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Dean Patterson Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #8

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 200 lbs · Lutz, FL

Dean Patterson is a Wide Receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an undrafted signing.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #8 · Wide Receiver
Dean Patterson
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Career avg— · career line pending
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Scouting report

Dean Patterson — 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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Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Dean Patterson is a Wide Receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an undrafted signing.
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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 Dean Patterson 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: 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

Dean Patterson — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Dean Patterson

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 — — applied per stat
curve
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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

Dean Patterson 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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

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

15–67proj record
-42.5net index
50off index
8def index
94pace
Aggressive hedge & helpscheme
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: A'Shawn Robinson, Al-Quadin Muhammad.
How his role moves
Primary wide receiver role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.
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 Patterson

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

The beginning

Dean Patterson is a Wide Receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Dean Patterson is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver, an undrafted find.

Chapter

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Patterson goes from here.

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

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
200 lbs
Born
Lutz, FL
Jersey
#8
Background

Dean Patterson is from Lutz, FL. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 200 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Patterson is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Dean Patterson is a depth receiver who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career catches, 0 yards, 0 touchdowns.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Dean Patterson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dean Patterson, answered.

What position does Dean Patterson play?
Dean Patterson is a Wide Receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
When was Dean Patterson drafted?
Dean Patterson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Dean Patterson played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Dean Patterson's career stats?
He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Dean Patterson 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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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR9
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ CIN
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
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avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
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Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ CINW2 vs CLEW3 vs MINW4 vs GBW5 @ DALW6 vs PITW7 @ CARW8 vs ATLW9 @ CHIW10 · BYEW11 @ DETW12 vs CARW13 vs LACW14 @ BALW15 vs NOW16 @ ATLW17 vs LAW18 @ NO

Each week grades Dean Patterson's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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