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Zach Allen
EDGE · Boston Col. · age 21.7
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#1
Blue Chip
Bust probability
6%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#65
ARI
Consensus rank
#4
27 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.10 |
| Pre-draft consensus | +0.07 |
| Rank within his position class | +0.04 |
| Boards ranking him top-50 | +0.03 |
| Number of public boards | +0.03 |
| charting run defense snap weighted | +0.02 |
| cons min rank | +0.02 |
| charting yards per coverage snap career avg | +0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (28 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#69
Addicted To Quack (Joseph Yun)#5
Armchair Media Network (Rob Paul)#11
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#3
Bnb Football#3
Buffalo Rumblings (Dan Lavoie)#6
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#11
Da Windy City (Ryan Heckman)#3
Drafttek#3
Draftwire (Luke Easterling)#4
ESPN (Jeff Legwold)#6
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#2
Nbc Sports Washington (Ben Standig)#5
NFL Draft Blitz (Alex Khvatov)#10
NFL Draft Lounge (Garrett Ballard)#10
NFL Spin Zone (Cory Kinnan)#3
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
7
Games played
0
Avg snap share
50%
2nd-deal AAV
$0.1M
Closest historical comps
| Player | Draft | Year 1 grade (of 20) | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takkarist McKinley | 2017 · #26 | 6.1 | Bust |
| Tarell Basham | 2017 · #80 | 3.5 | Bust |
| Derek Rivers | 2017 · #83 | — | TBD |
| Jihad Ward | 2016 · #44 | 5.9 | Starter |
| Derek Barnett | 2017 · #14 | 5.2 | Bust |