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Devin White
2019 NFL Draft prospect

Devin White

LB·LSU
age 21.2 · 6'0" · 237 lb
6
→ TAM's 2019 class
Print sheet
Backtest: model vs. reality

The model graded Devin White at pick #6; he was actually picked #5 by TAM. 7 NFL seasons in, he's carved out a genuine role (grading 7.2 of 20 per season), and the market has paid him — a second deal at $4.0M a year. The 4-tier model sees a strong shot at elite: 66% probability of Pro-Bowl-level career. Model predicted $8M/yr; actual $4M (over by $4M).

Devin WhiteLBDraftanomics #6
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OverviewScouting reportWhy this gradeConsensusProductionRiskTeam fitWill he be there?CompsFilm & notes

Overview

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

Draftanomics's take

Draftanomics had Devin White at #6 on draft night — a blue chip grade — and TAM took him at No. 5. The model's case leans on broad top-100 board coverage and scout consensus. Bust risk projects at 6%, below the position median — the model has a tight grade.

Written from the live model's numbers — projected to round 1, and it updates whenever the model does. See methodology for what drives the take.

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

Production

Measurables, traits, and college play quality

Risk

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

Comps

Historical players this prospect resembles

Film & notes

Clips, scout notes, voice memos, written reports

Draftanomics Pick?
#6
Blue Chiprange #1–#69 · volatile
Bust Probability?
6%
Low risk(class baseline unavailable)
Actual NFL Pick?
#5
TAM · Rd 1
Career Outcome · 7 seasons?
50.6
7.2 / season avg
Career outlook

Career outlook

How this is built →
5-year career arc
Elite
66%[59–74]
Bust
1%[0–4]
Starter
19%[13–27]
Role
13%[8–20]

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.

The bracketed ranges show how far each number could reasonably move — they come from how 23–57 similar players in past drafts actually turned out.

Second contract · signed
$4.0M/yr
1 years, $4M total.
We projected $8.5M/yr on draft night — richer than the market paid.
Bust risk
6%
Public-board consensus

27 public boards track this prospect. Per-board breakdown loads with the live board.

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
Aligned
Gap (actual − predicted)
-1

Film

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

Working in his favor: how many boards rank him top-100, scout consensus, and rank within position+class. Nothing in the profile pulled the grade down.

Scout consensus
+0.06
Age
+0.02

Model read

Model grade
0.85 of 1
Confidence?
99%
Predicted round
1

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…
4-tier outlook?
Elite
Model sees a real shot at Pro-Bowl-level career
Elite
66%
Starter
19%
Role
13%
Bust
1%

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.

Model market value
$8.5M
($0.0M – $17.8M)
rotational / depth
Actual: $4.0M(+$4.5M)
Model-predicted second-deal AAV ($M/yr).
Risk dashboard

Risk profile is clean

Risk score12· CLEAN

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

  • Predicted-pick range#1–69 · 68-pick spread
    The model's own projections scatter widely for this prospect — the landing spot is genuinely uncertain.
  • Bust probability6%
    Low bust risk by the model's read.
  • Age21.2 yrs
    Within the typical LB draft-age band (~23.5).
  • Public-board coverage27 sources
    Plenty of public boards have a read — the grade is well corroborated.
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. 6, and which of them already spent premium capital at EDGE / DL / LB in the 2018 draft.

    ARI · No. 1SF · No. 2NYJ · No. 3LV · No. 4TB · No. 5NYG · No. 6JAX · No. 7DET · No. 8

    Gold means no recent premium investment at EDGE / DL / LB — the cleaner fit on paper. Grey means they already spent one.