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Kwity Paye

DL · Michigan · age 22.4 · 6'2" · 261 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#40
Day 2
Bust probability
10%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#21
IND
Consensus rank
#17
27 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100+0.09
Pre-draft consensus+0.07
Boards ranking him top-50+0.02
Number of public boards+0.02
Rank within his position class+0.02
charting missed tackle rate avg-0.02
Year-over-year production growth+0.01
charting total career snaps-0.01

Pre-draft consensus (29 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#18
Action Network (Matthew Freedman)#15
Behind The Steel Curtain#15
Bleacher Report#22
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#8
Blue Chip Scouting (Nick Price)#18
CBS (Chip Patterson)#16
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#17
College Football News (Pete Fiutak)#27
Draft Ace (Ryan Mccrystal)#16
Draftplex (Jason Pruett)#16
Drafttek#17
Eds Football (Kevin Hanson)#15
Fantasy Six Pack (Selyan Lonqueux)#20
Fox Sports (Joel Klatt)#14
Nbc Sports (Thor Nystrom)#17

Active flags & events

  • Kwity Paye (IND) listed as Out for week 5 of 2024 with Quadricep.
    nflverse injuries · week 5 · 2026-05-21

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
5
Games played
0
Avg snap share
45%
2nd-deal AAV
$16.0M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Emmanuel Ogbah2016 · #325.2Starter
Myles Jack2016 · #363.3Starter
Solomon Thomas2017 · #35.6Bust
Sheldon Rankins2016 · #126.1Starter
Leighton Vander Esch2018 · #1912.9Starter
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