3 prospects · 2016 draft
The four numbers a GM checks first.
Each axis is the prospect's percentile among prospects at his position (0–100). Bigger shape = stronger across the board.
Top five historical comps per prospect. Shared comps highlighted.
Top three concerns and top two upside signals from the model.
Projected share of his team's snaps across the first four NFL seasons. Solid = seasons already played, dashed = the forecast.
The model's plain-English read.
Draftanomics projects Dwayne Washington (age 22.0 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #226 (range #224-#228, tight projection). Bust probability sits at 0% — low. No Combine drills or Pro Day numbers on file while most of the class has tested — the athletic part of the grade is unmeasured. The call is a conviction buy: the model has him 530 spots ahead of the room (board #226 vs consensus #756), and at a 0% bust probability the edge is worth paying for.
Draftanomics projects Keenan Reynolds (age 22.4 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #227 (range #225-#229, tight projection). Bust probability sits at 65% — scary. School SP+ 12.1 (AMERICAN ATHLETIC). Strong program among non-Power-5 — the prospect dominated against decent competition. Drafted #182 by BAL in 2016 but recorded ZERO regular-season NFL snaps. Year-1 absence is one of the strongest single-signal bust predictors we have. The call is a conviction buy: the model has him 108 spots ahead of the room (board #227 vs consensus #335) — but size the bet for the 65% bust probability; this is a price edge, not a safety edge.
Draftanomics projects Wendell Smallwood (age 22.2 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #195 (range #193-#197, tight projection). Bust probability sits at 0% — low. Career trajectory in rushing yards: 221 → 722 → 1519. Production rose every season — the kind of upward arc that often continues into the league. PPA avg_all 0.268 — per-snap contribution is below-average for the position. Volume stats overstate the impact. The call is a lean fade: the model sits 20 spots below the room's consensus #175 — don't pay sticker price. The discount is earned — negative per-play impact leads the case against.