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Vernon Butler

DT · Louisiana Tech · age 21.9 · 6'4" · 323 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#42
Day 2
Bust probability
29%
Moderate
Actual NFL pick
#30
CAR
Consensus rank
#35
17 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100+0.05
charting total career snaps-0.04
charting run def grade career avg+0.03
Boards ranking him top-50+0.02
charting: average depth of target allowed, career avg-0.02
charting dline grade snap weighted+0.02
Pre-draft consensus+0.02
Athletic testing-0.02

Pre-draft consensus (18 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#26
Athlon Sports#51
Big Blue View#40
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#54
Bleacher Report (Michelle Bruton)#17
Cheesehead Tv (Cody Bauer)#29
Draftwire (Jon Ledyard)#34
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#41
Fox Sports (Joel Klatt)#40
Gang Green Nation (Matthew Mauro)#40
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#47
NFL Com (Daniel Jeremiah)#27
Pro Football Focus#32
Realgm (Jeff Risdon)#18
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#38
SI (Doug Farrar)#18

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
2
Avg snap share
83%
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