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Daniel Scott Indianapolis Colts · #32

Safety · 6' 1", 208 lbs · Pasadena, CA · Age 28

Daniel Scott is a Safety for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 158th overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 2 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 158th overall1-yr veteran
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Indianapolis Colts · #32 · Safety
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Season avg2 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg2 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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0sacks
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Scouting report

Daniel Scott — 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
Daniel Scott is a Safety for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 158th overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 2 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
C-
Run support
C-
Coverage
Average · defense
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C
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Tackling
Average · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Daniel Scott 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%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1270 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
2Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Daniel Scott — every number, three levels deep

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

C
Tackling
2 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Daniel Scott

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 2026  modeled
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int
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tackles
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games
4–4
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
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Everything it reads
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1 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 28 — 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: 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Daniel Scott career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
2025420000
Career420000.0
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 Indianapolis Colts built to win?

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

10–7proj record
62off index
99def index
+27net
75%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (62), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 38, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 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 Daniel Scott

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

1998-10-26

The beginning

Daniel Scott is a Safety for the Indianapolis Colts, in his 4th NFL season.

Indianapolis Colts

Turning pro

Drafted 158th overall, 2023 as a Safety.

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Daniel Scott is an Indianapolis Colts safety, drafted 158th overall, 2023.

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Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 2 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 2 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
208 lbs
Draft
158th overall, 2023
Born
Pasadena, CA
Age
28
Jersey
#32
Background

Daniel Scott is from Pasadena, CA and is 28 years old. He was drafted 158th overall, 2023 and plays safety at 6' 1", 208 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 2 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Scott is currently on the Indianapolis Colts roster.

The person

Daniel Scott is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 2 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his 2025 rookie season.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.
Tackling2 career tackles from the secondary.
Draft pedigree158th overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Daniel Scott — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Daniel Scott, answered.

What position does Daniel Scott play?
Daniel Scott is a Safety for the Indianapolis Colts.
When was Daniel Scott drafted?
Daniel Scott was drafted 158th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Daniel Scott played?
1 (2025).
What are Daniel Scott's career stats?
He has recorded 2 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Daniel Scott 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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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2025
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk17 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk16 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk5 · Knee (Out)

Home surface: fieldturf (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 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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