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Minkah Fitzpatrick

S · Alabama · age 21.4
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#8
1st Round
Bust probability
0%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#11
MIA
Consensus rank
#5
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
High-school recruit grade+0.03
Number of public boards+0.02
Rank within his position class+0.02
charting coverage grade career avg+0.02
charting def grade max+0.02

Pre-draft consensus (29 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#8
Athlon Sports#2
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#6
Canal Street Chronicles (Deuce Windham)#2
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#7
Drafttek#6
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#8
Gmen Hq (Henry Buggy)#9
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#10
NFL Com (Mike Mayock)#5
NFL Spin Zone (Peter Smith)#52
Nj Com (Matt Lombardo)#6
Pewter Report (Trevor Sikkema)#6
Pro Football Focus#10
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#3
Sporting News (Eric Galko)#10

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
8
Games played
0
Avg snap share
77%
2nd-deal AAV
$18.3M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Vonn Bell2016 · #614.9Starter
Jayron Kearse2016 · #2441.6Backup
Jalen Mills2016 · #2335.5Starter
Karl Joseph2016 · #145.7Starter
Keanu Neal2016 · #175.7Starter
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