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Julian Blackmon New Orleans Saints · #23

Safety · 6' 0", 202 lbs · Layton, UT · Age 28

Julian Blackmon is a Safety for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 85th overall, 2020. In 2026 he recorded 21 tackles and 1 interceptions.

SafetyDrafted 85th overall7-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #23 · Safety
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Season avg21 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Career avg328 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 11 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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21tkl
0sacks
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Scouting report

Julian Blackmon — 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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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Julian Blackmon is a Safety for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 85th overall, 2020. In 2026 he recorded 21 tackles and 1 interceptions.
C+
Coverage
A
Ball skills
B-
Run support
C+
Coverage
Strong · defense
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A
Ball skills
Elite · defense
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A-
Tackling
Excellent · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Julian Blackmon 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: #327 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
168Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Julian Blackmon — every number, three levels deep

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

A+
Tackling
21 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A
Coverage
1 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Julian Blackmon

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 2027  modeled
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pd
0–3
1
int
0–2
26
tackles
-5–58
0
ff
0–0
5
games
-1–11
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 1 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.5 pd
Everything it reads
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7 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: 16 / 1 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Julian Blackmon career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202015426210
20216341010
202214502101
202315888400
202416864300.5
2025171000
2026 in progress · 4 games4211100
Career71328231121.5
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 Julian Blackmon

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

1998-08-24

The beginning

Julian Blackmon is a Safety for the New Orleans Saints, in his 7th NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 85th overall, 2020 as a Safety.

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Julian Blackmon is a New Orleans Saints safety, drafted 85th overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 328 tackles, 2 sacks and 11 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 21 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception in 2026.

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Blackmon's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
202 lbs
Draft
85th overall, 2020
Born
Layton, UT
Age
28
Jersey
#23
Background

Julian Blackmon is from Layton, UT and is 28 years old. He was drafted 85th overall, 2020 and plays safety at 6' 0", 202 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 328 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 11 interceptions. Blackmon is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Julian Blackmon is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 328 tackles with 11 interceptions and 23 passes defensed across 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Coverage production11 career interceptions and 23 passes defensed.
Tackling328 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking2 forced fumbles and 1.5 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree85th overall, 2020.
Durability71 career games played.
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FAQ

Julian Blackmon — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Julian Blackmon, answered.

What position does Julian Blackmon play?
Julian Blackmon is a Safety for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Julian Blackmon drafted?
Julian Blackmon was drafted 85th overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Julian Blackmon played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are Julian Blackmon's career stats?
He has recorded 328 tackles, 2 sacks and 11 interceptions.
Julian Blackmon 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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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
12
since 2020
Games missed
6
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Calf2025 Wk2 · Shoulder (Out)2024 Wk11 · Shoulder2024 Wk3 · Shoulder2024 Wk2 · Shoulder (Out)2022 Wk7 · Ankle

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 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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