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Jihad Ward

EDGE · Illinois · age 22.0
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#91
Day 2
Bust probability
13%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#44
OAK
Consensus rank
#103
6 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
charting total career snaps-0.04
Boards ranking him top-100-0.04
Age at draft+0.03
High-school recruit grade+0.03
Number of public boards+0.01
charting pass rush seasons n+0.01
charting def grade max-0.01
Pre-draft consensus-0.01

Pre-draft consensus (7 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#55
Bleacher Report (Michelle Bruton)#81
Cheesehead Tv (Cody Bauer)#85
Draftwire (Jon Ledyard)#73
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#61
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#61
With The First Pick (Jon Dove)#98

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
2
Avg snap share
98%
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