Ceiling: 2026 rotation (OL2) — some opportunity; significant upside (+2.6) · up-year team · Sun Belt draft-temper.
Floor: Unproven — wide downside if it doesn't translate; downside −1.4.
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8.9+Round 1 Caliber
7.8+Day 2 Caliber
6.7+Day 3 Caliber
5.6+Priority UDFA
4.4+UDFA
3.3+Long Shot
2.2+Raw Prospect
1.1+Deep Project
0.0+Non-Prospect
Grade History
3.02025
Re-graded after each season · 2025 is the beta baseline.
Scouting Notes
Army (service-academy) transfer with a 2-star profile and no available production, projected into the two-deep. Developmental depth/rotation projection; no draft framing. No-shot tier.
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Scouting Report
July 29, 2026
Josh Manecke #78
James Madison · OT · R-So · 2029 Draft
· Downers Grove, IL · Downers Grove South
6-7 · 315 lbs
3.0
Raw Prospect
Floor 1.6 · Ceiling 5.6
#7909 overall · #569 OT of 15102
Scouting Verdict
Army (service-academy) transfer with a 2-star profile and no available production, projected into the two-deep. Developmental depth/rotation projection; no draft framing. No-shot tier.
Ceiling · 5.6
2026 rotation (OL2) — some opportunity; significant upside (+2.6) · up-year team · Sun Belt draft-temper.
Floor · 1.6
Unproven — wide downside if it doesn't translate; downside −1.4.