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Daviyon Nixon
DT · Iowa · age 22.4 · 6'3" · 313 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
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Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#112
Day 3
Bust probability
46%
Moderate
Actual NFL pick
#158
CAR
Consensus rank
#59
23 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.07 |
| charting total career snaps | -0.02 |
| Age at draft | +0.02 |
| charting run stop pct max | -0.01 |
| Pre-draft consensus | -0.01 |
| charting: pass-rush productivity, final season | +0.01 |
| High-school recruit grade | -0.01 |
| Boards ranking him top-50 | -0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (24 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#103
Action Network (Matthew Freedman)#58
Behind The Steel Curtain#41
Bleacher Report#11
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#61
Blue Chip Scouting (Nick Price)#62
CBS (Chip Patterson)#27
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#52
College Football News (Pete Fiutak)#95
Draft Ace (Ryan Mccrystal)#63
Draftplex (Jason Pruett)#70
Drafttek#53
Eds Football (Kevin Hanson)#78
Nbc Sports (Thor Nystrom)#57
Pewter Report (Jon Ledyard)#58
Pigskin Nut (Austin Smith)#52
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
2
Avg snap share
6%
2nd-deal AAV
$0.9M
Closest historical comps
| Player | Draft | Year 1 grade (of 20) | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasheem Green | 2018 · #79 | 2.1 | Starter |
| Sheldon Rankins | 2016 · #12 | 6.1 | Starter |
| Harrison Phillips | 2018 · #96 | 4.8 | Starter |
| Davon Godchaux | 2017 · #178 | 5.3 | Bust |
| Robert Nkemdiche | 2016 · #29 | 5.7 | Starter |