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Backtest

2 prospects · 2019 draft

Each spoke: percentile within the prospect's own position (CB)
JB
Jordan Brown
CB · South Dakota St.
23.1 yo · — · —
DJ
Donnie Lewis Jr.
CB · Tulane
22.8 yo · — · —
Tiebreaker
Medium confidence
Take Donnie Lewis Jr. over Jordan Brown.

Decisive factor: 46-pick gap on Draftanomics projection.

Headline metrics

The four numbers a GM checks first.

Jordan Brown
Predicted pick
#225
range #177–#273
Bust probability· rough estimate
65%
0%comp-based · 0/4
Consensus rank
—
no boards yet
Career arc
Bust
tier · Day 3
2nd-deal AAV
$6Mmodel
Donnie Lewis Jr.
Predicted pick
#179
range #149–#209
Bust probability· rough estimate
65%
0%comp-based · 0/4
Consensus rank
—
no boards yet
Career arc
Bust
tier · Day 3
2nd-deal AAV
$6Mmodel

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
  • Jordan Brown· CB / S
  • Donnie Lewis Jr.· CB / S
Axis leaders
  • ProductionJordan Brown36
  • AthleticismJordan Brown37
  • AgeDonnie Lewis Jr.70
  • ConsensusDonnie Lewis Jr.17
  • Per-play impact (PPA)Jordan Brown50
  • Breakout ageJordan Brown50
  • WorkloadJordan Brown100
  • RAS × productionJordan Brown26

Comp overlap

Top five historical comps per prospect. Shared comps highlighted.

No shared comps in the top five. Each prospect has a distinct historical profile.
Jordan Brown
  • James Bradberry
    CB · #62
    Starter
  • Jack Tocho
    CB · #245
    TBD
  • Trey Caldwell
    CB · #173
    Bust
  • Akeem King
    CB · #249
    Bust
  • Juston Burris
    CB · #118
    Contributor
Donnie Lewis Jr.
  • Anthony Brown
    CB · #189
    Starter
  • Shaquill Griffin
    CB · #90
    Bust
  • Corn Elder
    CB · #152
    TBD
  • Ahkello Witherspoon
    CB · #66
    Bust
  • Rasul Douglas
    CB · #99
    Bust

Risk and opportunity flags

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

Jordan Brown
Risks
  • Missed entire rookie season
    Drafted #223 by CIN in 2019 but recorded ZERO regular-season NFL snaps. Year-1 absence is one of the strongest single-signal bust predictors we have.
  • Older prospect
    Age 23.1 at draft. Slightly older than the cohort median (~22.5); upside ceiling is trimmed.
  • No athletic testing
    No Combine drills or Pro Day numbers on file while most of the class has tested — the athletic part of the grade is unmeasured.
Opportunities
  • Consensus says higher
    1 board have him at mean rank #194; model has him #225 — a 31-spot fade. Analysts converging this much above the model is a tell that the model is undervaluing him.
Donnie Lewis Jr.
Risks
  • Missed entire rookie season
    Drafted #221 by CLE in 2019 but recorded ZERO regular-season NFL snaps. Year-1 absence is one of the strongest single-signal bust predictors we have.
  • No athletic testing
    No Combine drills or Pro Day numbers on file while most of the class has tested — the athletic part of the grade is unmeasured.
  • Consensus skeptic
    1 board place him at mean rank #366; model has him #179 — a 187-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%Y1Y2Y3Y4Snap share
Jordan BrownDonnie Lewis Jr.· solid = actuals, dashed = forecast

Verdict

The model's plain-English read.

Jordan Brown

Draftanomics projects Jordan Brown (age 23.1 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #225 (range #177-#273, very wide band — too little on him yet to project tightly). Bust probability sits at 65% — scary. The comp set is dangerous: 2 of 3 closest comps with known NFL outcomes washed out as backups or busts. Closest comps: James Bradberry (Starter), Jack Tocho, Trey Caldwell (Bust). Ceiling is James Bradberry (Starter); floor is Jack Tocho. Drafted #223 by CIN in 2019 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 genuine fade: the room's consensus prices him around #194 and the model won't take him before #225 — a 31-spot markdown. The discount is earned — missed entire rookie season leads the case against.

Donnie Lewis Jr.

Draftanomics projects Donnie Lewis Jr. (age 22.8 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #179 (range #149-#209, very wide band — too little on him yet to project tightly). Bust probability sits at 65% — scary. The comp set is dangerous: 3 of 4 closest comps with known NFL outcomes washed out as backups or busts. Closest comps: Anthony Brown (Starter), Shaquill Griffin (Bust), Corn Elder. Ceiling is Anthony Brown (Starter); floor is Corn Elder. Drafted #221 by CLE in 2019 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 187 spots ahead of the room (board #179 vs consensus #366) — but size the bet for the 65% bust probability; this is a price edge, not a safety edge.