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Nick Martin San Francisco 49ers · #45

Linebacker · 5' 11", 221 lbs · Texarkana, TX · Age 24

Nick Martin is a Linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 75th overall, 2025. In 2025 he recorded 11 tackles.

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San Francisco 49ers · #45 · Linebacker

Nick Martin

Season avg11 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg11 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Nick Martin — 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.

Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Nick Martin is a Linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, drafted 75th overall, 2025. In 2025 he recorded 11 tackles.

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Pass rush

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Coverage

Solid · defense

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Elite · defense

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Disruption

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Nick Martin 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%

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23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #899 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

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12Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Nick Martin — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling

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Pass rush

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Coverage

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The engine

How the model sees Nick Martin

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

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7–7

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the tackles line vs last season

Last season 11 → projected 11 tackles

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.2 tackles

Everything it reads

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1 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 24 — 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: 7

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

Nick Martin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	INT	FF	PD
2025	7	11	0	0	1	0
Career	7	11	0.0	0	1	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.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Zaire Barnes 100%Jordan Turner 99%Jeffrey Bassa 99%Bam Martin-Scott 99%Jonathan Greenard 97%Marcelino McCrary-Ball 97%

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Context

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

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

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95%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 97, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 13–4 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 Nick Martin

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

2002-10-13

The beginning

Nick Martin is a Linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers, in his 2nd NFL season.

San Francisco 49ers

Turning pro

Drafted 75th overall, 2025 as a Linebacker.

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Nick Martin is a San Francisco 49ers linebacker, drafted 75th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2025) he has recorded 11 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 11 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Martin's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 221 lbs
Draft: 75th overall, 2025
Born: Texarkana, TX
Age: 24
Jersey: #45

Background

Nick Martin is from Texarkana, TX and is 24 years old. He was drafted 75th overall, 2025 and plays linebacker at 5' 11", 221 lbs.

Over his 2025 season he has recorded 11 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Martin is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

Nick Martin is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 11 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across his 2025 rookie season.

Tackle volume11 career tackles over 1 season.

Takeaways0 interceptions, 1 forced fumbles and 0 passes defensed.

Draft pedigree75th overall, 2025.

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FAQ

Nick Martin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nick Martin, answered.

What position does Nick Martin play?

Nick Martin is a Linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers.

When was Nick Martin drafted?

Nick Martin was drafted 75th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Nick Martin played?

1 (2025).

What are Nick Martin's career stats?

He has recorded 11 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Nick Martin 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.

Nick Martin San Francisco 49ers · #45

Nick Martin — the report card

Where Nick Martin stands

Nick Martin — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Nick Martin

Nick Martin career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

The Ballad of Nick Martin

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the field

Nick Martin — frequently asked

Injury history

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