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Jalan Gaines Seattle Seahawks · #47

Linebacker · 6' 3", 242 lbs · Chicago, IL · Age 25

Jalan Gaines is a Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks, an undrafted signing.

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Seattle Seahawks · #47 · Linebacker

Jalan Gaines

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

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Scouting report

Jalan Gaines — 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

Jalan Gaines is a Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks, an undrafted signing.

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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 Jalan Gaines 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

✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

0Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Jalan Gaines — 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 Jalan Gaines

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

health

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

Jalan Gaines 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 Seattle Seahawks built to win?

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

15–67proj record

-42.5net index

50off index

8def index

94pace

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: Aidan Hubbard, AJ Barner.

How his role moves

Primary linebacker 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 Jalan Gaines

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

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The beginning

Jalan Gaines is a Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks, in his 1st NFL season.

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Jalan Gaines is a Seattle Seahawks linebacker, an undrafted find.

Chapter

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

Where things stand

Where Gaines goes from here.

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Gaines's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 242 lbs
Born: Chicago, IL
Age: 25
Jersey: #47

Background

Jalan Gaines is from Chicago, IL and is 25 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays linebacker at 6' 3", 242 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Gaines is currently on the Seattle Seahawks roster.

The person

Jalan Gaines is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 0 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across his career.

Tackle volume0 career tackles over 0 seasons.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Jalan Gaines — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jalan Gaines, answered.

What position does Jalan Gaines play?

Jalan Gaines is a Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks.

When was Jalan Gaines drafted?

Jalan Gaines entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Jalan Gaines played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Jalan Gaines's career stats?

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

Jalan Gaines 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.