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Backtest

2 prospects · 2019 draft

Each spoke: percentile within the prospect's own position (OT)
DD
Dennis Daley
OT · South Carolina
— · 6'5" · 317 lb
MS
Max Scharping
OT · Northern Illinois
— · 6'6" · 327 lb
Tiebreaker
High confidence
Take Max Scharping over Dennis Daley.

Decisive factor: 169-pick gap on Draftanomics projection. Reinforced by a bust risk 20 points lower.

Headline metrics

The four numbers a GM checks first.

Dennis Daley
Predicted pick
#210
range #187–#233
Bust probability· rough estimate
20%
Consensus rank
#153
on 2 boards
Career arc
arrives after the combineThe forecast needs his measurables first.
2nd-deal AAV
$4Mmodel
Max Scharping
Predicted pick
#41
range #14–#68
Bust probability· rough estimate
0%
Consensus rank
#129
on 7 boards
Career arc
arrives after the combineThe forecast needs his measurables first.
2nd-deal AAV
$3Mmodel

Feature radar

Each axis is the prospect's percentile among prospects at his position (0–100). Bigger shape = stronger across the board.

ProductionAthleticismAgeConsensusPer-play impact (PPA)Breakout ageWorkloadRAS × production
Prospects
  • Dennis Daley· Offensive line
  • Max Scharping· Offensive line
Axis leaders
  • ProductionDennis Daley50
  • AthleticismMax Scharping31
  • AgeMax Scharping84
  • ConsensusMax Scharping24
  • Per-play impact (PPA)Dennis Daley50
  • Breakout ageDennis Daley50
  • WorkloadDennis Daley50
  • RAS × productionDennis Daley31

Comp overlap

Top five historical comps per prospect. Shared comps highlighted.

Shared comps
  • Willie BeaversOT · TBD→ shared byDennis DaleyMax Scharping
Dennis Daley
  • Conor McDermott
    OT · #211
    TBD
  • Fahn Cooper
    OT · #174
    TBD
  • Alex Lewis
    OT · #130
    TBD
  • Willie Beaversshared
    OT · #121
    TBD
  • David Sharpe
    OT · #129
    TBD
Max Scharping
  • Ty Sambrailo
    OT · #59
    TBD
  • Willie Beaversshared
    OT · #121
    TBD
  • Joe Haeg
    OT · #155
    TBD
  • Cole Toner
    OT · #170
    TBD
  • Antonio Garcia
    OT · #85
    TBD

Risk and opportunity flags

Top three concerns and top two upside signals from the model.

Dennis Daley
Risks
No major risks flagged.
Opportunities
  • Consensus says higher
    3 boards have him at mean rank #119; model has him #210 — a 91-spot fade. Analysts converging this much above the model is a tell that the model is undervaluing him.
Max Scharping
Risks
  • Consensus skeptic
    8 boards place him at mean rank #85; model has him #41 — a 44-spot gap. When boards fade a player this hard, the model is usually the one missing something.
Opportunities
No standout upside flags.

Career trajectory forecast

Projected share of his team's snaps across the first four NFL seasons. Solid = seasons already played, dashed = the forecast.

0%25%50%75%100%Y1Y2Y3Y4Y5Y6Snap share
Dennis DaleyMax Scharping· solid = actuals, dashed = forecast

Verdict

The model's plain-English read.

Dennis Daley

Draftanomics projects Dennis Daley as a Day 3 dart throw at #210 (range #187-#233, wide band). Bust probability sits at 20% — manageable. The comp set leans young — most of his closest comps haven't played enough NFL snaps yet to be confidently graded. Closest comps: Conor McDermott, Fahn Cooper, Alex Lewis. Ceiling is Willie Beavers; floor is Conor McDermott. The call is a genuine fade: the room's consensus prices him around #119 and the model won't take him before #210 — a 91-spot markdown. The 91-spot markdown rests on thin verified signal rather than a named flaw — the model hasn't seen enough yet to match the room's conviction.

Max Scharping

Draftanomics projects Max Scharping as a Day 2 pick at #41 (range #14-#68, very wide band — too little on him yet to project tightly). Bust probability sits at 0% — low. The comp set leans young — most of his closest comps haven't played enough NFL snaps yet to be confidently graded. Closest comps: Ty Sambrailo, Willie Beavers, Joe Haeg. Ceiling is Ty Sambrailo; floor is Cole Toner. The call is a conviction buy: the model has him 44 spots ahead of the room (board #41 vs consensus #85), and at a 0% bust probability the edge is worth paying for.