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Jonathan Garvin Chicago Bears · #52

Defensive End · 6' 4", 257 lbs · Lake Worth, FL · Age 27

Jonathan Garvin is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears, drafted 242nd overall, 2020. In 2022 he recorded 8 tackles.

Defensive EndDrafted 242nd overall3-yr veteran
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Season avg8 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg32 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Jonathan Garvin — 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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Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jonathan Garvin is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears, drafted 242nd overall, 2020. In 2022 he recorded 8 tackles.
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Pass rush
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Run D
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Pass rush
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Run defense
Average · defense
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B+
Disruption
Excellent · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Jonathan Garvin 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: #1004 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
29Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jonathan Garvin — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
8 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
2 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Jonathan Garvin

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 2023  modeled
0.5
sacks
-0.1–1.1
11
tackles
6–17
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ff
0–0
1
pd
0–2
14
games
10–17
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 1 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.5 sacks
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 27 — 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 / 16 / 14
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jonathan Garvin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
2020850000
202116191.5000
20221480020
Career38321.5020
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 Chicago Bears built to win?

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

12–5proj record
93off index
97def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (93), defense A+ (97) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 89, pass rush 99, coverage 95.
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 Jonathan Garvin

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

1999-07-28

The beginning

Jonathan Garvin is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears, in his 4th NFL season.

Chicago Bears

Turning pro

Drafted 242nd overall, 2020 as a Defensive End.

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Jonathan Garvin is a Chicago Bears defensive end, drafted 242nd overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2020–2022) he has recorded 32 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 8 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2022.

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Garvin's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
257 lbs
Draft
242nd overall, 2020
Born
Lake Worth, FL
Age
27
Jersey
#52
Background

Jonathan Garvin is from Lake Worth, FL and is 27 years old. He was drafted 242nd overall, 2020 and plays defensive end at 6' 4", 257 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2020–2022) he has recorded 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 0 interceptions. Garvin is currently on the Chicago Bears roster.

The person

Jonathan Garvin is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 1.5 sacks and 32 tackles across 3 seasons (2020–2022).

Pass rush1.5 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense32 career tackles up front.
Best season1.5 sacks in 2021.
Draft pedigree242nd overall, 2020.
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FAQ

Jonathan Garvin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jonathan Garvin, answered.

What position does Jonathan Garvin play?
Jonathan Garvin is a Defensive End for the Chicago Bears.
When was Jonathan Garvin drafted?
Jonathan Garvin was drafted 242nd overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Jonathan Garvin played?
3 (2020–2022).
What are Jonathan Garvin's career stats?
He has recorded 32 tackles, 2 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Jonathan Garvin 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
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2022 Wk4 · Hip

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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