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Derion Kendrick Dallas Cowboys · #15

Cornerback · 6' 0", 205 lbs · Rock Hill, SC · Age 26

Derion Kendrick is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 212th overall, 2022. In 2025 he recorded 3 tackles.

CornerbackDrafted 212th overall3-yr veteran
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Dallas Cowboys · #15 · Cornerback
Derion Kendrick
Season avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg95 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Derion Kendrick — 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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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Derion Kendrick is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 212th overall, 2022. In 2025 he recorded 3 tackles.
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Coverage
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Ball skills
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Run support
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Coverage
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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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Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Derion Kendrick 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: #1243 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
60Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Derion Kendrick — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
3 TKL
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Pass rush
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Coverage
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The engine

How the model sees Derion Kendrick

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
4
pd
0–8
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int
0–1
25
tackles
7–44
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ff
0–0
11
games
6–15
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 4 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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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 26 — 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: 15 / 17 / 5
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Derion Kendrick career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202215434000
2023174910100
2025530000
Career379514100.0
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 Dallas Cowboys built to win?

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

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, 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 Derion Kendrick

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

2000-08-24

The beginning

Derion Kendrick is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 5th NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 212th overall, 2022 as a Cornerback.

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Derion Kendrick is a Dallas Cowboys cornerback, drafted 212th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has recorded 95 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Kendrick's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
205 lbs
Draft
212th overall, 2022
Born
Rock Hill, SC
Age
26
Jersey
#15
Background

Derion Kendrick is from Rock Hill, SC and is 26 years old. He was drafted 212th overall, 2022 and plays cornerback at 6' 0", 205 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has recorded 95 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interceptions. Kendrick is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Derion Kendrick is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 95 tackles with 1 interceptions and 14 passes defensed across 3 seasons (2022–2025).

Coverage production1 career interceptions and 14 passes defensed.
Tackling95 career tackles from the secondary.
Draft pedigree212th overall, 2022.
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FAQ

Derion Kendrick — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Derion Kendrick, answered.

What position does Derion Kendrick play?
Derion Kendrick is a Cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was Derion Kendrick drafted?
Derion Kendrick was drafted 212th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Derion Kendrick played?
3 (2022–2025).
What are Derion Kendrick's career stats?
He has recorded 95 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.
Derion Kendrick 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 2022
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
0
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2022 Wk4 · Concussion

Home surface: matrixturf (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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Derion Kendrick head-to-head

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