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Donte Jackson

CB · LSU · age 22.5 · 5'11" · 175 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#112
Day 3
Bust probability
10%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#55
CAR
Consensus rank
#60
23 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Year-over-year production growth-0.03
Boards ranking him top-100+0.03
charting: pass-rush productivity (true pass sets), career avg+0.03
Number of public boards+0.02
High-school recruit grade+0.02
charting yards per coverage snap career avg-0.01
Rank within his position class-0.01
charting: pass-rush win rate (true pass sets), final season-0.01

Pre-draft consensus (25 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#45
Athlon Sports#34
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#56
Drafttek#59
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#82
Gmen Hq (Henry Buggy)#34
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#101
NFL Com (Mike Mayock)#63
NFL Spin Zone (Peter Smith)#70
Nj Com (Matt Lombardo)#47
Pewter Report (Trevor Sikkema)#101
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#67
Sporting News (Eric Galko)#47
The Draft Network (Joe Marino)#67
The Draft Network (Kyle Crabbs)#81
The Phinsider (Clint Clearwater)#63

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
8
Games played
0
Avg snap share
56%
2nd-deal AAV
$11.7M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Kendall Fuller2016 · #845.1Starter
Eli Apple2016 · #105.4Starter
Zack Sanchez2016 · #1415.1Bust
Mackensie Alexander2016 · #542.4Contributor
KeiVarae Russell2016 · #740.4Contributor
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