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Melvin Smith Jr. Kansas City Chiefs · #39

Cornerback · 6' 1", 185 lbs · Bossier City, LA · Age 24

Melvin Smith Jr. is a Cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs, an undrafted signing.

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Kansas City Chiefs · #39 · Cornerback

Melvin Smith Jr.

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

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Scouting report

Melvin Smith 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.

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Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Melvin Smith Jr. is a Cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs, an undrafted signing.

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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 Melvin Smith 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: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

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Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Melvin Smith Jr. — 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 Melvin Smith 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 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

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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

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

Melvin Smith Jr. 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 Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

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

15–67proj record

-42.5net index

50off index

8def index

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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Alohi Gilman, Amari McNeill.

How his role moves

Primary cornerback role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Melvin Smith Jr.

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

2002-04-12

The beginning

Melvin Smith Jr.

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Melvin Smith Jr. is a Kansas City Chiefs cornerback, an undrafted find.

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

Where things stand

Where Jr.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 185 lbs
Born: Bossier City, LA
Age: 24
Jersey: #39

Background

Melvin Smith Jr. is from Bossier City, LA and is 24 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays cornerback at 6' 1", 185 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Smith is currently on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.

The person

Melvin Smith Jr. is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 0 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across his career.

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.

Tackling0 career tackles from the secondary.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

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FAQ

Melvin Smith Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Melvin Smith Jr., answered.

What position does Melvin Smith Jr. play?

Melvin Smith Jr. is a Cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs.

When was Melvin Smith Jr. drafted?

Melvin Smith Jr. entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Melvin Smith Jr. played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Melvin Smith Jr.'s career stats?

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

Melvin Smith 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.

Melvin Smith Jr. Kansas City Chiefs · #39

Melvin Smith Jr. — the report card

Where Melvin Smith Jr. stands

Melvin Smith Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Melvin Smith Jr.

Melvin Smith Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

The Ballad of Melvin Smith Jr.

The beginning

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Melvin Smith Jr. — frequently asked

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