3 prospects · 2017 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 Michael Tyson (age 23.8 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #189 (range #150-#228, very wide band — too little on him yet to project tightly). Bust probability sits at 65% — scary. The comp set is strong: 4 of 4 closest comps with known NFL outcomes became starters or better. Closest comps: Derron Smith (Contributor), Jaquiski Tartt (Franchise), Ibraheim Campbell (Starter). Ceiling is Damarious Randall (Franchise); floor is Derron Smith (Contributor). Drafted #187 by SEA in 2017 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 54 spots ahead of the room (board #189 vs consensus #243) — but size the bet for the 65% bust probability; this is a price edge, not a safety edge.
Draftanomics projects Marcus Maye (age 24.1 at draft) as a mid-round flyer at #160 (range #128-#192, very wide band — too little on him yet to project tightly). Bust probability sits at 0% — low. The comp set is strong: 3 of 4 closest comps with known NFL outcomes became starters or better. Closest comps: Jaquiski Tartt (Franchise), Derron Smith (Contributor), James Sample (Bust). Ceiling is Jaquiski Tartt (Franchise); floor is Derron Smith (Contributor). Age 24.1 at draft. Slightly older than the cohort median (~22.5); upside ceiling is trimmed. The call is a genuine fade: the room's consensus prices him around #69 and the model won't take him before #160 — a 91-spot markdown. The discount is earned — older prospect leads the case against.
Draftanomics projects Treston Decoud (age 23.7 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #219 (range #180-#258, very wide band — too little on him yet to project tightly). Bust probability sits at 52% — elevated. The comp set is strong: 4 of 4 closest comps with known NFL outcomes became starters or better. Closest comps: Jaquiski Tartt (Franchise), Derron Smith (Contributor), Ibraheim Campbell (Starter). Ceiling is Damarious Randall (Franchise); floor is Derron Smith (Contributor). Age 23.7 at draft. Slightly older than the cohort median (~22.5); upside ceiling is trimmed. The call is a value lean: #219 against a consensus #245 is a 26-spot edge — enough to move him up the queue, not enough to reach a round early, with older prospect the tax on that edge.