The model graded Trey Hill at pick #79; he was actually picked #190 by CIN. 3 NFL seasons in, he's barely gotten on the field (grading 1.1 of 20 per season), and the market has paid him — a second deal at $0.4M a year. So far, the league's caution is winning the argument. The 4-tier model leans toward the bust tier as the most likely outcome; elite upside is only 2%. NFL grades have been modest so far (0% recent-3, 0% peak across 3 seasons).
Headline grade, verdict, and the one-line scout take
We had him No. 79 on draft night; CIN didn't call his name until No. 190 — a 111-pick gap between our board and the league's. His career is settling that argument now.
Draftanomics had Trey Hill at #79 on draft night — a Day 2 grade — and CIN took him at No. 190, 111 picks later than our grade. The model's case leans on his age curve. Bust risk projects at 54%, elevated against the position baseline. The room had him #65 pre-draft; our board sat 14 spots lower.
The written report — drafted from the fact sheet, every number traceable, honest about what we can't see yet
Which signals drove the grade up or down — in plain English
The analyst room, accuracy-weighted, plus where Draftanomics disagrees with it
Measurables, traits, and college play quality
Bust probability, injury history, character flags, pre-mortem
How well this prospect fits each of the 32 team schemes
Probability he's still on the board at each of your picks
Historical players this prospect resembles
Clips, scout notes, voice memos, written reports
Written from the live model's numbers — projected to round 3, and it updates whenever the model does. See methodology for what drives the take.
Read the two ends and skim the middle: the model has a real track record telling stars and busts apart, but “solid starter vs. rotation guy” is close to a coin flip from public data — that's why those two bars are grayed. For his odds of outright busting, the Bust-risk panel next door is the number to trust.
1 public board track this prospect. Per-board breakdown loads with the live board.
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Working in his favor: age and hS recruit rating. Working against him: how many boards rank him top-100.
The grade is the 0-to-1 score the board sorts by — it only means something next to the rest of this class, which is why the rank above it is the number to quote.
Outcome shares from the 4-tier model. The Bust share here is a different model than the headline bust probability — for bust risk, use that number.
Everything that could go wrong with Trey Hill, gathered in one place — the most serious flags listed first.
Roster-based need returns once the 2020 season is played — grading this year’s teams on last year’s depth chart would be guessing. What’s knowable now: the teams holding picks around No. 79, and which of them already spent premium capital at Offensive line in the 2020 draft.
Gold means no recent premium investment at Offensive line — the cleaner fit on paper. Grey means they already spent one.