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Taki Taimani Minnesota Vikings · #94

Defensive Tackle · 6' 1", 324 lbs · Salt Lake City, UT · Age 27

Taki Taimani is a Defensive Tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 1 tackles.

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Minnesota Vikings · #94 · Defensive Tackle

Taki Taimani

Season avg1 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg4 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

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Scouting report

Taki Taimani — 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.

Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Taki Taimani is a Defensive Tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 1 tackles.

Pass rush

C-

Run D

C+

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Pass rush

Solid · defense

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Run defense

Average · defense

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Disruption

Solid · defense

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C+

Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Taki Taimani 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

✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

5Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Taki Taimani — every number, three levels deep

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

Tackling

1 TKL

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C-

Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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Coverage

0 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Taki Taimani

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 2026 modeled

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sacks

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tackles

1–2

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games

2–6

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the sacks line vs last season

Last season 0 → projected 0 sacks

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.0 sacks

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 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: 7 / 2

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Taki Taimani career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack
2024	7	3	0
2025	2	1	0
Career	9	4	0.0

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.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Chris Rumph II 99%Naquan Jones 99%Nazir Stackhouse 99%Shy Tuttle 99%Desjuan Johnson 98%Eric Gregory 98%

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Context

Are the Minnesota Vikings built to win?

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

11–6proj record

90off index

76def index

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80%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (90), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 84, pass rush 53, 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 Taki Taimani

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

1999-10-06

The beginning

Taki Taimani is a Defensive Tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, in his 2nd NFL season.

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Taki Taimani is a Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 4 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 1 tackle, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Taimani goes from here.

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Taimani's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 324 lbs
Born: Salt Lake City, UT
Age: 27
Jersey: #94

Background

Taki Taimani is from Salt Lake City, UT and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive tackle at 6' 1", 324 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 4 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Taimani is currently on the Minnesota Vikings roster.

The person

Taki Taimani is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 0 sacks and 4 tackles across 2 seasons (2024–2025).

Pass rush0 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense4 career tackles up front.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

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FAQ

Taki Taimani — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Taki Taimani, answered.

What position does Taki Taimani play?

Taki Taimani is a Defensive Tackle for the Minnesota Vikings.

When was Taki Taimani drafted?

Taki Taimani entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Taki Taimani played?

2 (2024–2025).

What are Taki Taimani's career stats?

He has recorded 4 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Taki Taimani 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.