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Dante Trader Jr. Miami Dolphins · #11

Safety · 5' 11", 202 lbs · Delmar, DE · Age 23

Dante Trader Jr. is a Safety for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 155th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 19 tackles and 1 interceptions.

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Dante Trader Jr.

Season avg19 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int

Career avg74 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Dante Trader Jr. — 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.

Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Dante Trader Jr. is a Safety for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 155th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 19 tackles and 1 interceptions.

B+

Coverage

Ball skills

B-

Run support

B+

Coverage

Excellent · defense

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Ball skills

Elite · defense

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B+

Tackling

Excellent · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Dante Trader Jr. 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

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29%

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23%

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22%

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11%

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✦ Balladex Consensus: #289 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

39Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Dante Trader Jr. — every number, three levels deep

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

A+

Tackling

19 TKL

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C+

Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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A+

Coverage

2 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Dante Trader Jr.

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

1–2

int

0–1

tackles

17–46

0–1

games

3–14

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 2 → projected 2 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season-0.3 pd

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 23 — 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: 17 / 4

health

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

Dante Trader Jr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	FF	Sack
2025	17	55	1	0	1	0
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	19	2	1	0	0
Career	21	74	3	1	1	0.0

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.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

C.J. Gardner-Johnson 100%Renardo Green 100%Dadrion Taylor-Demerson 99%Jourdan Lewis 99%Byron Murphy Jr. 99%Marcus Jones 99%

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Context

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

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

9–8proj record

60off index

88def index

+14net

60%playoff odds

62roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades C (60), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 34, pass rush 76, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 9–8 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 Dante Trader Jr.

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

2003-02-13

The beginning

Dante Trader Jr.

Miami Dolphins

Turning pro

Drafted 155th overall, 2025 as a Safety.

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Dante Trader Jr. is a Miami Dolphins safety, drafted 155th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 74 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 19 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception in 2026.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Dante Trader Jr. Vs. Michael Taaffe & Not Worth A Debate? | Dolphins NFL News!

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 202 lbs
Draft: 155th overall, 2025
Born: Delmar, DE
Age: 23
Jersey: #11

Background

Dante Trader Jr. is from Delmar, DE and is 23 years old. He was drafted 155th overall, 2025 and plays safety at 5' 11", 202 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 74 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interceptions. Trader is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Dante Trader Jr. is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 74 tackles with 1 interceptions and 3 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Coverage production1 career interceptions and 3 passes defensed.

Tackling74 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking1 forced fumbles.

Draft pedigree155th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Dante Trader Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dante Trader Jr., answered.

What position does Dante Trader Jr. play?

Dante Trader Jr. is a Safety for the Miami Dolphins.

When was Dante Trader Jr. drafted?

Dante Trader Jr. was drafted 155th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Dante Trader Jr. played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Dante Trader Jr.'s career stats?

He has recorded 74 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

Dante Trader Jr. 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.

Dante Trader Jr. Miami Dolphins · #11

Dante Trader Jr. — the report card

Where Dante Trader Jr. stands

Dante Trader Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Dante Trader Jr.

Dante Trader Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

The Ballad of Dante Trader Jr.

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Dante Trader Jr. — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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