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Dell Pettus New England Patriots · #24

Safety · 5' 11", 200 lbs · Harvest, AL · Age 25

Dell Pettus is a Safety for the New England Patriots, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 2 tackles.

SafetyUndrafted3-yr veteran
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New England Patriots · #24 · Safety
Dell Pettus
Season avg2 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg56 tkl · 2 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
2tkl
0sacks
0int
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Scouting report

Dell Pettus — 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+
Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Dell Pettus is a Safety for the New England Patriots, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 2 tackles.
C
Coverage
C+
Ball skills
C+
Run support
C
Coverage
Solid · defense
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C+
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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C+
Tackling
Solid · 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 Dell Pettus 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%
2
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23%
3
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22%
4
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11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #802 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
38Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Dell Pettus — every number, three levels deep

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

C
Tackling
2 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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C-
Coverage
0 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Dell Pettus

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
pd
0–2
0
int
0–0
14
tackles
1–26
0
ff
0–1
9
games
3–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 1 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.0 pd
Everything it reads
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3 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
curve
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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 / 1
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dell Pettus career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202417342001
202517202011
2026 in progress · 1 game120000
Career35564012.0
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 England Patriots built to win?

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

11–6proj record
64off index
99def index
+29net
77%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (64), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 41, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 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 Dell Pettus

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

2001-06-02

The beginning

Dell Pettus is a Safety for the New England Patriots, in his 3rd NFL season.

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Dell Pettus is a New England Patriots safety, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 56 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 2 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Pettus goes from here.

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

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
200 lbs
Born
Harvest, AL
Age
25
Jersey
#24
Background

Dell Pettus is from Harvest, AL and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 5' 11", 200 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 56 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions. Pettus is currently on the New England Patriots roster.

The person

Dell Pettus is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 56 tackles with 0 interceptions and 4 passes defensed across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 4 passes defensed.
Tackling56 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking1 forced fumbles and 2 sacks on the blitz.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Dell Pettus — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dell Pettus, answered.

What position does Dell Pettus play?
Dell Pettus is a Safety for the New England Patriots.
When was Dell Pettus drafted?
Dell Pettus entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Dell Pettus played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Dell Pettus's career stats?
He has recorded 56 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Dell Pettus 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
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

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.

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