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Ronald Jones II

RB · USC · age 20.7 · 5'11" · 205 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#26
1st Round
Bust probability
6%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#38
TAM
Consensus rank
#36
23 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100+0.05
Boards ranking him top-50+0.04
Rank within his position class+0.03
Number of public boards+0.03
Pre-draft consensus+0.02
charting breakaway pct avg-0.02
charting true-pass-set pass block grade mean+0.01
charting rush grade+0.01

Pre-draft consensus (25 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#56
Athlon Sports#43
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#43
Canal Street Chronicles (Deuce Windham)#27
Drafttek#36
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#37
Gmen Hq (Henry Buggy)#48
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#15
NFL Com (Mike Mayock)#60
NFL Spin Zone (Peter Smith)#36
Nj Com (Matt Lombardo)#42
Pewter Report (Trevor Sikkema)#28
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#39
Sporting News (Eric Galko)#8
The Draft Network (Joe Marino)#45
The Draft Network (Kyle Crabbs)#69

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
5
Avg snap share
23%
2nd-deal AAV
$1.5M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Ezekiel Elliott2016 · #418.0Starter
Derrick Henry2016 · #4516.6Starter
Kenneth Dixon2016 · #13416.1Bust
Paul Perkins2016 · #14911.6Starter
Jordan Howard2016 · #15017.7Starter
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