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Marlin Klein Houston Texans · #83

Tight End · 6' 6", 250 lbs · Cologne, Germany · Age 24

Marlin Klein is a Tight End for the Houston Texans, drafted 59th overall, 2026.

Tight EndDrafted 59th overallRookie
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Houston Texans · #83 · Tight End
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Season avg— · no seasons on record yet
Career avg— · career line pending
Live win probabilitySeason
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Scouting report

Marlin Klein — 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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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Marlin Klein is a Tight End for the Houston Texans, drafted 59th overall, 2026.
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Marlin Klein 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: #1810 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
0Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Marlin Klein — every number, three levels deep

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

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Marlin Klein

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 next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the production line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 24 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Marlin Klein career stats, season by season

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 Houston Texans built to win?

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

55–27proj record
#2conf seed
+5.4net rtg
117.5off rtg
112.1def rtg
98%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Aaron Graves, Aiden Fisher.
How his role moves
Projected 55–27, 2nd in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load 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 Marlin Klein

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

2002-09-17

The beginning

Marlin Klein is a Tight End for the Houston Texans.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 59th overall, 2026 as a Tight End.

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Marlin Klein is a Houston Texans tight end, drafted 59th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Klein goes from here.

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Klein's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
250 lbs
Draft
59th overall, 2026
Born
Cologne, Germany
Age
24
Jersey
#83
Background

Marlin Klein is from Cologne, Germany and is 24 years old. He was drafted 59th overall, 2026 and plays tight end at 6' 6", 250 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Klein is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Marlin Klein is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career receptions for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Draft pedigree59th overall, 2026.
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FAQ

Marlin Klein — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Marlin Klein, answered.

What position does Marlin Klein play?
Marlin Klein is a Tight End for the Houston Texans.
When was Marlin Klein drafted?
Marlin Klein was drafted 59th overall, 2026.
How many seasons has Marlin Klein played?
This is his first season on record.
What are Marlin Klein's career stats?
He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.
Marlin Klein 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
Depth chart
TE5
behind the starter
Snap share
10%
of offensive snaps
Target share
1%
WOPR 0.02

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.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs BUF
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
44
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 9
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
24
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs BUFW2 vs CINW3 @ INDW4 vs DALW5 @ TENW6 @ JAXW7 vs NYGW8 · BYEW9 @ LACW10 @ CLEW11 vs INDW12 vs BALW13 @ PITW14 @ WASW15 vs JAXW16 @ PHIW17 @ GBW18 vs TEN

Each week grades Marlin Klein's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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