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Tanner McCalister Kansas City Chiefs · #34

Safety · 5' 11", 191 lbs · Rockwall, TX · Age 26

Tanner McCalister is a Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, an undrafted signing. In 2024 he recorded 1 tackles.

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Tanner McCalister

Season avg1 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg3 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

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Scouting report

Tanner McCalister — 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

Tanner McCalister is a Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, an undrafted signing. In 2024 he recorded 1 tackles.

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Coverage

Ball skills

C-

Run support

C-

Coverage

Average · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Tackling

Below average · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Tanner McCalister 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

4Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Tanner McCalister — 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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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 Tanner McCalister

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 2025 modeled

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int

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tackles

1–2

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games

3–3

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

What moves the pd line vs last season

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Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.0 pd

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 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: 3 / 3

health

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

Tanner McCalister career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack
2023	3	2	0
2024	3	1	0
Career	6	3	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

Andre' Sam 100%Beau Brade 100%Brandon Codrington 100%Chigozie Anusiem 100%D'Shawn Jamison 100%Joey Blount 100%

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Context

Are the Kansas City Chiefs built to win?

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

12–5proj record

89off index

88def index

+43net

92%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (88) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 83, pass rush 76, 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 Tanner McCalister

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

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The beginning

Tanner McCalister is a Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs, in his 1st NFL season.

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Tanner McCalister is a Kansas City Chiefs safety, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2023–2024) he has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 1 tackle, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2024.

Where things stand

Where McCalister goes from here.

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McCalister's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Tanner McCalister with a Sack vs. Philadelphia Eagles #shorts

Off the field

Measurables

Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 191 lbs
Born: Rockwall, TX
Age: 26
Jersey: #34

Background

Tanner McCalister is from Rockwall, TX and is 26 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 5' 11", 191 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2023–2024) he has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. McCalister is currently on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.

The person

Tanner McCalister is a depth and special-teams defensive back who has recorded 3 tackles with 0 interceptions and 0 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2023–2024).

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 0 passes defensed.

Tackling3 career tackles from the secondary.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Tanner McCalister — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tanner McCalister, answered.

What position does Tanner McCalister play?

Tanner McCalister is a Safety for the Kansas City Chiefs.

When was Tanner McCalister drafted?

Tanner McCalister entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Tanner McCalister played?

2 (2023–2024).

What are Tanner McCalister's career stats?

He has recorded 3 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Tanner McCalister 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.