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Jake Hummel Houston Texans · #33

Linebacker · 6' 1", 229 lbs · Des Moines, IA · Age 27

Jake Hummel is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 18 tackles.

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◆ Rated
Houston Texans · #33 · Linebacker
Jake Hummel
Season avg18 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg49 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
18tkl
0sacks
0int
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Scouting report

Jake Hummel — 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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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jake Hummel is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 18 tackles.
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Tackling
C
Coverage
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Splash
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Tackling
Average · defense
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Pass rush
Solid · defense
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C+
Coverage
Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Jake Hummel 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: #1203 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
18Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jake Hummel — every number, three levels deep

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

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

How the model sees Jake Hummel

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
16
tackles
13–20
0.0
sacks
0.0–0.0
0
int
0–0
0
ff
0–0
17
games
16–18
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 18 → projected 16 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-1.7 tackles
Everything it reads
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4 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 27 — applied to the projection
curve
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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 / 17
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jake Hummel career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
2022740000
202317100000
202417170000
202517180000
Career58490.0000
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 Houston Texans built to win?

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

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, 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 Jake Hummel

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

1999-01-04

The beginning

Jake Hummel is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans, in his 5th NFL season.

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Jake Hummel is a Houston Texans linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2022–2025) he has recorded 49 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 18 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Hummel goes from here.

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Hummel's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
229 lbs
Born
Des Moines, IA
Age
27
Jersey
#33
Background

Jake Hummel is from Des Moines, IA and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 1", 229 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2022–2025) he has recorded 49 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Hummel is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Jake Hummel is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 49 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across 4 seasons (2022–2025).

Tackle volume49 career tackles over 4 seasons.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability58 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
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FAQ

Jake Hummel — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jake Hummel, answered.

What position does Jake Hummel play?
Jake Hummel is a Linebacker for the Houston Texans.
When was Jake Hummel drafted?
Jake Hummel entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Jake Hummel played?
4 (2022–2025).
What are Jake Hummel's career stats?
He has recorded 49 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Jake Hummel 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
1
since 2022
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2022 Wk9 · Hip (Out)

Home surface: astroturf (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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