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Cole Christiansen Kansas City Chiefs · #48

Linebacker · 6' 1", 230 lbs · Suffolk, VA · Age 29

Cole Christiansen is a Linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 3 tackles.

LinebackerUndrafted6-yr veteran
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Season avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg11 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
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Scouting report

Cole Christiansen — 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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Cole Christiansen is a Linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 3 tackles.
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Act II

Where Cole Christiansen 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%
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Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
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Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1075 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
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13Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Cole Christiansen — every number, three levels deep

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

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The engine

How the model sees Cole Christiansen

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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tackles
2–3
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Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 3 → projected 2 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-0.7 tackles
Everything it reads
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6 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 29 — 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: 9 / 3 / 2
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Cole Christiansen career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
2020420000
2021310000
2022110000
2024920000
2025320000
2026 in progress · 2 games230000
Career22110.0000
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 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
+43net
92%playoff odds
61roster
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 Cole Christiansen

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

1997-07-30

The beginning

Cole Christiansen is a Linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Cole Christiansen is a Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 11 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Christiansen goes from here.

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Christiansen's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
230 lbs
Born
Suffolk, VA
Age
29
Jersey
#48
Background

Cole Christiansen is from Suffolk, VA and is 29 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 1", 230 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 11 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Christiansen is currently on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.

The person

Cole Christiansen is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 11 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across 6 seasons (2020–2026).

Tackle volume11 career tackles over 6 seasons.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Cole Christiansen — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Cole Christiansen, answered.

What position does Cole Christiansen play?
Cole Christiansen is a Linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs.
When was Cole Christiansen drafted?
Cole Christiansen entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Cole Christiansen played?
6 (2020–2026).
What are Cole Christiansen's career stats?
He has recorded 11 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Cole Christiansen 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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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.

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