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Calvin Ridley

WR · Alabama · age 23.4 · 6'0" · 189 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#9
1st Round
Bust probability
6%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#26
ATL
Consensus rank
#19
27 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100+0.09
Pre-draft consensus+0.08
Boards ranking him top-50+0.04
Number of public boards+0.04
Rank within his position class+0.03
Age at draft-0.02
charting gap run block grade+0.02
High-school recruit grade+0.02

Pre-draft consensus (29 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#20
Athlon Sports#10
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#18
Canal Street Chronicles (Deuce Windham)#12
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#31
Drafttek#15
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#34
Gmen Hq (Henry Buggy)#35
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#30
NFL Com (Mike Mayock)#27
NFL Spin Zone (Peter Smith)#56
Nj Com (Matt Lombardo)#13
Pewter Report (Trevor Sikkema)#35
Pro Football Focus#23
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#13
Sporting News (Eric Galko)#6

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
7
Games played
7
Avg snap share
55%
2nd-deal AAV
$23.0M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Michael Thomas2016 · #4717.9Starter
Laquon Treadwell2016 · #234.7Starter
Will Fuller2016 · #2116.1Starter
Sterling Shepard2016 · #4017.6Starter
Tyler Boyd2016 · #5516.0Starter
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