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D'Angelo Ponds New York Jets · #23

Cornerback · 5' 8", 182 lbs · Miami, FL · Age 21

D'Angelo Ponds is a Cornerback for the New York Jets, drafted 50th overall, 2026.

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New York Jets · #23 · Cornerback

D'Angelo Ponds

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

Live win probabilitySeason

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Scouting report

D'Angelo Ponds — 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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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50

D'Angelo Ponds is a Cornerback for the New York Jets, drafted 50th overall, 2026.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where D'Angelo Ponds 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

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1516 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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Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

D'Angelo Ponds — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees D'Angelo Ponds

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 next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 21 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

D'Angelo Ponds career stats, season by season

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.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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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.

15–67proj record

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50off index

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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Adonai Mitchell, Andre Cisco.

How his role moves

Primary cornerback role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of D'Angelo Ponds

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

2005-01-13

The beginning

D'Angelo Ponds is a Cornerback for the New York Jets.

New York Jets

Turning pro

Drafted 50th overall, 2026 as a Cornerback.

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D'Angelo Ponds is a New York Jets cornerback, drafted 50th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where Ponds goes from here.

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Ponds's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ D'Angelo Ponds' 2026 NFL Scouting Combine Workout ▶ The New York Jets Select D'Angelo Ponds with the 50th Pick of the 2026 NFL Draft

Off the field

Measurables

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Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 182 lbs
Draft: 50th overall, 2026
Born: Miami, FL
Age: 21
Jersey: #23

Background

D'Angelo Ponds is from Miami, FL and is 21 years old. He was drafted 50th overall, 2026 and plays cornerback at 5' 8", 182 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Ponds is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

D'Angelo Ponds is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 0 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his career.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.

Tackling0 career tackles from the secondary.

Draft pedigree50th overall, 2026.

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FAQ

D'Angelo Ponds — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about D'Angelo Ponds, answered.

What position does D'Angelo Ponds play?

D'Angelo Ponds is a Cornerback for the New York Jets.

When was D'Angelo Ponds drafted?

D'Angelo Ponds was drafted 50th overall, 2026.

How many seasons has D'Angelo Ponds played?

This is his first season on record.

What are D'Angelo Ponds's career stats?

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

D'Angelo Ponds 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.

D'Angelo Ponds New York Jets · #23

D'Angelo Ponds — the report card

Where D'Angelo Ponds stands

D'Angelo Ponds — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees D'Angelo Ponds

D'Angelo Ponds career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New York Jets built to win?

The Ballad of D'Angelo Ponds

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

D'Angelo Ponds — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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