume
3 REC
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Big-play
10.0 Y/R
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Scoring
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The engine

How the model sees Ben Sims

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
4
rec
3–4
33
rec yds
24–41
0
td
0–1
6
targets
5–6
13
games
9–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 3 → projected 4 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.5 rec
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 26 — 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 / 17 / 8
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ben Sims career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202317421165.3
2024174420510.5
202583300610.0
Career421193117
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 Miami Dolphins built to win?

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

9–8proj record
60off index
88def index
+14net
60%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (60), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 34, pass rush 76, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 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 Ben Sims

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

2000-05-16

The beginning

Ben Sims is a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins, in his 4th NFL season.

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Ben Sims is a Miami Dolphins tight end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has caught 11 passes for 93 yards and 1 touchdown.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 3 passes for 30 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Sims goes from here.

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

Measurables
Height
6' 5"
Weight
250 lbs
Born
San Antonio, TX
Age
26
Jersey
#89
Background

Ben Sims is from San Antonio, TX and is 26 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 5", 250 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2023–2025) he has caught 11 passes for 93 yards and 1 touchdowns. Sims is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Ben Sims is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 11 passes for 93 yards and 1 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2023–2025).

Receiving11 career receptions for 93 yards and 1 touchdowns.
Best season4 catches for 42 yards in 2024.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Ben Sims — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ben Sims, answered.

What position does Ben Sims play?
Ben Sims is a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins.
When was Ben Sims drafted?
Ben Sims entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Ben Sims played?
3 (2023–2025).
What are Ben Sims's career stats?
He has caught 11 passes for 93 yards and 1 touchdown.
Ben Sims 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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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE6
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LV
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
42
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 9
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
39
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LVW2 @ SFW3 vs KCW4 @ MINW5 vs CINW6 · BYEW7 @ NYJW8 vs NEW9 vs DETW10 @ INDW11 @ BUFW12 vs NYJW13 @ DENW14 vs CHIW15 @ GBW16 vs LACW17 vs BUFW18 @ NE

Each week grades Ben Sims's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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Ben Sims head-to-head

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