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Fadil Diggs New Orleans Saints · #40

Defensive End · 6' 4", 257 lbs · East Camden, NJ · Age 25

Fadil Diggs is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 254th overall, 2025.

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New Orleans Saints · #40 · Defensive End

Fadil Diggs

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

Live win probabilitySeason

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Scouting report

Fadil Diggs — 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 End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Fadil Diggs is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 254th overall, 2025.

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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 Fadil Diggs 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

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1595 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

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Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Fadil Diggs — 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 Fadil Diggs

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 25 — applied per stat

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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

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

Fadil Diggs 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 New Orleans Saints built to win?

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

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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: Alvin Kamara, Anfernee Jennings.

How his role moves

Primary defensive end 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 Fadil Diggs

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

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The beginning

Fadil Diggs is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints, in his 1st NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 254th overall, 2025 as a Defensive End.

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Fadil Diggs is a New Orleans Saints defensive end, drafted 254th overall, 2025.

Chapter

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

Where things stand

Where Diggs goes from here.

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Diggs's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 257 lbs
Draft: 254th overall, 2025
Born: East Camden, NJ
Age: 25
Jersey: #40

Background

Fadil Diggs is from East Camden, NJ and is 25 years old. He was drafted 254th overall, 2025 and plays defensive end at 6' 4", 257 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Diggs is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Fadil Diggs 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.

Draft pedigree254th overall, 2025.

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FAQ

Fadil Diggs — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Fadil Diggs, answered.

What position does Fadil Diggs play?

Fadil Diggs is a Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints.

When was Fadil Diggs drafted?

Fadil Diggs was drafted 254th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Fadil Diggs played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Fadil Diggs's career stats?

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

Fadil Diggs 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.

Fadil Diggs New Orleans Saints · #40

Fadil Diggs — the report card

Where Fadil Diggs stands

Fadil Diggs — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Fadil Diggs

Fadil Diggs career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

The Ballad of Fadil Diggs

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Fadil Diggs — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

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