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Markquese Bell Dallas Cowboys · #14

Safety · 6' 2", 215 lbs · Bridgeton, NJ · Age 27

Markquese Bell is a Safety for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 16 tackles.

SafetyUndrafted5-yr veteran
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Season avg16 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg158 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
16tkl
0sacks
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Scouting report

Markquese Bell — 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
Markquese Bell is a Safety for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 16 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
C+
Run support
C-
Coverage
Average · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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B
Tackling
Strong · 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 Markquese Bell 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: #928 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
79Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Markquese Bell — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
16 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 Markquese Bell

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
0–2
0
int
0–1
23
tackles
9–37
0
ff
0–1
9
games
4–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 1 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.0 pd
Everything it reads
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5 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: 9 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Markquese Bell career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
2022510000
202317944020
2024960000
202517413110
2026 in progress · 4 games4160000
Career521587130.0
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 Dallas Cowboys built to win?

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

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, 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 Markquese Bell

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

1999-01-06

The beginning

Markquese Bell is a Safety for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 5th NFL season.

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Markquese Bell is a Dallas Cowboys safety, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 158 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 16 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Bell goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
215 lbs
Born
Bridgeton, NJ
Age
27
Jersey
#14
Background

Markquese Bell is from Bridgeton, NJ and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 6' 2", 215 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 158 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interceptions. Bell is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

Markquese Bell is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 158 tackles with 1 interceptions and 7 passes defensed across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Coverage production1 career interceptions and 7 passes defensed.
Tackling158 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking3 forced fumbles.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability52 career games played.
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FAQ

Markquese Bell — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Markquese Bell, answered.

What position does Markquese Bell play?
Markquese Bell is a Safety for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was Markquese Bell drafted?
Markquese Bell entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Markquese Bell played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Markquese Bell's career stats?
He has recorded 158 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception.
Markquese Bell 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
5
since 2023
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk12 · Shoulder (Out)2024 Wk6 · Illness2024 Wk5 · Ankle2024 Wk4 · Ankle (Doubtful)2023 Wk10 · Calf2023 Wk6 · Shoulder

Home surface: matrixturf (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 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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