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Ernest Jones

LB · South Carolina · age 21.4 · 6'1" · 230 lb
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#182
Day 3
Bust probability
1%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#103
LAR
Consensus rank
0 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Boards ranking him top-100-0.04
charting yards per coverage snap career avg-0.03
Age at draft+0.03
charting run stop pct max-0.03
High-school recruit grade+0.03
charting total career snaps-0.02
Pre-draft consensus-0.02
Year-over-year production growth+0.01

Pre-draft consensus (1 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#127

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
5
Games played
0
Avg snap share
57%
2nd-deal AAV
$9.5M

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Cole Holcomb2019 · #1734.0Starter
Zaire Franklin2018 · #2352.2Starter
Devante Downs2018 · #2250.0Bust
Trevor Bates2016 · #2390.1Bust
Matthew Adams2018 · #2212.6Bust
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