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Nathaniel Watson

LB · Mississippi St. · age 23.6 · 6'2" · 233 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#227
Day 3
Bust probability
38%
Moderate
Actual NFL pick
#206
CLE
Consensus rank
#223
1 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
College production+1.23
production shape+0.80
Athletic testing-0.78
Pre-draft consensus+0.61
Age at draft-0.48
Year-over-year production growth+0.44
rb carry load+0.28
Age at first breakout season+0.26
single game concentration-0.25
def sacks per game+0.25

Pre-draft consensus (2 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#121
PFN Consensus#275

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
1
Avg snap share
5%

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Terrel Bernard2022 · #891.3Starter
D'Marco Jackson2022 · #161Bust
Chazz Surratt2021 · #780.0Bust
Zack Baun2020 · #741.3Contributor
Evan Weaver2020 · #202TBD
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