The model graded Ty Johnson at pick #181; he was actually picked #186 by DET. 7 NFL seasons in, he's hung on the fringe of the rotation (grading 6.3 of 20 per season), and the market has paid him — a second deal at $1.2M a year. The 4-tier model has him as a likely role. NFL grades have been modest so far (0% recent-3, 4% peak across 6 seasons).
Headline grade, verdict, and the one-line scout take
We had him No. 181 on draft night, and the league mostly agreed — DET took him at No. 186. The seasons since are the scoreboard.
The written report — drafted from the fact sheet, every number traceable, honest about what we can't see yet
Which signals drove the grade up or down — in plain English
The analyst room, accuracy-weighted, plus where Draftanomics disagrees with it
Measurables, traits, and college play quality
Bust probability, injury history, character flags, pre-mortem
How well this prospect fits each of the 32 team schemes
Probability he's still on the board at each of your picks
Historical players this prospect resembles
Clips, scout notes, voice memos, written reports
Draftanomics had Ty Johnson at #181 on draft night — a Day 3 grade — and DET took him at No. 186. Bust risk projects at 25%, below the position median — the model has a tight grade.
Written from the live model's numbers — projected to round 6, and it updates whenever the model does. See methodology for what drives the take.
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.
No public-board coverage yet.
Highlight reels indexed from YouTube. Loads only when you press play.
Working in his favor: his charted yards per route run from the slot, best season. Working against him: how many boards rank him top-100 and his charted total career snaps.
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.
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.
Everything that could go wrong with Ty Johnson, gathered in one place — the most serious flags listed first.
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. 181, and which of them already spent premium capital at RB / WR / TE in the 2018 draft.
Gold means no recent premium investment at RB / WR / TE — the cleaner fit on paper. Grey means they already spent one.