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DeAngelo Malone Atlanta Falcons · #50

Linebacker · 6' 3", 235 lbs · Atlanta, GA · Age 27

DeAngelo Malone is a Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 82nd overall, 2022. In 2025 he recorded 8 tackles and 1 interceptions.

LinebackerDrafted 82nd overall4-yr veteran
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Atlanta Falcons · #50 · Linebacker
DeAngelo Malone
Season avg8 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Career avg59 tkl · 3 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

DeAngelo Malone — 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.

C+
Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
DeAngelo Malone is a Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 82nd overall, 2022. In 2025 he recorded 8 tackles and 1 interceptions.
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Disruption
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Act II

Where DeAngelo Malone 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%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #736 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
41Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

DeAngelo Malone — every number, three levels deep

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

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The engine

How the model sees DeAngelo Malone

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
10
tackles
6–14
0.7
sacks
-0.1–1.5
1
int
0–1
0
ff
0–0
13
games
10–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 8 → projected 10 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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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 / 17 / 9
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

DeAngelo Malone career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202215291000
20231760000
202417162000
2025980101
Career58593.0101
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 Atlanta Falcons built to win?

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

13–4proj record
95off index
99def index
+60net
95%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 92, 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 DeAngelo Malone

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

1999-07-12

The beginning

DeAngelo Malone is a Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, in his 5th NFL season.

Atlanta Falcons

Turning pro

Drafted 82nd overall, 2022 as a Linebacker.

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DeAngelo Malone is an Atlanta Falcons linebacker, drafted 82nd overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2022–2025) he has recorded 59 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 8 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception in 2025.

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

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
235 lbs
Draft
82nd overall, 2022
Born
Atlanta, GA
Age
27
Jersey
#50
Background

DeAngelo Malone is from Atlanta, GA and is 27 years old. He was drafted 82nd overall, 2022 and plays linebacker at 6' 3", 235 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2022–2025) he has recorded 59 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 interceptions. Malone is currently on the Atlanta Falcons roster.

The person

DeAngelo Malone is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 59 tackles with 3 sacks and 1 interceptions across 4 seasons (2022–2025).

Tackle volume59 career tackles over 4 seasons.
Pass rush3 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways1 interceptions, 0 forced fumbles and 1 passes defensed.
Draft pedigree82nd overall, 2022.
Durability58 career games played.
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FAQ

DeAngelo Malone — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about DeAngelo Malone, answered.

What position does DeAngelo Malone play?
DeAngelo Malone is a Linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons.
When was DeAngelo Malone drafted?
DeAngelo Malone was drafted 82nd overall, 2022.
How many seasons has DeAngelo Malone played?
4 (2022–2025).
What are DeAngelo Malone's career stats?
He has recorded 59 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 interception.
DeAngelo Malone 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
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk11 · Ankle

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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DeAngelo Malone head-to-head

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