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P.J. Locke Dallas Cowboys · #1

Safety · 5' 11", 202 lbs · Beaumont, TX · Age 29

P.J. Locke is a Safety for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 3 tackles.

SafetyUndrafted7-yr veteran
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Season avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg177 tkl · 4 sacks · 1 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

P.J. Locke — 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
P.J. Locke is a Safety for the Dallas Cowboys, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 3 tackles.
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Coverage
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Ball skills
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Run support
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Coverage
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Ball skills
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Tackling
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where P.J. Locke 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%
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Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1031 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
113Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

P.J. Locke — 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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The engine

How the model sees P.J. Locke

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
0–2
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int
0–0
18
tackles
-10–46
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ff
0–1
9
games
3–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 1 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+1.3 pd
Everything it reads
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7 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: 15 / 16 / 2
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

P.J. Locke career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
20201530000
20211660000
202216221020
202312535123
202415742011
202516163000
2026 in progress · 2 games230000
Career9217711154.0
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 Dallas Cowboys built to win?

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

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 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 P.J. Locke

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

1997-02-12

The beginning

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P.J. Locke is a Dallas Cowboys safety, an undrafted find.

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Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 177 tackles, 4 sacks and 1 interception.

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Most recently he posted 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Locke goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
202 lbs
Born
Beaumont, TX
Age
29
Jersey
#1
Background

P.J. Locke is from Beaumont, TX and is 29 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 5' 11", 202 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has recorded 177 tackles, 4 sacks and 1 interceptions. Locke is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

P.J. Locke is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 177 tackles with 1 interceptions and 11 passes defensed across 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Coverage production1 career interceptions and 11 passes defensed.
Tackling177 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking5 forced fumbles and 4 sacks on the blitz.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability92 career games played.
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FAQ

P.J. Locke — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about P.J. Locke, answered.

What position does P.J. Locke play?
P.J. Locke is a Safety for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was P.J. Locke drafted?
P.J. Locke entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has P.J. Locke played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are P.J. Locke's career stats?
He has recorded 177 tackles, 4 sacks and 1 interception.
P.J. Locke 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
11
since 2020
Games missed
5
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk3 · Foot (Out)2025 Wk10 · Neck (Questionable)2025 Wk9 · Neck (Out)2024 Wk13 · Thumb2024 Wk12 · Thumb2024 Wk11 · Thumb

Home surface: matrixturf (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 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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