5th percentile
LB GRADE RECEIPT
Cody Barton
Tennessee Titans / MLB / Healthy
Model version: player-forecast-v24 Data updated: August 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM EDT
NFSMELL RATING78.0B
POSITION RANK#28of 78 rated LBs
WHY THIS RATING
Grade components
Solid production forecastvalidated one-season baseline
Current form74.0
Player-created value78.0
Next-season projection76.5
Production forecast76.5
Position-relative forecast grade78.0
Model receipt
LB production balances tackling, pressure, non-sack disruption, coverage results, breakups, and missed tackles.
The displayed performance component is recency-weighted across qualifying 2025, 2024, 2023 seasons.
Prospect pedigree and testing are context only; qualifying NFL production is authoritative.
OVR uses the validated one-season baseline because it outperformed the prior composite in the 2024-2025 walk-forward audit.
The non-QB forecast target is next-season position-relative production, not an independent film or talent grade.
2025 PERFORMANCE
Position-specific metrics
98th percentile
74th percentile
51st percentile
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34th percentile
72nd percentile
35th percentile
78.0 season score1,061 qualifying plays