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Mike Danna Buffalo Bills · #51

Defensive End · 6' 2", 261 lbs · Detroit, MI · Age 29

Mike Danna is a Defensive End for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 177th overall, 2020. In 2025 he recorded 25 tackles, 1 sacks and 1 interceptions.

Defensive EndDrafted 177th overall6-yr veteran
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Mike Danna
Season avg25 tkl · 1 sacks · 1 int
Career avg194 tkl · 21.5 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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1sacks
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Scouting report

Mike Danna — 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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Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Mike Danna is a Defensive End for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 177th overall, 2020. In 2025 he recorded 25 tackles, 1 sacks and 1 interceptions.
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Pass rush
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Run D
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Pass rush
Strong · defense
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Run defense
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Excellent · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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A+
Ball skills
Elite · defense
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Act II

Where Mike Danna 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%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #323 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
180Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Mike Danna — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
25 TKL
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Pass rush
1.0 SACK
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Coverage
1 PD
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The engine

How the model sees Mike Danna

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 2026  modeled
2.6
sacks
0.4–4.8
32
tackles
22–42
1
ff
0–1
1
pd
0–2
15
games
13–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the sacks line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 3 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
-0.2
Net vs last season+1.6 sacks
Everything it reads
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6 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 / 13 / 15
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Mike Danna career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
202013252.5000
202117263210
202213275200
202316506.5030
202413413.5210
202515251011
Career8719421.5661
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 Buffalo Bills built to win?

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

12–5proj record
86off index
99def index
+51net
95%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
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 Mike Danna

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

1997-12-04

The beginning

Mike Danna is a Defensive End for the Buffalo Bills, in his 6th NFL season.

Buffalo Bills

Turning pro

Drafted 177th overall, 2020 as a Defensive End.

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Mike Danna is a Buffalo Bills defensive end, drafted 177th overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has recorded 194 tackles, 22 sacks and 1 interception.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 25 tackles, 1 sack and 1 interception in 2025.

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Danna's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
261 lbs
Draft
177th overall, 2020
Born
Detroit, MI
Age
29
Jersey
#51
Background

Mike Danna is from Detroit, MI and is 29 years old. He was drafted 177th overall, 2020 and plays defensive end at 6' 2", 261 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2020–2025) he has recorded 194 tackles, 21.5 sacks and 1 interceptions. Danna is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Mike Danna is a rotational pass rusher who has generated 21.5 sacks and 194 tackles across 6 seasons (2020–2025).

Pass rush21.5 career sacks with 6 forced fumbles.
Run defense194 career tackles up front.
Best season6.5 sacks in 2023.
Draft pedigree177th overall, 2020.
Durability87 career games played.
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FAQ

Mike Danna — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Mike Danna, answered.

What position does Mike Danna play?
Mike Danna is a Defensive End for the Buffalo Bills.
When was Mike Danna drafted?
Mike Danna was drafted 177th overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Mike Danna played?
6 (2020–2025).
What are Mike Danna's career stats?
He has recorded 194 tackles, 22 sacks and 1 interception.
Mike Danna 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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