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Braiden McGregor New York Jets · #55

Defensive End · 6' 6", 267 lbs · Port Huron, MI · Age 25

Braiden McGregor is a Defensive End for the New York Jets, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 7 tackles.

Defensive EndUndrafted3-yr veteran
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New York Jets · #55 · Defensive End
Braiden McGregor
Season avg7 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg28 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Braiden McGregor — 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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Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Braiden McGregor is a Defensive End for the New York Jets, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 7 tackles.
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Pass rush
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Run D
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Pass rush
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Run defense
Strong · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Braiden McGregor 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%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #952 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
24Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Braiden McGregor — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
7 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Braiden McGregor

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
0.3
sacks
-0.1–0.7
10
tackles
6–13
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ff
0–0
0
pd
0–1
7
games
3–10
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 0 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.3 sacks
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: 7 / 12 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Braiden McGregor career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
2024760000
202512151010
2026 in progress · 3 games370000
Career22281.0010
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 New York Jets built to win?

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

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
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 Braiden McGregor

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

2001-07-12

The beginning

Braiden McGregor is a Defensive End for the New York Jets, in his 3rd NFL season.

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Braiden McGregor is a New York Jets defensive end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 28 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 7 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where McGregor goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
267 lbs
Born
Port Huron, MI
Age
25
Jersey
#55
Background

Braiden McGregor is from Port Huron, MI and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive end at 6' 6", 267 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 28 tackles, 1 sacks and 0 interceptions. McGregor is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Braiden McGregor is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 1 sacks and 28 tackles across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Pass rush1 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense28 career tackles up front.
Best season1 sacks in 2025.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Braiden McGregor — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Braiden McGregor, answered.

What position does Braiden McGregor play?
Braiden McGregor is a Defensive End for the New York Jets.
When was Braiden McGregor drafted?
Braiden McGregor entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Braiden McGregor played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Braiden McGregor's career stats?
He has recorded 28 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.
Braiden McGregor 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
Target share
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WOPR 0.00

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.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2024
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk11 · Shoulder (Questionable)2024 Wk17 · Ankle (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (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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