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Jaelon Darden

WR · North Texas · age 22.3 · 5'7" · 174 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 8, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#172
Day 3
Bust probability
20%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#129
TAM
Consensus rank
0 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100-0.06
Age at draft+0.02
cons max rank-0.02
charting yards after contact per att-0.02
Pre-draft consensus-0.02
charting screen target pct career avg+0.01
College production+0.01
charting: pass-block efficiency (true pass sets), career avg+0.01

Pre-draft consensus (1 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#314

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
4
Avg snap share
4%
2nd-deal AAV
$0.3M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Michael Gallup2018 · #8112.8Franchise
Scott Miller2019 · #2085.4Contributor
Diontae Johnson2019 · #6614.8Franchise
Chad Hansen2017 · #1418.7Bust
Cedrick Wilson Jr.2018 · #208Contributor
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