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Tonka Hemingway Las Vegas Raiders · #97

Defensive Tackle · 6' 2", 284 lbs · Conway, SC · Age 25

Tonka Hemingway is a Defensive Tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 135th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 13 tackles.

Defensive TackleDrafted 135th overall2-yr veteran
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Las Vegas Raiders · #97 · Defensive Tackle
Tonka Hemingway
Season avg13 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg22 tkl · 4 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
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Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Tonka Hemingway — 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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Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Tonka Hemingway is a Defensive Tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 135th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 13 tackles.
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Pass rush
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Pass rush
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Run defense
Excellent · defense
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Disruption
Elite · 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 Tonka Hemingway 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%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #382 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
42Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tonka Hemingway — every number, three levels deep

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

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Tackling
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Coverage
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The engine

How the model sees Tonka Hemingway

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
1.4
sacks
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12
tackles
10–14
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0–0
2
pd
2–3
6
games
4–8
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 1 sacks
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Net vs last season+1.4 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 25 — 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: 9 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tonka Hemingway career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackFFPDINT
2025994010
2026 in progress · 4 games4130030
Career13224.0040
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 Las Vegas Raiders built to win?

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

12–5proj record
85off index
98def index
+49net
95%playoff odds
67roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (85), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 75, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
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 Tonka Hemingway

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

2001-10-31

The beginning

Tonka Hemingway is a Defensive Tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders, in his 2nd NFL season.

Las Vegas Raiders

Turning pro

Drafted 135th overall, 2025 as a Defensive Tackle.

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Tonka Hemingway is a Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle, drafted 135th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 22 tackles, 4 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

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

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Hemingway's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
284 lbs
Draft
135th overall, 2025
Born
Conway, SC
Age
25
Jersey
#97
Background

Tonka Hemingway is from Conway, SC and is 25 years old. He was drafted 135th overall, 2025 and plays defensive tackle at 6' 2", 284 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 22 tackles, 4 sacks and 0 interceptions. Hemingway is currently on the Las Vegas Raiders roster.

The person

Tonka Hemingway is a rotational defensive lineman who has generated 4 sacks and 22 tackles across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Pass rush4 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.
Run defense22 career tackles up front.
Best season4 sacks in 2025.
Draft pedigree135th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Tonka Hemingway — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tonka Hemingway, answered.

What position does Tonka Hemingway play?
Tonka Hemingway is a Defensive Tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders.
When was Tonka Hemingway drafted?
Tonka Hemingway was drafted 135th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Tonka Hemingway played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Tonka Hemingway's career stats?
He has recorded 22 tackles, 4 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Tonka Hemingway 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

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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.

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