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Brian Burns
EDGE · Florida St. · age 21.0 · 6'5" · 249 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#8
1st Round
Bust probability
8%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#16
CAR
Consensus rank
#9
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 | +0.07 |
| Rank within his position class | +0.04 |
| Boards ranking him top-50 | +0.03 |
| Number of public boards | +0.03 |
| Athletic testing | +0.02 |
| cons min rank | +0.02 |
| High-school recruit grade | +0.02 |
Pre-draft consensus (29 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#14
Addicted To Quack (Joseph Yun)#6
Armchair Media Network (Rob Paul)#6
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#17
Bnb Football#13
Buffalo Rumblings (Dan Lavoie)#9
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#25
Da Windy City (Ryan Heckman)#12
Drafttek#38
Draftwire (Luke Easterling)#8
ESPN (Jeff Legwold)#33
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#10
Nbc Sports Washington (Ben Standig)#19
NFL Draft Blitz (Alex Khvatov)#17
NFL Draft Lounge (Garrett Ballard)#3
NFL Spin Zone (Cory Kinnan)#4
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
7
Games played
0
Avg snap share
59%
2nd-deal AAV
$28.2M
Closest historical comps
| Player | Draft | Year 1 grade (of 20) | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Thomas | 2017 · #3 | 5.6 | Bust |
| Myles Garrett | 2017 · #1 | 5.5 | Bust |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 2016 · #32 | 5.2 | Starter |
| Takkarist McKinley | 2017 · #26 | 6.1 | Bust |
| Tarell Basham | 2017 · #80 | 3.5 | Bust |