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James Daniels

C · Iowa · 6'3" · 306 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#31
1st Round
Bust probability
4%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#39
CHI
Consensus rank
#30
23 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100+0.04
Boards ranking him top-50+0.04
Number of public boards+0.02
charting run block grade max-0.02
High-school recruit grade+0.02
charting true-pass-set pass block grade mean-0.02
charting gap run block grade+0.02
Athletic testing+0.02

Pre-draft consensus (25 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#18
Athlon Sports#32
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#23
Drafttek#62
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#23
Gmen Hq (Henry Buggy)#25
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#21
NFL Com (Mike Mayock)#17
NFL Spin Zone (Peter Smith)#29
Nj Com (Matt Lombardo)#30
Pewter Report (Trevor Sikkema)#40
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#36
Sporting News (Eric Galko)#23
The Draft Network (Joe Marino)#20
The Draft Network (Kyle Crabbs)#59
The Phinsider (Brandon Carusillo)#29

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
8
Games played
1
Avg snap share
62%
2nd-deal AAV
$8.8M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Ryan Kelly2016 · #18TBD
Graham Glasgow2016 · #95TBD
Austin Blythe2016 · #248TBD
Max Tuerk2016 · #66TBD
Joey Hunt2016 · #215TBD
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