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Dean Clark New York Jets · #35

Safety · 6' 1", 206 lbs · Massillon, OH · Age 25

Dean Clark is a Safety for the New York Jets, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 14 tackles.

SafetyUndrafted1-yr veteran
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Season avg14 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg14 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
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Scouting report

Dean Clark — 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
Dean Clark is a Safety for the New York Jets, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 14 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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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Dean Clark 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
7Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Dean Clark — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
14 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 Dean Clark

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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pd
0–0
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int
0–0
14
tackles
13–15
0
ff
0–0
12
games
11–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 0 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.0 pd
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 25 — 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: 12
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dean Clark career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202512140000
Career12140000.0
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 New York Jets built to win?

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

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 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 Dean Clark

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

2001-06-01

The beginning

Dean Clark is a Safety for the New York Jets, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Dean Clark is a New York Jets safety, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Clark goes from here.

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

Measurables
Height
6' 1"
Weight
206 lbs
Born
Massillon, OH
Age
25
Jersey
#35
Background

Dean Clark is from Massillon, OH and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 6' 1", 206 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Clark is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Dean Clark is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 14 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his 2025 rookie season.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.
Tackling14 career tackles from the secondary.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Dean Clark — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dean Clark, answered.

What position does Dean Clark play?
Dean Clark is a Safety for the New York Jets.
When was Dean Clark drafted?
Dean Clark entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Dean Clark played?
1 (2025).
What are Dean Clark's career stats?
He has recorded 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Dean Clark 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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