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Carl Granderson New Orleans Saints · #96

Defensive End · 6' 5", 261 lbs · Sacramento, CA · Age 30

Carl Granderson is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 11 tackles, 1 sacks.

Defensive EndUndrafted8-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #96 · Defensive End
Carl Granderson
Season avg11 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Career avg310 tkl · 35.5 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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LADDER#593 in the Balladex MVP raceIMPACTBalladex Impact 50 — Rotation piece tierINDEXCarl Granderson · New Orleans SaintsLADDER#593 in the Balladex MVP raceIMPACTBalladex Impact 50 — Rotation piece tierINDEXCarl Granderson · New Orleans Saints
Scouting report

Carl Granderson — 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
Carl Granderson is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 11 tackles, 1 sacks.
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Pass rush
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Run defense
Elite · 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 Carl Granderson 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: #377 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
261Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Carl Granderson — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
11 TKL
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Pass rush
1.0 SACK
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The engine

How the model sees Carl Granderson

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
3.1
sacks
1.1–5.1
32
tackles
12–52
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ff
0–1
2
pd
0–3
10
games
4–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 3 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-0.3
Net vs last season+2.1 sacks
Everything it reads
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8 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 30 — 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 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Carl Granderson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
20198111000
202015145210
202115253000
202216535.5000
202317788.5110
202417615.5140
202517576041
2026 in progress · 3 games3111000
Career10831035.54101
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 Orleans Saints built to win?

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

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, 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 Carl Granderson

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

1996-12-18

The beginning

Carl Granderson is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints, in his 8th NFL season.

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Carl Granderson is a New Orleans Saints defensive end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has recorded 310 tackles, 36 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 11 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Granderson goes from here.

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Granderson's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
261 lbs
Born
Sacramento, CA
Age
30
Jersey
#96
Background

Carl Granderson is from Sacramento, CA and is 30 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive end at 6' 5", 261 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has recorded 310 tackles, 35.5 sacks and 1 interceptions. Granderson is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Carl Granderson is a rotational pass rusher who has generated 35.5 sacks and 310 tackles across 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Pass rush35.5 career sacks with 4 forced fumbles.
Run defense310 career tackles up front.
Best season8.5 sacks in 2023.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability108 career games played.
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FAQ

Carl Granderson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Carl Granderson, answered.

What position does Carl Granderson play?
Carl Granderson is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Carl Granderson drafted?
Carl Granderson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Carl Granderson played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Carl Granderson's career stats?
He has recorded 310 tackles, 36 sacks and 1 interception.
Carl Granderson 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
6
since 2020
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk7 · Neck2023 Wk16 · Shoulder2022 Wk5 · Eye2021 Wk10 · Shoulder (Questionable)2021 Wk9 · Shoulder (Out)

Home surface: sportturf (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 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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