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Joshua Metellus Minnesota Vikings · #44

Safety · 5' 11", 208 lbs · Pembroke Pines, FL · Age 28

Joshua Metellus is a Safety for the Minnesota Vikings, drafted 205th overall, 2020. In 2025 he recorded 86 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 2 interceptions.

SafetyDrafted 205th overall6-yr veteran
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Minnesota Vikings · #44 · Safety
Joshua Metellus
Season avg86 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2 int
Career avg369 tkl · 3 sacks · 6 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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86tkl
0.5sacks
2int
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Scouting report

Joshua Metellus — 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.

B+
Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Joshua Metellus is a Safety for the Minnesota Vikings, drafted 205th overall, 2020. In 2025 he recorded 86 tackles, 0.5 sacks and 2 interceptions.
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Coverage
A-
Ball skills
B
Run support
B
Coverage
Strong · defense
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Ball skills
Excellent · defense
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A
Tackling
Elite · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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A
Blitz
Elite · defense
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Act II

Where Joshua Metellus 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: #137 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
178Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Joshua Metellus — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
86 TKL
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Pass rush
0.5 SACK
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Coverage
6 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Joshua Metellus

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
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pd
5–6
2
int
1–2
94
tackles
82–106
1
ff
-1–3
16
games
14–17
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 6 → projected 5 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-0.7 pd
Everything it reads
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6 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 28 — 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 / 14
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Joshua Metellus career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
20201590000
202116131000
202217425100
2023171165142.5
2024171035210
202514866200.5
Career9636922653.0
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 Minnesota Vikings built to win?

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

11–6proj record
90off index
76def index
+32net
80%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (90), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 84, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 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 Joshua Metellus

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

1998-01-21

The beginning

Joshua Metellus is a Safety for the Minnesota Vikings, in his 7th NFL season.

Minnesota Vikings

Turning pro

Drafted 205th overall, 2020 as a Safety.

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Joshua Metellus is a Minnesota Vikings safety, drafted 205th overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has recorded 369 tackles, 3 sacks and 6 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 86 tackles, 1 sack and 2 interceptions in 2025.

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Metellus's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
208 lbs
Draft
205th overall, 2020
Born
Pembroke Pines, FL
Age
28
Jersey
#44
Background

Joshua Metellus is from Pembroke Pines, FL and is 28 years old. He was drafted 205th overall, 2020 and plays safety at 5' 11", 208 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has recorded 369 tackles, 3 sacks and 6 interceptions. Metellus is currently on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

The person

Joshua Metellus is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 369 tackles with 6 interceptions and 22 passes defensed across 6 seasons (2020–2025).

Coverage production6 career interceptions and 22 passes defensed.
Tackling369 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking5 forced fumbles and 3 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree205th overall, 2020.
Durability96 career games played.
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FAQ

Joshua Metellus — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Joshua Metellus, answered.

What position does Joshua Metellus play?
Joshua Metellus is a Safety for the Minnesota Vikings.
When was Joshua Metellus drafted?
Joshua Metellus was drafted 205th overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Joshua Metellus played?
6 (2020–2025).
What are Joshua Metellus's career stats?
He has recorded 369 tackles, 3 sacks and 6 interceptions.
Joshua Metellus 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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