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Sydney Brown Atlanta Falcons · #29

Safety · 5' 10", 211 lbs · London, ON, Canada · Age 26

Sydney Brown is a Safety for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 66th overall, 2023. In 2026 he recorded 13 tackles.

SafetyDrafted 66th overall4-yr veteran
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Atlanta Falcons · #29 · Safety
Sydney Brown
Season avg13 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg99 tkl · 0 sacks · 2 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Sydney Brown — 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.

C+
Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Sydney Brown is a Safety for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 66th overall, 2023. In 2026 he recorded 13 tackles.
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Coverage
C
Ball skills
C+
Run support
C+
Coverage
Strong · defense
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Ball skills
Solid · defense
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C+
Tackling
Strong · 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 Sydney Brown 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: #733 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
58Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Sydney Brown — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
13 TKL
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Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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Coverage
1 PD
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Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Sydney Brown

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
0–1
19
tackles
8–30
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ff
0–1
10
games
4–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 1 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season-0.2 pd
Everything it reads
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4 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: 11 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Sydney Brown career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202314453110
20241172110
202517340000
2026 in progress · 4 games4131000
Career46996220.0
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 Atlanta Falcons built to win?

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

13–4proj record
95off index
99def index
+60net
95%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 92, 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 Sydney Brown

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

2000-03-21

The beginning

Sydney Brown is a Safety for the Atlanta Falcons, in his 4th NFL season.

Atlanta Falcons

Turning pro

Drafted 66th overall, 2023 as a Safety.

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Sydney Brown is an Atlanta Falcons safety, drafted 66th overall, 2023.

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Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has recorded 99 tackles, 0 sacks and 2 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 13 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 10"
Weight
211 lbs
Draft
66th overall, 2023
Born
London, ON, Canada
Age
26
Jersey
#29
Background

Sydney Brown is from London, ON, Canada and is 26 years old. He was drafted 66th overall, 2023 and plays safety at 5' 10", 211 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has recorded 99 tackles, 0 sacks and 2 interceptions. Brown is currently on the Atlanta Falcons roster.

The person

Sydney Brown is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 99 tackles with 2 interceptions and 6 passes defensed across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Coverage production2 career interceptions and 6 passes defensed.
Tackling99 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking2 forced fumbles.
Draft pedigree66th overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Sydney Brown — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Sydney Brown, answered.

What position does Sydney Brown play?
Sydney Brown is a Safety for the Atlanta Falcons.
When was Sydney Brown drafted?
Sydney Brown was drafted 66th overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Sydney Brown played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Sydney Brown's career stats?
He has recorded 99 tackles, 0 sacks and 2 interceptions.
Sydney Brown 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
4
since 2023
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk16 · Concussion (Questionable)2024 Wk15 · Knee2024 Wk14 · Knee (Out)2024 Wk13 · Knee (Questionable)2024 Wk7 · Knee2024 Wk6 · Knee

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

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