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Austin Seibert
2019 NFL Draft prospect

Austin Seibert

K·Oklahoma
age 22.4 · 5'9" · 213 lb

On the live board, bust risk sits at 29% and the realistic range is No. 78 to No. 235.

78
→ CLE's 2019 class
Print sheet
⚠Limited public-board coverage (0 boards) — grade leans on stats + athleticism alone
Backtest: model vs. reality

The model graded Austin Seibert at pick #78; he was actually picked #170 by CLE. 6 NFL seasons in, he's barely gotten on the field (grading 0.2 of 20 per season), and the market has paid him — a second deal at $0.4M a year. So far, the league's caution is winning the argument. The 4-tier model has him as a likely role. NFL grades have been modest so far (1% recent-3, 10% peak across 6 seasons).

Austin SeibertKDraftanomics #78
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OverviewScouting reportWhy this gradeConsensusProduction6Risk2Team fitWill he be there?Comps0Film & notes

Overview

Headline grade, verdict, and the one-line scout take

Draftanomics Rank
Speculative
#78K·Oklahoma

We had him No. 78 on draft night; CLE didn't call his name until No. 170 — a 92-pick gap between our board and the league's. His career is settling that argument now.

Scouting report

The written report — drafted from the fact sheet, every number traceable, honest about what we can't see yet

Why this grade

Which signals drove the grade up or down — in plain English

Consensus

The analyst room, accuracy-weighted, plus where Draftanomics disagrees with it

Production6

Measurables, traits, and college play quality

Risk2

Bust probability, injury history, character flags, pre-mortem

Team fit

How well this prospect fits each of the 32 team schemes

Will he be there?

Probability he's still on the board at each of your picks

Comps0

Historical players this prospect resembles

Film & notes

Clips, scout notes, voice memos, written reports

Draftanomics's take

Draftanomics had Austin Seibert at #78 on draft night — a Day 2 grade — and CLE took him at No. 170, 92 picks later than our grade. Bust risk projects at 29%, near the position baseline.

Written from the live model's numbers — projected to round 3, and it updates whenever the model does. See methodology for what drives the take.

Draftanomics Pick?
#78
Day 2range #78–#235 · volatile
Bust Probability?
29%
0.96× Specialists class avg (30%)
≈ class avg
Model trust: MODERATE
Actual NFL Pick?
#170
CLE · Rd 5
Career Outcome · 6 seasons?
1.2
0.2 / season avg
Career outlook

Career outlook

How this is built →
5-year career arc
Elite
19%
Bust
16%
Starter
23%
Role
42%

Read the two ends and skim the middle: the model has a real track record telling stars and busts apart, but “solid starter vs. rotation guy” is close to a coin flip from public data — that's why those two bars are grayed. For his odds of outright busting, the Bust-risk panel next door is the number to trust.

Second contract · signed
$0.4M/yr
1 years, $0M total.
We projected $4.5M/yr on draft night — richer than the market paid.
Bust risk
29%
from a model with a graded track record at this position
Public-board consensus

No public-board coverage yet.

Pin a team in your account to see how this prospect fits your roster + cap.
Scout note
Private to this device — saved to your browser, never sent to a server.
Empty notes are auto-deleted.
Verdict
Model higher than NFL — outcome pending
Gap (actual − predicted)
+92

Film

Highlight reels indexed from YouTube. Loads only when you press play.

Working in his favor: age and his charted total career snaps. Working against him: how many boards rank him top-100.

Age
+0.05
Strength of schedule
+0.03
HS recruit rating
+0.02
Conference strength
+0.02
Athleticism
-0.01
School strength
-0.01

Model read

Model grade
0.59 of 1
Confidence?
43%
Predicted round
3

The grade is the 0-to-1 score the board sorts by — it only means something next to the rest of this class, which is why the rank above it is the number to quote.

Pulling the boards…
Mock-draft consensus
Pulling the mocks…
NFL play quality?
1
/ peak 10
Below-average play
Across 6 NFL seasons.
4-tier outlook?
Role
Model expects a depth / rotational role
Model trust: MODERATE
Elite
19%
Starter
23%
Role
42%
Bust
16%

Outcome shares from the 4-tier model. The Bust share here is a different model than the headline bust probability — for bust risk, use that number.

Career trajectory + forecast

Solid points = actual NFL snap share per season. Dashed extension = forecast for upcoming years.

0%25%50%75%100%Y1Y2Y3Y4Y5Y6
Actual Forecast (comp-based)
Risk dashboard

Elevated risk — watch the flags

Risk score29· WATCH

Everything that could go wrong with Austin Seibert, gathered in one place — the most serious flags listed first.

  • Public-board coverage0 sources
    No public big board has ranked this prospect yet. The grade rests entirely on stats, measurables, and age — hold it loosely.
  • Predicted-pick range#78–235 · 157-pick spread
    The model's own projections scatter widely for this prospect — the landing spot is genuinely uncertain.
  • Bust probability29%
    Modest bust risk — normal territory for the position.
  • Age22.4 yrs
    Within the typical K draft-age band (~26).

Case for / case against

Named, concrete signals — every flag cites numbers, comp players, or schedule context.

Reasons to fade
No athletic testing
medium
No Combine drills or Pro Day numbers on file while most of the class has tested — the athletic part of the grade is unmeasured.
Not on any consensus board
high
Model has him at pick #78 but ZERO public big boards have him on their list. Either we're seeing something nobody else does, or the model is hallucinating.
Reasons to buy
No opportunity flags raised.
Scheme context
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Scout reports
Paste in any scouting report you trust; Draftanomics pulls out the concrete claims so you can weigh them against the model on the same page.
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    Who picks where he’s projected

    Roster-based need returns once the 2018 season is played — grading this year’s teams on last year’s depth chart would be guessing. What’s knowable now: the teams holding picks around No. 78, and which of them already spent premium capital at Specialists in the 2018 draft.

    CIN · No. 72CHI · No. 73BUF · No. 74GB · No. 75WAS · No. 76NE · No. 77MIA · No. 78LA · No. 79

    Gold means no recent premium investment at Specialists — the cleaner fit on paper. Grey means they already spent one.