2026 AFL National Draft

Jackson Hewitt: 2026 AFL Draft profile

Back-Half Metric Vacuum

SotaramAFL scouting view · Website profile expanded 26 October 2026 · Draft ranges from 19 October snapshot

2026 NATIONAL DRAFTTop 60 · EDITORIAL RANGEVIC

Position: Defender
Listed height: 182 cm
Club / region: Murray Bushrangers(VIC Country)
Projected range: Top 60 (editorial)

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Jackson Hewitt scouting report

Jackson Hewitt is the 2026 draft crop’s absolute "back-half metric vacuum." Measuring in at a highly functional 182cm, the Murray Bushrangers general is an extraordinarily industrious, high-volume rebound defender who covers turf like his life depends on it. Hewitt has been a flat-out disposal merchant across the early months of the 2026 Talent League season. He routinely maps out massive stat lines, spearheaded by a 30-disposal, 8-mark showcase against the Bendigo Pioneers, a dominant 28-disposal, 12-mark, 8-rebound 50 masterclass against the Gold Coast Suns Academy, and a relentless 32-disposal, 9-mark rebound epic against Oakleigh. Hewitt tracks the flight of the football beautifully, operates with an elite work-rate side-to-side across the defensive 50 arc, and possesses highly reliable, razor-sharp distribution by foot that allows him to execute high-retention counter-attacks under heavy physical pressure.

Hewitt can give a defensive group a willing outlet and a way to keep the ball moving after an initial contest has been won. The quality of his possessions matters most when it allows the next teammate to attack with some space. We would look for his rebound to remain balanced by clear defensive priorities, particularly when an opponent tries to pull him away from the area in which he can best support the team.

AFL player comparison

Bailey Dale

Bailey Dale stands as a magnificent tactical and role blueprint for Hewitt's high-possession, quarterbacking style. At 182cm, Hewitt relies on elite spatial awareness, supreme confidence, and high-IQ ball distribution to control games from the back half. Like Dale, Hewitt doesn't just play a simple lockdown role; his primary mandate is to generate massive meters gained and orchestrate defensive transitions. His high-volume 32-disposal, 8-rebound performance against the Suns Academy was pure Bailey Dale architecture—reading the opposition's entry to intercept, demanding the ball back as an outlet option, and immediately utilizing a penetrating, low-trajectory kick to clear the defensive zone and slice open the opposition's forward press.

Scouting text, projected ranges and comparisons are SotaramAFL editorial assessments, rather than confirmed club decisions or predictions of career achievements.

Where could Jackson Hewitt fit in the 2026 AFL Draft?

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Top 60 projected band

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Research reviewed 26 October 2026. Read coverage and source discrepancies →