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Justin Reid New Orleans Saints · #21

Safety · 6' 1", 207 lbs · Prairieville, LA · Age 29

Justin Reid is a Safety for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 68th overall, 2018. In 2026 he recorded 19 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 68th overall9-yr veteran
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New Orleans Saints · #21 · Safety
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Season avg19 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg671 tkl · 6.5 sacks · 11 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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0sacks
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Scouting report

Justin Reid — 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.

C+
Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Justin Reid is a Safety for the New Orleans Saints, drafted 68th overall, 2018. In 2026 he recorded 19 tackles.
C-
Coverage
C
Ball skills
B-
Run support
C-
Coverage
Average · defense
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C
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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B+
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 Justin Reid 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: #732 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
255Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Justin Reid — every number, three levels deep

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

A+
Tackling
19 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
0 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Justin Reid

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
3
pd
0–7
1
int
0–1
45
tackles
18–72
0
ff
0–0
10
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 3 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+3.5
Age curve
-0.2
Net vs last season+3.3 pd
Everything it reads
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9 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 29 — 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 / 15 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Justin Reid career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
2018168810310
201915785200
202013834002
202113664210
202217837001
202316957113
202416879200
202515726100.5
2026 in progress · 4 games4190000
Career125671521136.5
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 Justin Reid

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

1997-02-15

The beginning

Justin Reid is a Safety for the New Orleans Saints, in his 9th NFL season.

New Orleans Saints

Turning pro

Drafted 68th overall, 2018 as a Safety.

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Justin Reid is a New Orleans Saints safety, drafted 68th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has recorded 671 tackles, 7 sacks and 11 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 19 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
207 lbs
Draft
68th overall, 2018
Born
Prairieville, LA
Age
29
Jersey
#21
Background

Justin Reid is from Prairieville, LA and is 29 years old. He was drafted 68th overall, 2018 and plays safety at 6' 1", 207 lbs.

Over 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has recorded 671 tackles, 6.5 sacks and 11 interceptions. Reid is currently on the New Orleans Saints roster.

The person

Justin Reid is a long-time starting defensive back who has recorded 671 tackles with 11 interceptions and 52 passes defensed across 9 seasons (2018–2026).

Coverage production11 career interceptions and 52 passes defensed.
Tackling671 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking3 forced fumbles and 6.5 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree68th overall, 2018.
Durability125 career games played.
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FAQ

Justin Reid — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Justin Reid, answered.

What position does Justin Reid play?
Justin Reid is a Safety for the New Orleans Saints.
When was Justin Reid drafted?
Justin Reid was drafted 68th overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Justin Reid played?
9 (2018–2026).
What are Justin Reid's career stats?
He has recorded 671 tackles, 7 sacks and 11 interceptions.
Justin Reid 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
16
since 2018
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
3
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk16 · Knee2025 Wk15 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk14 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk6 · Concussion2025 Wk5 · Knee2024 Wk17 · Back

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

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