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Josh Jackson

CB · Iowa · age 22.1 · 6'1" · 192 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#38
Day 2
Bust probability
9%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#45
GNB
Consensus rank
#18
27 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Pre-draft consensus+0.08
Boards ranking him top-100+0.06
Boards ranking him top-50+0.03
Rank within his position class+0.03
Number of public boards+0.03
Year-over-year production growth-0.03
charting catch rate allowed avg-0.02
charting def grade max+0.02

Pre-draft consensus (29 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#27
Athlon Sports#22
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#17
Canal Street Chronicles (Deuce Windham)#17
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#33
Drafttek#21
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#31
Gmen Hq (Henry Buggy)#18
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#28
NFL Com (Mike Mayock)#44
NFL Spin Zone (Peter Smith)#38
Nj Com (Matt Lombardo)#26
Pewter Report (Trevor Sikkema)#24
Pro Football Focus#8
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#20
Sporting News (Eric Galko)#20

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
5
Avg snap share
22%
2nd-deal AAV
$0.9M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Kalan Reed2016 · #2531.5Backup
Maurice Canady2016 · #2090.1Bust
Eric Murray2016 · #1061.0Contributor
Jalen Ramsey2016 · #55.3Starter
Tavon Young2016 · #1045.2Bust
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