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Jaden Hicks Kansas City Chiefs · #21

Safety · 6' 1", 215 lbs · Las Vegas, NV · Age 24

Jaden Hicks is a Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted 133rd overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 23 tackles.

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Kansas City Chiefs · #21 · Safety

Jaden Hicks

Season avg23 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg94 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 3 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

23tkl

0sacks

0int

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Scouting report

Jaden Hicks — 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

Jaden Hicks is a Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, drafted 133rd overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 23 tackles.

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Coverage

Ball skills

Run support

C+

Coverage

Strong · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Tackling

Elite · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Jaden Hicks 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: #543 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

64Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jaden Hicks — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling

23 TKL

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Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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Coverage

1 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Jaden Hicks

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

1–4

int

-1–2

tackles

23–39

0–0

games

5–16

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 1 → projected 3 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+1.7 pd

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 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 / 17 / 4

health

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

Jaden Hicks career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	Sack
2024	17	29	5	3	0
2025	17	42	4	0	0.5
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	23	1	0	0
Career	38	94	10	3	0.5

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

Jeremy Reaves 100%Ji'Ayir Brown 100%Pat Surtain II 100%Carlton Davis III 99%Tyrique Stevenson 99%Deommodore Lenoir 99%

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Context

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

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

12–5proj record

89off index

88def index

+43net

92%playoff odds

61roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 83, pass rush 76, 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 Jaden Hicks

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

2002-08-16

The beginning

Jaden Hicks is a Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, in his 3rd NFL season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Turning pro

Drafted 133rd overall, 2024 as a Safety.

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Jaden Hicks is a Kansas City Chiefs safety, drafted 133rd overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 94 tackles, 1 sack and 3 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 23 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Hicks's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 677: Jaden Hicks / S / Washington State / 2022 / Full Highlights ▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 1008: Jaden Hicks / S / Washington State / 2023 / Full Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 215 lbs
Draft: 133rd overall, 2024
Born: Las Vegas, NV
Age: 24
Jersey: #21

Background

Jaden Hicks is from Las Vegas, NV and is 24 years old. He was drafted 133rd overall, 2024 and plays safety at 6' 1", 215 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 94 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 3 interceptions. Hicks is currently on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.

The person

Jaden Hicks is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 94 tackles with 3 interceptions and 10 passes defensed across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Coverage production3 career interceptions and 10 passes defensed.

Tackling94 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking0 forced fumbles and 0.5 sacks on the blitz.

Draft pedigree133rd overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Jaden Hicks — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jaden Hicks, answered.

What position does Jaden Hicks play?

Jaden Hicks is a Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs.

When was Jaden Hicks drafted?

Jaden Hicks was drafted 133rd overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Jaden Hicks played?

3 (2024–2026).

What are Jaden Hicks's career stats?

He has recorded 94 tackles, 1 sack and 3 interceptions.

Jaden Hicks 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.

Jaden Hicks Kansas City Chiefs · #21

Jaden Hicks — the report card

Where Jaden Hicks stands

Jaden Hicks — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Jaden Hicks

Jaden Hicks career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

The Ballad of Jaden Hicks

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Jaden Hicks — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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