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2028 NFL Draft prospect
Tawfiq Byard
6'1" · 195 lb · Hyattsville, MD
Thin datacollege production on file — more lands through the cycleModel reads below lean on very little — weight them accordingly.
On the live board, bust risk sits at 5% and the realistic range is No. 103 to No. 200.
Limited public-board coverage (0 boards) — grade leans on stats + athleticism alone
The story
Tawfiq Byard, a Texas A&M safety, put together a 2025 line that reads downhill: 78 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and four pass breakups out of the back end is heavy work for a safety. He's built as a single-high safety at 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, and the model's career-value board puts him at No. 34 for 2028 — a number no public big board has matched yet, since nobody else has him listed at all.
Overview
Headline grade, verdict, and the one-line scout take
Draftanomics Rank
Speculativeprojected rangeRounds 2-3half of comparable prospects went picks 38-104Projected 2nd-deal AAV$5.2M-$8.0M/yrS·Texas A&M
The board slot runs well ahead of our consensus-calibrated read, and no public boards rank him yet to arbitrate. A real range, not a lock.
Scouting report
The written report — drafted from the fact sheet, every number traceable, honest about what we can't see yet
Why this grade
Which signals drove the grade up or down — in plain English
Consensus
The analyst room, accuracy-weighted, plus where Draftanomics disagrees with it
Production
Measurables, traits, and college play quality
Comps
Historical players this prospect resembles
Risk
Bust probability, injury history, character flags, pre-mortem
Team fit
How well this prospect fits each of the 32 team schemes
Will he be there?
Probability he's still on the board at each of your picks
Film & notes
Clips, scout notes, voice memos, written reports