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Ja'Whaun Bentley

ILB · Purdue · age 21.7
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 8, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#89
Day 2
Bust probability
15%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#143
NWE
Consensus rank
0 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Age at draft+0.03
High-school recruit grade+0.03
Boards ranking him top-100-0.03
Pre-draft consensus-0.02
charting run defense snap weighted+0.01
Number of public boards-0.01
Year-over-year production growth+0.01
Boards ranking him top-50-0.01

Pre-draft consensus (1 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#322

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
7
Avg snap share
46%
2nd-deal AAV
$3.0M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Elandon Roberts2016 · #2145.7Starter
Benardrick McKinney2015 · #435.0Franchise
Denzel Perryman2015 · #484.8Franchise
Damien Wilson2015 · #1270.7Contributor
Antonio Morrison2016 · #1253.4Starter
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