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Tony Jefferson Los Angeles Chargers · #23

Safety · 5' 11", 212 lbs · Chula Vista, CA · Age 34

Tony Jefferson is a Safety for the Los Angeles Chargers, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 14 tackles.

SafetyUndrafted12-yr veteran
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Los Angeles Chargers · #23 · Safety
Tony Jefferson
Season avg14 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg572 tkl · 8.5 sacks · 8 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
14tkl
0sacks
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Scouting report

Tony Jefferson — 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
Tony Jefferson is a Safety for the Los Angeles Chargers, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 14 tackles.
B+
Coverage
C
Ball skills
C+
Run support
B+
Coverage
Excellent · defense
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C
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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B-
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 Tony Jefferson 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: #576 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
242Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tony Jefferson — every number, three levels deep

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

A+
Tackling
14 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A+
Coverage
2 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Tony Jefferson

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
3
pd
0–6
1
int
-1–3
25
tackles
8–42
0
ff
0–0
8
games
4–11
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 12-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 2 → projected 3 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+1.3
Age curve
-0.6
Net vs last season+0.7 pd
Everything it reads
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12 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 34 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 8 / 13 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tony Jefferson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
201316240000
201416781011
201516785232
201615965022
201716792112.5
201814746111
20195213000
2021210000
20229231000
20248270000
202513577400
2026 in progress · 4 games4142000
Career13457232888.5
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 Los Angeles Chargers built to win?

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

9–8proj record
57off index
85def index
+8net
54%playoff odds
66roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C- (57), defense B+ (85) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 29, pass rush 70, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 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 Tony Jefferson

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

1992-01-27

The beginning

Tony Jefferson is a Safety for the Los Angeles Chargers, in his 12th NFL season.

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Tony Jefferson is a Los Angeles Chargers safety, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 12 seasons (2013–2026) he has recorded 572 tackles, 9 sacks and 8 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Jefferson goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 11"
Weight
212 lbs
Born
Chula Vista, CA
Age
34
Jersey
#23
Background

Tony Jefferson is from Chula Vista, CA and is 34 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 5' 11", 212 lbs.

Over 12 seasons (2013–2026) he has recorded 572 tackles, 8.5 sacks and 8 interceptions. Jefferson is currently on the Los Angeles Chargers roster.

The person

Tony Jefferson is a long-time starting defensive back who has recorded 572 tackles with 8 interceptions and 32 passes defensed across 12 seasons (2013–2026).

Coverage production8 career interceptions and 32 passes defensed.
Tackling572 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking8 forced fumbles and 8.5 sacks on the blitz.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Durability134 career games played.
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FAQ

Tony Jefferson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tony Jefferson, answered.

What position does Tony Jefferson play?
Tony Jefferson is a Safety for the Los Angeles Chargers.
When was Tony Jefferson drafted?
Tony Jefferson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Tony Jefferson played?
12 (2013–2026).
What are Tony Jefferson's career stats?
He has recorded 572 tackles, 9 sacks and 8 interceptions.
Tony Jefferson 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
9
since 2016
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk10 · Hamstring2025 Wk9 · Hamstring (Out)2024 Wk17 · Hamstring2024 Wk15 · Hamstring2024 Wk14 · Hamstring (Questionable)2022 Wk6 · Foot (Out)

Home surface: matrixturf (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 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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