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Nikko Reed New York Giants · #35

Cornerback · 5' 10", 180 lbs · Oakland, CA · Age 23

Nikko Reed is a Cornerback for the New York Giants, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 1 tackles.

CornerbackUndrafted2-yr veteran
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Season avg1 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Nikko Reed — 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
Nikko Reed is a Cornerback for the New York Giants, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 1 tackles.
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Coverage
C+
Ball skills
C
Run support
C
Coverage
Solid · defense
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C+
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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Tackling
Solid · defense
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C+
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Nikko Reed 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: #908 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
6Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Nikko Reed — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
1 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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C-
Coverage
0 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Nikko Reed

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
0–1
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int
0–0
1
tackles
1–2
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ff
0–0
2
games
1–4
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 0 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+0.3 pd
Everything it reads
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2 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 23 — 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: 5 / 1
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Nikko Reed career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
2025521000
2026 in progress · 1 game110000
Career631000.0
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 Giants built to win?

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

10–7proj record
97off index
65def index
+28net
76%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (97), defense C (65) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 96, pass rush 30, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 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 Nikko Reed

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

2003-03-03

The beginning

Nikko Reed is a Cornerback for the New York Giants, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Nikko Reed is a New York Giants cornerback, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 1 tackle, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Reed goes from here.

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Reed's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 10"
Weight
180 lbs
Born
Oakland, CA
Age
23
Jersey
#35
Background

Nikko Reed is from Oakland, CA and is 23 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays cornerback at 5' 10", 180 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Reed is currently on the New York Giants roster.

The person

Nikko Reed is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 3 tackles with 0 interceptions and 1 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 1 passes defensed.
Tackling3 career tackles from the secondary.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Nikko Reed — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nikko Reed, answered.

What position does Nikko Reed play?
Nikko Reed is a Cornerback for the New York Giants.
When was Nikko Reed drafted?
Nikko Reed entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Nikko Reed played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Nikko Reed's career stats?
He has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Nikko Reed 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
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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
1
since 2025
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Hamstring (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 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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