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Minkah Fitzpatrick New York Jets · #29

Safety · 6' 1", 202 lbs · Old Bridge, NJ · Age 30

Minkah Fitzpatrick is a Safety for the New York Jets, drafted 11th overall, 2018. In 2026 he recorded 16 tackles and 1 interceptions.

SafetyDrafted 11th overall9-yr veteran
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New York Jets · #29 · Safety
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Season avg16 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Career avg649 tkl · 1 sacks · 17 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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0sacks
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Scouting report

Minkah Fitzpatrick — 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
Minkah Fitzpatrick is a Safety for the New York Jets, drafted 11th overall, 2018. In 2026 he recorded 16 tackles and 1 interceptions.
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Coverage
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Ball skills
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Run support
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Coverage
Strong · defense
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Ball skills
Strong · defense
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Tackling
Strong · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Minkah Fitzpatrick 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: #411 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
275Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Minkah Fitzpatrick — 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
1 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Minkah Fitzpatrick

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
1–5
1
int
1–1
47
tackles
15–79
0
ff
0–1
8
games
2–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 3 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+2.2
Age curve
-0.3
Net vs last season+1.9 pd
Everything it reads
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9 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 30 — 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 / 14 / 1
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Minkah Fitzpatrick career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
201816809200
20192120010
2020167911410
2021161247210
2022159611600
202310643000
202417964110
202514826111
2026 in progress · 1 game1161100
Career107649521751.0
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 New York Jets built to win?

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

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
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 Minkah Fitzpatrick

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

1996-11-17

The beginning

Minkah Fitzpatrick is a Safety for the New York Jets, in his 9th NFL season.

New York Jets

Turning pro

Drafted 11th overall, 2018 as a Safety.

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Minkah Fitzpatrick is a New York Jets safety, drafted 11th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has recorded 649 tackles, 1 sack and 17 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 16 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
202 lbs
Draft
11th overall, 2018
Born
Old Bridge, NJ
Age
30
Jersey
#29
Background

Minkah Fitzpatrick is from Old Bridge, NJ and is 30 years old. He was drafted 11th overall, 2018 and plays safety at 6' 1", 202 lbs.

Over 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has recorded 649 tackles, 1 sacks and 17 interceptions. Fitzpatrick is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Minkah Fitzpatrick is a long-time starting defensive back who has recorded 649 tackles with 17 interceptions and 52 passes defensed across 9 seasons (2018–2026).

Coverage production17 career interceptions and 52 passes defensed.
Tackling649 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking5 forced fumbles and 1 sacks on the blitz.
First-round pedigree11th overall, 2018.
Durability107 career games played.
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FAQ

Minkah Fitzpatrick — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Minkah Fitzpatrick, answered.

What position does Minkah Fitzpatrick play?
Minkah Fitzpatrick is a Safety for the New York Jets.
When was Minkah Fitzpatrick drafted?
Minkah Fitzpatrick was drafted 11th overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Minkah Fitzpatrick played?
9 (2018–2026).
What are Minkah Fitzpatrick's career stats?
He has recorded 649 tackles, 1 sack and 17 interceptions.
Minkah Fitzpatrick 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
14
since 2021
Games missed
13
listed Out
Lower-body
8
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Groin2026 Wk3 · Groin (Out)2026 Wk2 · Groin (Out)2025 Wk18 · Calf (Out)2025 Wk17 · Calf (Out)2025 Wk16 · Calf (Out)

Home surface: fieldturf (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 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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