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Jaylan Ford New Orleans Saints · #53

Linebacker · 6' 2", 240 lbs · Frisco, TX · Age 25

Jaylan Ford is a Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 175th overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 11 tackles.

LinebackerDrafted 175th overall2-yr veteran
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Season avg11 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg15 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Jaylan Ford — 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
Jaylan Ford is a Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 175th overall, 2024. In 2025 he recorded 11 tackles.
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Tackling
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Coverage
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Tackling
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Pass rush
Solid · defense
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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 Jaylan Ford 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: #1258 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
8Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jaylan Ford — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
11 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Jaylan Ford

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
9
tackles
6–12
0.0
sacks
0.0–0.0
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int
0–0
0
ff
0–0
14
games
10–18
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 11 → projected 9 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
-2.3
Age curve
+0.2
Net vs last season-2.2 tackles
Everything it reads
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2 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 25 — 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: 8 / 17
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jaylan Ford career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
2024840000
202517110000
Career25150.0000
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.
Context

Are the New Orleans Saints built to win?

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

12–5proj record
82off index
98def index
+46net
95%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (82), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 71, 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 Jaylan Ford

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

2001-12-28

The beginning

Jaylan Ford is a Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints, in his 3rd NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 175th overall, 2024 as a Linebacker.

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Jaylan Ford is a New Orleans Saints linebacker, drafted 175th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 15 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 11 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Ford's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
240 lbs
Draft
175th overall, 2024
Born
Frisco, TX
Age
25
Jersey
#53
Background

Jaylan Ford is from Frisco, TX and is 25 years old. He was drafted 175th overall, 2024 and plays linebacker at 6' 2", 240 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 15 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Ford is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Jaylan Ford is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 15 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across 2 seasons (2024–2025).

Tackle volume15 career tackles over 2 seasons.
Draft pedigree175th overall, 2024.
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FAQ

Jaylan Ford — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jaylan Ford, answered.

What position does Jaylan Ford play?
Jaylan Ford is a Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Jaylan Ford drafted?
Jaylan Ford was drafted 175th overall, 2024.
How many seasons has Jaylan Ford played?
2 (2024–2025).
What are Jaylan Ford's career stats?
He has recorded 15 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Jaylan Ford 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 2024
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk3 · Hamstring2024 Wk2 · Hamstring (Questionable)2024 Wk1 · Hamstring (Out)

Home surface: sportturf (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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