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Dan Jackson Detroit Lions · #17

Safety · 6' 1", 195 lbs · Gainesville, GA · Age 26

Dan Jackson is a Safety for the Detroit Lions, drafted 230th overall, 2025.

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Detroit Lions · #17 · Safety

Dan Jackson

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

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Scouting report

Dan Jackson — 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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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Dan Jackson is a Safety for the Detroit Lions, drafted 230th overall, 2025.

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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 Dan Jackson 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

✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

0Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Dan Jackson — 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 Dan Jackson

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 26 — 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

Dan Jackson 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 Detroit Lions built to win?

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

63–19proj record

#1conf seed

+8.4net rtg

117.3off rtg

108.9def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Aamaris Brown, Ahmed Hassanein.

How his role moves

Projected 63–19, 1st in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load 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 Dan Jackson

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

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The beginning

Dan Jackson is a Safety for the Detroit Lions, in his 2nd NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 230th overall, 2025 as a Safety.

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Dan Jackson is a Detroit Lions safety, drafted 230th overall, 2025.

Chapter

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

Where things stand

Where Jackson goes from here.

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Jackson's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 195 lbs
Draft: 230th overall, 2025
Born: Gainesville, GA
Age: 26
Jersey: #17

Background

Dan Jackson is from Gainesville, GA and is 26 years old. He was drafted 230th overall, 2025 and plays safety at 6' 1", 195 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Jackson is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Dan Jackson 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 pedigree230th overall, 2025.

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FAQ

Dan Jackson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dan Jackson, answered.

What position does Dan Jackson play?

Dan Jackson is a Safety for the Detroit Lions.

When was Dan Jackson drafted?

Dan Jackson was drafted 230th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Dan Jackson played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Dan Jackson's career stats?

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

Dan Jackson 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.