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Velus Jones Jr.

WR · Tennessee · age 25.0 · 6'0" · 204 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#260
PFA
Bust probability
38%
Moderate
Actual NFL pick
#71
CHI
Consensus rank
#143
2 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Age at draft-0.04
Boards ranking him top-100-0.04
Year-over-year production growth-0.02
Pre-draft consensus-0.02
ppa vs p5 share-0.02
charting missed tackle rate-0.02
charting total career snaps-0.02
charting yards after contact per att-0.01

Pre-draft consensus (3 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#106
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#90
NFL Com (Daniel Jeremiah)#94

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
4
Games played
3
Avg snap share
6%
2nd-deal AAV
$1.0M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Van Jefferson2020 · #576.8Starter
James Proche2020 · #2011.3Bust
John Hightower2020 · #1684.9Contributor
Jauan Jennings2020 · #217Contributor
Javon Wims2018 · #2241.3Contributor
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