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Cody Simon Arizona Cardinals · #0

Linebacker · 6' 2", 230 lbs · Jersey City, NJ · Age 24

Cody Simon is a Linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 115th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.

LinebackerDrafted 115th overall2-yr veteran
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Season avg4 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg80 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Cody Simon — 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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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Cody Simon is a Linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 115th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 4 tackles.
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Tackling
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Pass rush
Solid · defense
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Coverage
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Cody Simon 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: #1196 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
47Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Cody Simon — every number, three levels deep

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

B+
Tackling
4 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 Cody Simon

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
29
tackles
0–57
0.2
sacks
-0.0–0.4
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int
0–0
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ff
0–1
7
games
2–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 4 → projected 29 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+24.6 tackles
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: 16 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Cody Simon career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202516760.5012
2026 in progress · 3 games340000
Career19800.5012
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 Arizona Cardinals built to win?

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

11–6proj record
74off index
99def index
+39net
88%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (74), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 57, pass rush 99, 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 Cody Simon

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

2002-04-01

The beginning

Cody Simon is a Linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals, in his 2nd NFL season.

Arizona Cardinals

Turning pro

Drafted 115th overall, 2025 as a Linebacker.

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Cody Simon is an Arizona Cardinals linebacker, drafted 115th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 80 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 4 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Simon's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
230 lbs
Draft
115th overall, 2025
Born
Jersey City, NJ
Age
24
Jersey
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Background

Cody Simon is from Jersey City, NJ and is 24 years old. He was drafted 115th overall, 2025 and plays linebacker at 6' 2", 230 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 80 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 0 interceptions. Simon is currently on the Arizona Cardinals roster.

The person

Cody Simon is a role and rotational linebacker who has piled up 80 tackles with 0.5 sacks and 0 interceptions across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Tackle volume80 career tackles over 2 seasons.
Pass rush0.5 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways0 interceptions, 1 forced fumbles and 2 passes defensed.
Draft pedigree115th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Cody Simon — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Cody Simon, answered.

What position does Cody Simon play?
Cody Simon is a Linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals.
When was Cody Simon drafted?
Cody Simon was drafted 115th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Cody Simon played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Cody Simon's career stats?
He has recorded 80 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.
Cody Simon 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
4
since 2025
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk2 · Shoulder2025 Wk16 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk9 · Illness (Questionable)2025 Wk6 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk3 · Concussion2025 Wk2 · Concussion (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

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

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