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Reed Blankenship Houston Texans · #6

Safety · 6' 1", 203 lbs · Athens, AL · Age 27

Reed Blankenship is a Safety for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 32 tackles and 1 interceptions.

SafetyUndrafted5-yr veteran
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Houston Texans · #6 · Safety
Reed Blankenship
Season avg32 tkl · 0 sacks · 1 int
Career avg340 tkl · 0 sacks · 10 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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32tkl
0sacks
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Scouting report

Reed Blankenship — 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
Reed Blankenship is a Safety for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 32 tackles and 1 interceptions.
B+
Coverage
A
Ball skills
B
Run support
B+
Coverage
Excellent · defense
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A
Ball skills
Elite · defense
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A+
Tackling
Elite · 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 Reed Blankenship 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: #204 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
162Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Reed Blankenship — every number, three levels deep

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

A+
Tackling
32 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A+
Coverage
2 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Reed Blankenship

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
3
pd
2–5
2
int
0–3
57
tackles
36–77
0
ff
0–1
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 3 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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5 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 27 — 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 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Reed Blankenship career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202210342100
20231511311300
202415786400
202516834110
2026 in progress · 4 games4322100
Career60340251010.0
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 Houston Texans built to win?

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

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, 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 Reed Blankenship

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

1999-03-02

The beginning

Reed Blankenship is a Safety for the Houston Texans, in his 5th NFL season.

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Reed Blankenship is a Houston Texans safety, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 340 tackles, 0 sacks and 10 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 32 tackles, 0 sacks and 1 interception in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Blankenship goes from here.

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Blankenship's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
203 lbs
Born
Athens, AL
Age
27
Jersey
#6
Background

Reed Blankenship is from Athens, AL and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 6' 1", 203 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 340 tackles, 0 sacks and 10 interceptions. Blankenship is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Reed Blankenship is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 340 tackles with 10 interceptions and 25 passes defensed across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Coverage production10 career interceptions and 25 passes defensed.
Tackling340 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking1 forced fumbles.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability60 career games played.
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FAQ

Reed Blankenship — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Reed Blankenship, answered.

What position does Reed Blankenship play?
Reed Blankenship is a Safety for the Houston Texans.
When was Reed Blankenship drafted?
Reed Blankenship entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Reed Blankenship played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Reed Blankenship's career stats?
He has recorded 340 tackles, 0 sacks and 10 interceptions.
Reed Blankenship 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
8
since 2022
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk3 · Thumb2025 Wk13 · Thigh2024 Wk15 · Concussion2024 Wk14 · Concussion (Out)2024 Wk6 · Illness2023 Wk19 · Groin (Questionable)

Home surface: astroturf (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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