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Donovan McMillon Cleveland Browns · #31

Safety · 6' 2", 203 lbs · Mcmurray, PA · Age 24

Donovan McMillon is a Safety for the Cleveland Browns, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 5 tackles.

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Donovan McMillon
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Cleveland Browns · #31 · Safety
Donovan McMillon
Season avg5 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg20 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
5tkl
0sacks
0int
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Scouting report

Donovan McMillon — 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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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Donovan McMillon is a Safety for the Cleveland Browns, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 5 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
C
Run support
C-
Coverage
Average · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Tackling
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Donovan McMillon 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: #1172 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
17Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Donovan McMillon — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
5 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Donovan McMillon

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
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pd
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int
0–0
9
tackles
5–13
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ff
0–0
8
games
2–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
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Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Everything it reads
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2 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 24 — 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 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Donovan McMillon career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202517150001
2026 in progress · 3 games350000
Career20200001.0
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.
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Context

Are the Cleveland Browns built to win?

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

12–5proj record
88off index
99def index
+53net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (88), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 81, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 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 Donovan McMillon

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

2002-06-18

The beginning

Donovan McMillon is a Safety for the Cleveland Browns, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Donovan McMillon is a Cleveland Browns safety, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 20 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 5 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where McMillon goes from here.

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

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
203 lbs
Born
Mcmurray, PA
Age
24
Jersey
#31
Background

Donovan McMillon is from Mcmurray, PA and is 24 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 6' 2", 203 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 20 tackles, 1 sacks and 0 interceptions. McMillon is currently on the Cleveland Browns roster.

The person

Donovan McMillon is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 20 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.
Tackling20 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking0 forced fumbles and 1 sacks on the blitz.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Verified profiles & sources
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FAQ

Donovan McMillon — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Donovan McMillon, answered.

What position does Donovan McMillon play?
Donovan McMillon is a Safety for the Cleveland Browns.
When was Donovan McMillon drafted?
Donovan McMillon entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Donovan McMillon played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Donovan McMillon's career stats?
He has recorded 20 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.
Donovan McMillon 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

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Target share
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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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