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Jack Heflin New York Jets · #96

Defensive Tackle · 6' 3", 304 lbs · Prophetstown, IL · Age 28

Jack Heflin is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Jets, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 1 tackles.

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New York Jets · #96 · Defensive Tackle
Jack Heflin
Season avg1 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
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Scouting report

Jack Heflin — 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
Jack Heflin is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Jets, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 1 tackles.
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Pass rush
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Run D
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Pass rush
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Run defense
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Jack Heflin 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: #912 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
6Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jack Heflin — every number, three levels deep

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

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The engine

How the model sees Jack Heflin

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
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Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
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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 28 — 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: 4 / 1 / 1
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jack Heflin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
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2023110000
2025110000
Career630.0000
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 New York Jets built to win?

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

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
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 Jack Heflin

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

1998-03-08

The beginning

Jack Heflin is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Jets, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Jack Heflin is a New York Jets defensive tackle, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2021–2025) he has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 1 tackle, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Heflin goes from here.

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

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
304 lbs
Born
Prophetstown, IL
Age
28
Jersey
#96
Background

Jack Heflin is from Prophetstown, IL and is 28 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive tackle at 6' 3", 304 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2021–2025) he has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Heflin is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Jack Heflin is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 3 tackles across 3 seasons (2021–2025).

Pass rush0 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense3 career tackles up front.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Verified profiles & sources
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FAQ

Jack Heflin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jack Heflin, answered.

What position does Jack Heflin play?
Jack Heflin is a Defensive Tackle for the New York Jets.
When was Jack Heflin drafted?
Jack Heflin entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Jack Heflin played?
3 (2021–2025).
What are Jack Heflin's career stats?
He has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Jack Heflin 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
2
since 2021
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2021 Wk9 · Illness2021 Wk6 · Ankle2021 Wk5 · Ankle2021 Wk4 · Ankle (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (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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