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James Looney

EDGE · California · age 22.9 · 6'3" · 287 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#157
Day 3
Bust probability
19%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#232
GNB
Consensus rank
#79
3 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
charting yards per coverage snap career avg-0.02
High-school recruit grade+0.02
Boards ranking him top-100-0.02
Age at draft-0.02
charting catch rate allowed+0.01
Pre-draft consensus-0.01
charting: pass-rush win rate (true pass sets), final season+0.01
College production-0.01

Pre-draft consensus (4 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#328
NFL Spin Zone (Peter Smith)#31
The Draft Network (Joe Marino)#94
The Draft Network (Kyle Crabbs)#80

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
1
Avg snap share
2%
2nd-deal AAV
$0.1M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Jihad Ward2016 · #445.9Starter
Ronald Blair2016 · #1424.9Starter
Yannick Ngakoue2016 · #696.1Starter
Matt Judon2016 · #1464.5Starter
Dean Lowry2016 · #1375.8Starter
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