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Marcellas Dial Jr. Miami Dolphins · #24

Cornerback · 6' 0", 190 lbs · Woodruff, SC · Age 26

Marcellas Dial Jr. is a Cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 180th overall, 2024. In 2024 he recorded 12 tackles.

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Marcellas Dial Jr.

Season avg12 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg12 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Marcellas Dial Jr. — 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.

Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Marcellas Dial Jr. is a Cornerback for the Miami Dolphins, drafted 180th overall, 2024. In 2024 he recorded 12 tackles.

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Coverage

Ball skills

C+

Run support

C-

Coverage

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Tackling

Average · defense

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Splash plays

Elite · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Marcellas Dial Jr. 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

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1076 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

12Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Marcellas Dial Jr. — every number, three levels deep

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

A+

Tackling

12 TKL

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C+

Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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Coverage

0 PD

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Splash

1 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Marcellas Dial Jr.

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 2025 modeled

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tackles

11–13

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games

16–18

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

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Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Everything it reads

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1 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 26 — 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

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Marcellas Dial Jr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	FF	Sack
2024	17	12	0	0	1	0
Career	17	12	0	0	1	0.0

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.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

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

9–8proj record

60off index

88def index

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60%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades C (60), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 34, pass rush 76, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 9–8 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 Marcellas Dial Jr.

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

2000-12-06

The beginning

Marcellas Dial Jr.

Miami Dolphins

Turning pro

Drafted 180th overall, 2024 as a Cornerback.

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Marcellas Dial Jr. is a Miami Dolphins cornerback, drafted 180th overall, 2024.

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Across 1 season (2024) he has recorded 12 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 12 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2024.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 785: Marcellas Dial / CB / South Carolina / 2022 / Full Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 190 lbs
Draft: 180th overall, 2024
Born: Woodruff, SC
Age: 26
Jersey: #24

Background

Marcellas Dial Jr. is from Woodruff, SC and is 26 years old. He was drafted 180th overall, 2024 and plays cornerback at 6' 0", 190 lbs.

Over his 2024 season he has recorded 12 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Dial is currently on the Miami Dolphins roster.

The person

Marcellas Dial Jr. is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 12 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his 2024 rookie season.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.

Tackling12 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking1 forced fumbles.

Draft pedigree180th overall, 2024.

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FAQ

Marcellas Dial Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Marcellas Dial Jr., answered.

What position does Marcellas Dial Jr. play?

Marcellas Dial Jr. is a Cornerback for the Miami Dolphins.

When was Marcellas Dial Jr. drafted?

Marcellas Dial Jr. was drafted 180th overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Marcellas Dial Jr. played?

1 (2024).

What are Marcellas Dial Jr.'s career stats?

He has recorded 12 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Marcellas Dial Jr. 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.

Marcellas Dial Jr. Miami Dolphins · #24

Marcellas Dial Jr. — the report card

Where Marcellas Dial Jr. stands

Marcellas Dial Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Marcellas Dial Jr.

Marcellas Dial Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Miami Dolphins built to win?

The Ballad of Marcellas Dial Jr.

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the field

Marcellas Dial Jr. — frequently asked

Injury history

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