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Desmond King

S · Iowa · age 22.4 · 5'10" · 201 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#32
1st Round
Bust probability
6%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#151
LAC
Consensus rank
#74
21 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100+0.06
charting catch rate allowed avg-0.04
charting run def grade career avg+0.03
charting: pass-rush productivity (true pass sets), career avg+0.02
Pre-draft consensus-0.02
charting coverage grade career avg+0.02
Age at draft+0.02
charting def grade mean+0.02

Pre-draft consensus (22 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#77
Big Blue View#48
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#78
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#89
Drafttek#87
ESPN (Jeff Legwold)#73
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#71
Football Room (Dave Druckenmiller)#56
Fox Sports (Dieter Kurtenbach)#33
Hail To The District (Rajan Nanavati)#47
Lombardi Ave (Dan Dahlke)#89
Nesn#47
NFL Com (Mike Mayock)#74
NFL Mocks (Sayre Bedinger)#63
Pride Of Detroit (Alex Reno)#83
Pro Football Focus#63

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
1
Avg snap share
79%

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Adrian Amos2015 · #1425.3Franchise
Cedric Thompson2015 · #150TBD
Damarious Randall2015 · #305.4Franchise
Clayton Geathers2015 · #1093.0Starter
Mykkele Thompson2015 · #144Bust
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