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Darrick Forrest San Francisco 49ers · #29

Safety · 5' 11", 200 lbs · Columbus, OH · Age 27

Darrick Forrest is a Safety for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 163rd overall, 2021. In 2024 he recorded 13 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 163rd overall4-yr veteran
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San Francisco 49ers · #29 · Safety
Darrick Forrest
Season avg13 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg137 tkl · 0 sacks · 4 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
13tkl
0sacks
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Scouting report

Darrick Forrest — 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
Darrick Forrest is a Safety for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 163rd overall, 2021. In 2024 he recorded 13 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
C
Run support
C-
Coverage
Average · defense
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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 Darrick Forrest 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: #1185 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
108Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Darrick Forrest — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
13 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Darrick Forrest

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 2025  modeled
2
pd
-2–5
1
int
-1–2
31
tackles
1–61
0
ff
0–1
10
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 2 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.5 pd
Everything it reads
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4 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 27 — 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 / 5 / 10
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Darrick Forrest career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
2021870000
202217889420
20235290000
202410130000
Career401379420.0
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 San Francisco 49ers built to win?

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

13–4proj record
98off index
99def index
+63net
95%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 97, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 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 Darrick Forrest

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

1999-05-22

The beginning

Darrick Forrest is a Safety for the San Francisco 49ers, in his 5th NFL season.

San Francisco 49ers

Turning pro

Drafted 163rd overall, 2021 as a Safety.

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Darrick Forrest is a San Francisco 49ers safety, drafted 163rd overall, 2021.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2021–2024) he has recorded 137 tackles, 0 sacks and 4 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 13 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2024.

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Forrest's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
200 lbs
Draft
163rd overall, 2021
Born
Columbus, OH
Age
27
Jersey
#29
Background

Darrick Forrest is from Columbus, OH and is 27 years old. He was drafted 163rd overall, 2021 and plays safety at 5' 11", 200 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2021–2024) he has recorded 137 tackles, 0 sacks and 4 interceptions. Forrest is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

Darrick Forrest is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 137 tackles with 4 interceptions and 9 passes defensed across 4 seasons (2021–2024).

Coverage production4 career interceptions and 9 passes defensed.
Tackling137 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking2 forced fumbles.
Draft pedigree163rd overall, 2021.
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FAQ

Darrick Forrest — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Darrick Forrest, answered.

What position does Darrick Forrest play?
Darrick Forrest is a Safety for the San Francisco 49ers.
When was Darrick Forrest drafted?
Darrick Forrest was drafted 163rd overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Darrick Forrest played?
4 (2021–2024).
What are Darrick Forrest's career stats?
He has recorded 137 tackles, 0 sacks and 4 interceptions.
Darrick Forrest 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
2
since 2022
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
0
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk8 · Neck2022 Wk17 · Illness

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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