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Roger McCreary Detroit Lions · #21

Cornerback · 5' 11", 190 lbs · Mobile, AL · Age 26

Roger McCreary is a Cornerback for the Detroit Lions, drafted 35th overall, 2022. In 2026 he recorded 12 tackles, 1 sacks.

CornerbackDrafted 35th overall5-yr veteran
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Detroit Lions · #21 · Cornerback
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Season avg12 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Career avg265 tkl · 5 sacks · 3 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Roger McCreary — 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
Roger McCreary is a Cornerback for the Detroit Lions, drafted 35th overall, 2022. In 2026 he recorded 12 tackles, 1 sacks.
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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
Solid · defense
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Tackling
Strong · defense
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Splash plays
Elite · defense
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Blitz
Elite · defense
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Act II

Where Roger McCreary 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: #165 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
133Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Roger McCreary — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
12 TKL
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Pass rush
1.0 SACK
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Coverage
1 PD
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Splash
1 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Roger McCreary

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
1–2
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int
0–1
26
tackles
10–41
1
ff
0–1
7
games
2–11
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 1 pd
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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 26 — 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 / 8 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Roger McCreary career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202217848100
202315866112
202415501001
20258332101
2026 in progress · 3 games3121011
Career5826518325.0
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 Detroit Lions built to win?

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

12–5proj record
91off index
99def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, 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 Roger McCreary

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

2000-02-10

The beginning

Roger McCreary is a Cornerback for the Detroit Lions, in his 5th NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 35th overall, 2022 as a Cornerback.

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Roger McCreary is a Detroit Lions cornerback, drafted 35th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 265 tackles, 5 sacks and 3 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 12 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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McCreary's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
190 lbs
Draft
35th overall, 2022
Born
Mobile, AL
Age
26
Jersey
#21
Background

Roger McCreary is from Mobile, AL and is 26 years old. He was drafted 35th overall, 2022 and plays cornerback at 5' 11", 190 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has recorded 265 tackles, 5 sacks and 3 interceptions. McCreary is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Roger McCreary is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 265 tackles with 3 interceptions and 18 passes defensed across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Coverage production3 career interceptions and 18 passes defensed.
Tackling265 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking2 forced fumbles and 5 sacks on the blitz.
Draft pedigree35th overall, 2022.
Durability58 career games played.
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FAQ

Roger McCreary — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Roger McCreary, answered.

What position does Roger McCreary play?
Roger McCreary is a Cornerback for the Detroit Lions.
When was Roger McCreary drafted?
Roger McCreary was drafted 35th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Roger McCreary played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Roger McCreary's career stats?
He has recorded 265 tackles, 5 sacks and 3 interceptions.
Roger McCreary 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
7
since 2022
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk17 · Hip2024 Wk16 · Shoulder2024 Wk15 · Shoulder (Questionable)2024 Wk14 · Shoulder (Questionable)2024 Wk13 · Knee2024 Wk12 · Knee (Questionable)

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 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Roger McCreary head-to-head

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