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Deshawn McKnight Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #73

Defensive Tackle · 6' 1", 283 lbs · Sumter, SC

Deshawn McKnight is a Defensive Tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an undrafted signing.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #73 · Defensive Tackle

Deshawn McKnight

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

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Scouting report

Deshawn McKnight — 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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Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Deshawn McKnight is a Defensive Tackle 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 Deshawn McKnight 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

0Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Deshawn McKnight — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Deshawn McKnight

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

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Deshawn McKnight 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 defensive tackle 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 Deshawn McKnight

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

The beginning

Deshawn McKnight is a Defensive Tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Deshawn McKnight is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle, an undrafted find.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where McKnight goes from here.

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McKnight's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 283 lbs
Born: Sumter, SC
Jersey: #73

Background

Deshawn McKnight is from Sumter, SC. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive tackle at 6' 1", 283 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. McKnight is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Deshawn McKnight is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 0 tackles across his career.

Pass rush0 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense0 career tackles up front.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Deshawn McKnight — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Deshawn McKnight, answered.

What position does Deshawn McKnight play?

Deshawn McKnight is a Defensive Tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

When was Deshawn McKnight drafted?

Deshawn McKnight entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Deshawn McKnight played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Deshawn McKnight's career stats?

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Deshawn McKnight 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.