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Brandon Smith
LB · Penn St. · age 21.0 · 6'4" · 250 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 7, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#95
Day 2
Bust probability
19%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#120
CAR
Consensus rank
#117
9 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| Year-over-year production growth | -0.04 |
| Athletic testing | +0.03 |
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.02 |
| Age at draft | +0.02 |
| charting pass rush seasons n | +0.02 |
| ppa vs p5 share | -0.02 |
| charting gap run block grade | -0.02 |
| charting run stop per opp career | +0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (10 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#124
4 For 4 (Anthony Staggs)#93
Battle Red Blog (Matt Robinson)#85
Bleacher Report#82
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#91
Fantasy Pros (Andrew Erickson)#79
Ninety Nine Yards (Craig Strachan)#40
Pro Football Focus (Trevor Sikkema)#99
Sports Talk (Sam Teets)#97
Tankathon#97
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
2
Avg snap share
2%
2nd-deal AAV
$0.2M
Closest historical comps
| Player | Draft | Year 1 grade (of 20) | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Martin | 2020 · #175 | 2.6 | Bust |
| Cody Barton | 2019 · #88 | 1.5 | Starter |
| Ben Burr-Kirven | 2019 · #142 | 0.1 | Bust |
| Blake Cashman | 2019 · #157 | 2.4 | Starter |
| Willie Gay Jr. | 2020 · #63 | 3.4 | Starter |