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Cesar Ruiz

C · Michigan
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#23
1st Round
Bust probability
2%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#24
NOR
Consensus rank
#28
27 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100+0.08
Pre-draft consensus+0.02
Boards ranking him top-50+0.02
Rank within his position class+0.02
High-school recruit grade+0.02
charting gap run block grade-0.02
Age at draft+0.02
Number of public boards+0.01

Pre-draft consensus (29 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#37
247 Sports (Andrew Freeman)#31
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#26
Blue Chip Scouting (Dante Collinelli)#37
Blue Chip Scouting (Mike Hrynyshyn)#39
CBS (Josh Edwards)#46
Drafttek#35
Draftwire (Luke Easterling)#16
Halils Real Football Talk (Hallach Halil)#28
NFL Com (Daniel Jeremiah)#38
NFL Draft Bible#24
NFL Mocks (Garrett Ballard)#21
Pewter Report (Jon Ledyard)#20
Pro Football Network#25
Rotoworld (Josh Norris)#39
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#37

Active flags & events

  • Cesar Ruiz (NO) listed as Out for week 5 of 2024 with Knee.
    nflverse injuries · week 5 · 2026-05-21

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
6
Games played
14
Avg snap share
69%
2nd-deal AAV
$11.0M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
James Daniels2018 · #3910.6Starter
Ryan Kelly2016 · #18TBD
Billy Price2018 · #216.5Starter
Graham Glasgow2016 · #95TBD
Scott Quessenberry2018 · #1550.5Starter
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