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Jer'Zhan Newton

DL · Illinois · age 21.6
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Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#15
1st Round
Bust probability
6%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#36
WAS
Consensus rank
#19
28 sources

Why this projection

+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
Pre-draft consensus+5.60
production shape+0.80
Rank within his position class+0.65
Athletic testing-0.48
board consistency+0.45
Age at first breakout season+0.41
Age-adjusted production+0.36
Year-over-year production growth+0.33
rb carry load+0.28
single game concentration-0.25

Pre-draft consensus (30 sources)

ESPN Scouts Inc.#21
105 3 The Fan (Bryan Broaddus)#33
Akron Beacon Journal (Chris Easterling)#26
Bleacher Report#19
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#24
Bnb Football#17
Bucs Report (J T Olson)#10
Drafttek#25
Haas Football (Hunter Haas)#20
Last Word On Sports (Mike Kashuba)#7
NFL Draft Lounge (Brian Lamb)#17
Pewter Report (Joshua Queipo)#1
Primetime Sports Talk (Colton Edwards)#19
Pro Football Focus#8
Pro Football Focus (Anthony Treash)#20
Prospectencyclopedia (Roy Countryman)#24

NFL outcomes (so far)

Seasons
2
Games played
0
Avg snap share
27%

Closest historical comps

PlayerDraftYear 1 grade (of 20)Arc
Jaylen Twyman2021 · #199TBD
Kwity Paye2021 · #213.2Starter
Gregory Rousseau2021 · #303.0Starter
Patrick Jones II2021 · #900.5Contributor
Osa Odighizuwa2021 · #753.3Starter
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