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Backtest

2 prospects · 2022 draft

Each spoke: percentile within the prospect's own position (TE)
JF
John FitzPatrick
TE · Georgia
22.1 yo · — · —
JR
Jeremy Ruckert
TE · Ohio St.
21.7 yo · 6'5" · 250 lb
Tiebreaker
High confidence
Take Jeremy Ruckert over John FitzPatrick.

Decisive factor: 97-pick gap on Draftanomics projection. Reinforced by a bust risk 65 points lower.

Headline metrics

The four numbers a GM checks first.

John FitzPatrick
Predicted pick
#251
range #230–#272
Bust probability
65%
0%0/3 comps
Consensus rank
—
no boards yet
Career arc
Contributor
tier · Day 3
2nd-deal AAV
$4Mmodel
Jeremy Ruckert
Predicted pick
#154
range #115–#193
Bust probability
0%
0%0/3 comps
Consensus rank
#107
on 24 boards
Career arc
arrives after the combineThe forecast needs his measurables first.
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
  • John FitzPatrick· RB / WR / TE
  • Jeremy Ruckert· RB / WR / TE
Axis leaders
  • ProductionJohn FitzPatrick0
  • AthleticismJeremy Ruckert39
  • AgeJohn FitzPatrick89
  • ConsensusJeremy Ruckert19
  • Per-play impact (PPA)John FitzPatrick50
  • Breakout ageJohn FitzPatrick50
  • WorkloadJeremy Ruckert100
  • RAS × productionJohn FitzPatrick0

Comp overlap

Top five historical comps per prospect. Shared comps highlighted.

Shared comps
  • Jake ButtTE · TBD→ shared byJohn FitzPatrickJeremy Ruckert
John FitzPatrick
  • Charlie Woerner
    TE · #190
    Contributor
  • Durham Smythe
    TE · #123
    Starter
  • Jordan Thomas
    TE · #211
    Contributor
  • Jake Buttshared
    TE · #145
    TBD
  • Jordan Leggett
    TE · #150
    TBD
Jeremy Ruckert
  • Stephen Sullivan
    TE · #251
    Bust
  • Alizé Mack
    TE · #231
    TBD
  • Dalton Schultz
    TE · #137
    Franchise
  • Jake Buttshared
    TE · #145
    TBD
  • Josiah Deguara
    TE · #94
    Contributor

Risk and opportunity flags

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

John FitzPatrick
Risks
  • Missed entire rookie season
    Drafted #213 by ATL in 2022 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 #304; model has him #251 — a 53-spot gap. When boards fade a player this hard, the model is usually the one missing something.
Opportunities
No standout upside flags.
Jeremy Ruckert
Risks
  • Comp group has bust risk
    1 of 2 closest comps with NFL outcomes ended up backups or busts: Stephen Sullivan. Mixed signal from history.
  • Below-cohort college production
    Position-cohort z-score on production composite is -1.99 — well below the skill average. Raw box-score output didn't keep pace with peers.
Opportunities
  • Consensus says higher
    25 boards have him at mean rank #83; model has him #154 — a 71-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%Y1Y2Y3Y4Snap share
John FitzPatrickJeremy Ruckert· solid = actuals, dashed = forecast

Verdict

The model's plain-English read.

John FitzPatrick

Draftanomics projects John FitzPatrick (age 22.1 at draft) as a Day 3 dart throw at #251 (range #230-#272, wide band). Bust probability sits at 65% — scary. The comp set leans young — most of his closest comps haven't played enough NFL snaps yet to be confidently graded. Closest comps: Charlie Woerner (Contributor), Durham Smythe (Starter), Jordan Thomas (Contributor). Ceiling is Durham Smythe (Starter); floor is Jordan Thomas (Contributor). Drafted #213 by ATL in 2022 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 53 spots ahead of the room (board #251 vs consensus #304) — but size the bet for the 65% bust probability; this is a price edge, not a safety edge.

Jeremy Ruckert

Draftanomics projects Jeremy Ruckert (age 21.7 at draft) as a mid-round flyer at #154 (range #115-#193, very wide band — too little on him yet to project tightly). Bust probability sits at 0% — low. The comp set is mixed: 1 starters-or-better vs 1 backups-or-busts among the 2 comps with known outcomes. Closest comps: Stephen Sullivan (Bust), Alizé Mack, Dalton Schultz (Franchise). Ceiling is Dalton Schultz (Franchise); floor is Alizé Mack. 1 of 2 closest comps with NFL outcomes ended up backups or busts: Stephen Sullivan. Mixed signal from history. The call is a genuine fade: the room's consensus prices him around #83 and the model won't take him before #154 — a 71-spot markdown. The discount is earned — comp group has bust risk leads the case against.