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Javon Kinlaw

DT · South Carolina · age 22.6
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#18
1st Round
Bust probability
6%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#14
SFO
Consensus rank
#12
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
Athletic testing+0.03
High-school recruit grade-0.02
Boards ranking him top-50+0.02
charting missed tackle rate-0.02
Number of public boards+0.02
Rank within his position class+0.02

Pre-draft consensus (29 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#9
247 Sports (Andrew Freeman)#11
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#14
Blue Chip Scouting (Dante Collinelli)#13
Blue Chip Scouting (Mike Hrynyshyn)#10
CBS (Josh Edwards)#9
Drafttek#8
Draftwire (Luke Easterling)#12
Halils Real Football Talk (Hallach Halil)#10
NFL Com (Daniel Jeremiah)#8
NFL Draft Bible#8
NFL Mocks (Garrett Ballard)#13
Pewter Report (Jon Ledyard)#9
Pro Football Network#13
Rotoworld (Josh Norris)#11
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#12

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
6
Games played
0
Avg snap share
32%
2nd-deal AAV
$7.3M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Taven Bryan2018 · #293.9Contributor
Vita Vea2018 · #126.6Starter
Robert Nkemdiche2016 · #295.7Starter
Sheldon Rankins2016 · #126.1Starter
Maurice Hurst Jr.2018 · #1406.2Contributor
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