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Tarik Black Detroit Lions · #12

Wide Receiver · 6' 3", 213 lbs · Hamden, CT · Age 28

Tarik Black is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing. In 2021 he caught 1 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns.

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Detroit Lions · #12 · Wide Receiver

Tarik Black

Season avg1 rec · 10 yds · 0 td

Career avg1 rec · 10 yds · 0 td

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Scouting report

Tarik Black — 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.

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Tarik Black is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing. In 2021 he caught 1 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns.

C+

Receiving

Big-play

Scoring

Receiving yards

Solid · offense

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C+

Volume

Solid · offense

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Big-play

Solid · offense

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Scoring

Solid · offense

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C+

Target share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Tarik Black 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

3Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Tarik Black — every number, three levels deep

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

Receiving

10 YDS

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Volume

1 REC

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Big-play

10.0 Y/R

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Scoring

0 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Tarik Black

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 2022 modeled

rec

1–1

rec yds

9–10

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targets

2–2

games

1–1

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 1 → projected 1 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.0 rec

Everything it reads

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1 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 28 — 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: 1

health

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

Tarik Black career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2021	1	1	10	0	2	10.0
Career	1	1	10	0	2

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

Ashton Dulin 99%Kevin Austin Jr. 99%Tutu Atwell 98%David Sills V 98%Jerry Jeudy 98%Jalen Nailor 97%

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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 Tarik Black

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

1998-02-10

The beginning

Tarik Black is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions, in his 1st NFL season.

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Tarik Black is a Detroit Lions wide receiver, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2021) he has caught 1 pass for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 1 pass for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2021.

Where things stand

Where Black goes from here.

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Black's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 213 lbs
Born: Hamden, CT
Age: 28
Jersey: #12

Background

Tarik Black is from Hamden, CT and is 28 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays wide receiver at 6' 3", 213 lbs.

Over his 2021 season he has caught 1 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns. Black is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Tarik Black is a depth receiver who has caught 1 passes for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns across his 2021 rookie season.

Receiving1 career catches, 10 yards, 0 touchdowns.

Best season1 catches for 10 yards in 2021.

Yards per catch10.0 yards per reception over his career.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Tarik Black — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tarik Black, answered.

What position does Tarik Black play?

Tarik Black is a Wide Receiver for the Detroit Lions.

When was Tarik Black drafted?

Tarik Black entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Tarik Black played?

1 (2021).

What are Tarik Black's career stats?

He has caught 1 pass for 10 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tarik Black 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.