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Jacob Saylors Detroit Lions · #25

Running Back · 5' 11", 195 lbs · Jasper, TN · Age 26

Jacob Saylors is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he ran for 11 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

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Detroit Lions · #25 · Running Back

Jacob Saylors

Season avg11 rush yds · 0 td · 0 rec

Career avg11 rush yds · 0 td · 0 rec

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Jacob Saylors — 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.

Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Jacob Saylors is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he ran for 11 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

Rushing

Receiving

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Scoring

Rushing volume

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Scoring

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Receiving

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All-purpose

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Volume share

Average · offense

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Act II

Where Jacob Saylors 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: #1368 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

3Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jacob Saylors — every number, three levels deep

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

Rushing

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Scoring

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Receiving

0 YDS

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All-purpose

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The engine

How the model sees Jacob Saylors

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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10–12

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rec

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rec yds

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games

15–17

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the rush yds line vs last season

Last season 11 → projected 11 rush yds

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.1 rush yds

Everything it reads

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1 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: 16

health

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

Jacob Saylors career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rush	TD	Rec	Rec yds	Scrim
2025	16	11	0			11
Career	16	11	0	0	0	11

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

Kalel Mullings 100%Eric Gray 99%Isaac Guerendo 99%Jarquez Hunter 99%Julius Chestnut 98%Josh Williams 96%

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Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

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

12–5proj record

91off index

99def index

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95%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, 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 Jacob Saylors

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

2000-03-08

The beginning

Jacob Saylors is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Jacob Saylors is a Detroit Lions running back, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has rushed for 11 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 0 passes.

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Most recently he ran for 11 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 0 receptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Saylors goes from here.

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Saylors's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Every Jacob Saylors Rush & Reception from a 112-Yard Game vs Indianapolis Colts | Preseason Week 3

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 195 lbs
Born: Jasper, TN
Age: 26
Jersey: #25

Background

Jacob Saylors is from Jasper, TN and is 26 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays running back at 5' 11", 195 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has run for 11 yards and 0 touchdowns while adding 0 catches. Saylors is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Jacob Saylors is a depth and special-teams back who has amassed 11 scrimmage yards and 0 rushing touchdowns over his 2025 rookie season.

Rushing11 career rushing yards and 0 touchdowns.

Best seasonRan for 11 yards in 2025.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Jacob Saylors — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jacob Saylors, answered.

What position does Jacob Saylors play?

Jacob Saylors is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions.

When was Jacob Saylors drafted?

Jacob Saylors entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Jacob Saylors played?

1 (2025).

What are Jacob Saylors's career stats?

He has rushed for 11 yards and 0 touchdowns and caught 0 passes.

Jacob Saylors 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.

Jacob Saylors Detroit Lions · #25

Jacob Saylors — the report card

Where Jacob Saylors stands

Jacob Saylors — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jacob Saylors

Jacob Saylors career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

The Ballad of Jacob Saylors

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Jacob Saylors — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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