2019 class · 13 prospects

Guard G

Same inputs as tackle, with slightly more emphasis on Senior Bowl + Pro Day testing.

Likeliest career, by the outcome model.

How many guards land in each career bucket as the model's single most likely finish. This is a different question from the board grades below — a prospect can be a Day 3 grade and still have “starter” as his likeliest outcome. The tails (elite, bust) are where the model separates; the middle two buckets sit close to a coin flip.

Elite
1
Pro-Bowl-caliber career
Starter
5
Multi-year NFL starter
Role
5
Rotational / depth
Bust
2
Likeliest outcome is a bust
Likeliest career across the G class
Elite
1
Starter
5
Role
5
Bust
2

The board.

All 13 guards with a draftable grade on Draftanomics's 2019 board, tier by tier.

Blue Chip1 player

Jonah Williams out of Alabama is the blue-chip tier by himself, projected No. 3 overall. The drop behind Williams is the story — Chris Lindstrom does not come off the board for another 34 picks.

3
Jonah Williams
Alabama· consensus #6
A blue-chip grade with the room in agreement — consensus No. 6.
Blue Chip
bust risk 1%
1st Round0 players

Nobody here. The class simply skips the first-round tier at guard.

Day 24 players

The Day 2 tier runs from Chris Lindstrom at No. 37 down to Connor McGovern at No. 81. Mind the gap after McGovern: Dru Samia is next, and he is 26 picks away. The model is planting a flag on Ben Powers, 64 spots ahead of where the room ranks him (No. 113).

37
Chris Lindstrom
Boston Col.· consensus #33
A Day 2 grade with the room in agreement — consensus No. 33.
Day 2
bust risk 2%
49
Ben Powers
Oklahoma· consensus #113
A Day 2 grade the room hasn't caught up to — consensus No. 113.
Day 2
bust risk 16%
51
Michael Deiter
Wisconsin· consensus #99
A Day 2 grade the room hasn't caught up to — consensus No. 99.
Day 2
bust risk 3%
81
Connor McGovern
Penn St.· consensus #124
A Day 2 grade the room hasn't caught up to — consensus No. 124.
Day 2
bust risk 3%
Day 38 players

Dru Samia leads a 8-deep Day 3 group — the meat of the G board — starting at a projected No. 107 overall. One caution flag: the bust model — a group it reads well at guard — puts Ross Pierschbacher at 73 percent.

107
Dru Samia
Oklahoma· consensus #148
A Day 3 grade the room hasn't caught up to — consensus No. 148.
Day 3
bust risk 67%
109
Nate Davis
Charlotte· consensus #86
A Day 3 grade, though the room is higher on him — consensus No. 86.
Day 3
bust risk 3%
117
Wes Martin
Indiana
A Day 3 grade, No. 117 on our board.
Day 3
bust risk 6%
123
Hjalte Froholdt
Arkansas· consensus #139
A Day 3 grade the room hasn't caught up to — consensus No. 139.
Day 3
bust risk 6%
127
Ross Pierschbacher
Alabama· consensus #121
A Day 3 grade with the room in agreement — consensus No. 121.
Day 3
bust risk 73%