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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%