Draftanomics
  • 2027 board
  • Consensus board
  • 2028 way-too-early
  • Draft news
  • Simulator
  • The house mock
  • Draft order
  • Trade calculator
  • The Scouting Slate
  • Sleepers & reaches
  • Movers & fallers
  • Player comps
  • Dynasty rookie board
  • Track record
  • Past drafts, re-graded
  • Analyst leaderboard
My rankingsAccount
Get the weekly →
Draftanomics

Honest NFL Draft analytics. The model's receipts against actual NFL teams live on the track record.

Boards
  • 2027 board
  • Consensus board
  • Sleepers
Tools
  • Mock draft simulator
  • Plays Like
  • Dynasty rookie board
Track Record
  • Year-by-year results
  • Accountability Index
  • Our board, on the record
  • Past drafts, re-graded
  • Methodology
  • Developers · free API
  • About
Account
  • My board
  • Weekly email
Data + sources
RAS by Kent Lee Platte·Consensus Big Board (Arif Hasan)·nflverse·PFR·CFBD·All sources & credits·Methodology
Career-value model, live
Privacy·Terms·Press ⌘K to search·Draftanomics2026
  1. Draftanomics/
  2. Prospects/
  3. 2021 board/
  4. Compare

Side-by-side comparison

Backtest

3 prospects · 2021 draft

Each spoke: percentile within the prospect's own position (DL)
BB
Boogie Basham
DL · Wake Forest
23.4 yo · — · —
JM
Jonathan Marshall
DL · Arkansas
23.6 yo · 6'3" · 310 lb
BB
Bobby Brown
DL · Texas A&M
20.7 yo · — · —

Headline metrics

The four numbers a GM checks first.

Boogie Basham
Predicted pick
#207
range #190–#224
Bust probability
0%
Consensus rank
—
no boards yet
Career arc
arrives after the combineThe forecast needs his measurables first.
2nd-deal AAV
$2Mmodel
Jonathan Marshall
Predicted pick
#167
range #113–#221
Bust probability
0%
0%0/4 comps
Consensus rank
—
no boards yet
Career arc
Bust
tier · Day 3
2nd-deal AAV
$3Mmodel
Bobby Brown
Predicted pick
#202
range #167–#237
Bust probability
0%
0%0/4 comps
Consensus rank
#106
on 3 boards
Career arc
Bust
tier · Day 3
2nd-deal AAV
$7Mmodel

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
  • Boogie Basham· EDGE / DL / LB
  • Jonathan Marshall· EDGE / DL / LB
  • Bobby Brown· EDGE / DL / LB
Axis leaders
  • ProductionBoogie Basham0
  • AthleticismBoogie Basham19
  • AgeBobby Brown83
  • ConsensusBobby Brown28
  • Per-play impact (PPA)Boogie Basham50
  • Breakout ageBoogie Basham50
  • WorkloadBoogie Basham100
  • RAS × productionBoogie Basham30

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.
Boogie Basham
  • comps arrive after the combineBefore the combine there isn't enough measured data to match him confidently against past players. Comparisons draw on recent NFL careers (2021–2024) and fill in once combine numbers and game-by-game stats land.
Jonathan Marshall
  • Renell Wren
    DT · #125
    Bust
  • Dakota Allen
    LB · #251
    Bust
  • Sebastian Joseph-Day
    DT · #195
    Starter
  • L.J. Collier
    EDGE · #29
    Starter
  • P.J. Johnson
    EDGE · #229
    TBD
Bobby Brown
  • Cortez Broughton
    DT · #242
    Bust
  • Joe Schobert
    OLB · #99
    Contributor
  • Chris Covington
    LB · #193
    Bust
  • Vosean Joseph
    LB · #147
    TBD
  • Leon Jacobs
    OLB · #230
    Contributor

Risk and opportunity flags

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

Boogie Basham
Risks
  • Older prospect
    Age 23.4 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 #43; model has him #207 — a 164-spot fade. Analysts converging this much above the model is a tell that the model is undervaluing him.
Jonathan Marshall
Risks
  • Older prospect
    Age 23.6 at draft. Slightly older than the cohort median (~22.5); upside ceiling is trimmed.
  • Consensus skeptic
    1 board place him at mean rank #243; model has him #167 — a 76-spot gap. When boards fade a player this hard, the model is usually the one missing something.
  • Comp group has bust risk
    2 of 4 closest comps with NFL outcomes ended up backups or busts: Renell Wren, Dakota Allen. Mixed signal from history.
Opportunities
No standout upside flags.
Bobby Brown
Risks
  • 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.
  • Comp group bust rate
    2 of 2 closest comps with NFL outcomes washed out: Cortez Broughton, Chris Covington. The neighborhood in feature space is dangerous.
Opportunities
  • Consensus says higher
    4 boards have him at mean rank #94; model has him #202 — a 108-spot fade. Analysts converging this much above the model is a tell that the model is undervaluing him.

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%Y1Y2Y3Y4Y5Snap share
Boogie BashamJonathan MarshallBobby Brown· solid = actuals, dashed = forecast

Verdict

The model's plain-English read.

Boogie Basham

Draftanomics projects Boogie Basham (age 23.4 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #207 (range #190-#224, wide band). Bust probability sits at 0% — low. Age 23.4 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 #43 and the model won't take him before #207 — a 164-spot markdown. The discount is earned — older prospect leads the case against.

Jonathan Marshall

Draftanomics projects Jonathan Marshall (age 23.6 at draft) as a mid-round flyer at #167 (range #113-#221, very wide band — too little on him yet to project tightly). Bust probability sits at 0% — low. The comp set is mixed: 2 starters-or-better vs 2 backups-or-busts among the 4 comps with known outcomes. Closest comps: Renell Wren (Bust), Dakota Allen (Bust), Sebastian Joseph-Day (Starter). Ceiling is L.J. Collier (Starter); floor is P.J. Johnson. Age 23.6 at draft. Slightly older than the cohort median (~22.5); upside ceiling is trimmed. The call is a conviction buy: the model has him 76 spots ahead of the room (board #167 vs consensus #243), and at a 0% bust probability the edge is worth paying for.

Bobby Brown

Draftanomics projects Bobby Brown (age 20.7 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #202 (range #167-#237, very wide band — too little on him yet to project tightly). Bust probability sits at 0% — low. The comp set is dangerous: 2 of 2 closest comps with known NFL outcomes washed out as backups or busts. Closest comps: Cortez Broughton (Bust), Joe Schobert (Contributor), Chris Covington (Bust). Ceiling is Joe Schobert (Contributor); floor is Leon Jacobs (Contributor). 2 of 2 closest comps with NFL outcomes washed out: Cortez Broughton, Chris Covington. The neighborhood in feature space is dangerous. The call is a genuine fade: the room's consensus prices him around #94 and the model won't take him before #202 — a 108-spot markdown. The discount is earned — comp group bust rate leads the case against.