Consensus board vs. draft day: the full IOL class, charted.
The Steal
Vadal Alexander was ranked IOL6 on the consensus board (#95 overall) but lasted until pick 234, where the Las Vegas Raiders took him in Round 7. A 139-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any IOL in the class. Behind him, Christian Westerman (+93) and Sebastian Tretola (+76) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Kansas City Chiefs took Parker Ehinger at pick 105, 109 spots ahead of his #214 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Joe Thuney (71 spots) and Rees Odhiambo (70 spots).
The Cliff
After Christian Westerman went at pick 161, the next IOL didn't come off the board for 32 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 21 picks on IOL, 4 of them in the first two rounds. That's right at the position's average of 20.9 since 2018.
The Bet
The Indianapolis Colts spent more draft capital on IOL than any other club: picks 18 and 248, 35% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Landon Turner, ranked #105 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 253 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Ryan Kelly | IOL2 | #38 | −20 | Alabama | Indianapolis |
| 28 | Joshua Garnett | IOL3 | #46 | −18 | Stanford | San Francisco |
| 50 | Nick Martin | IOL4 | #57 | −7 | Notre Dame | Houston |
| 56 | Cody Whitehair | IOL1 | #36 | +20 | Kansas State | Chicago |
| 66 | Max Tuerk | IOL7 | #97 | −31 | USC | SDG |
| 78 | Joe Thuney | IOL16 | #149 | −71 | North Carolina State | New England |
| 79 | Isaac Seumalo | IOL9 | #107 | −28 | Oregon State | Philadelphia |
| 95 | Graham Glasgow | IOL13 | #119 | −24 | Michigan | Detroit |
| 97 | Rees Odhiambo | IOL17 | #167 | −70 | Boise State | Seattle |
| 105 | Parker Ehinger | IOL20 | #214 | −109 | Cincinnati | Kansas City |
| 128 | Evan Boehm | IOL15 | #148 | −20 | Missouri | Arizona |
| 144 | Connor McGovern | IOL12 | #118 | +26 | Missouri | Denver |
| 151 | Joe Dahl | IOL14 | #121 | +30 | Washington State | Detroit |
| 161 | Christian Westerman | IOL5 | #68 | +93 | Arizona State | Cincinnati |
| 193 | Sebastian Tretola | IOL11 | #117 | +76 | Arkansas | Tennessee |
| 195 | Wes Schweitzer | IOL | — | — | San Jose State | Atlanta |
| 215 | Joey Hunt | IOL | — | — | TCU | Seattle |
| 221 | Ted Karras | IOL | — | — | Illinois | New England |
| 224 | Donavon Clark | IOL | — | — | Michigan State | SDG |
| 234 | Vadal Alexander | IOL6 | #95 | +139 | LSU | Las Vegas |
| 248 | Austin Blythe | IOL19 | #194 | +54 | Iowa | Indianapolis |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Landon Turner | IOL8 | #105 | — | North Carolina | — |
| — | Jack Allen | IOL10 | #111 | — | Michigan State | — |
| — | Denver Kirkland | IOL18 | #173 | — | Arkansas | — |
| — | Darrell Greene | IOL21 | #215 | — | San Diego State | — |
| — | Mike Matthews | IOL22 | #242 | — | — | — |
| — | Matt Skura | IOL23 | #251 | — | Duke | — |
| — | Jordan Walsh | IOL24 | #291 | — | — | — |
| — | Alex Redmond | IOL25 | #297 | — | UCLA | — |
| — | Aaron Morris | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Anthony Fabiano | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Boston Stiverson | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Chase Farris | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | David Hedelin | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Dominick Jackson | IOL | — | — | Alabama | — |
| — | Jake Brendel | IOL | — | — | UCLA | — |
| — | Jarell Broxton | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Jesse Chapman | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Joe Cheek | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Kyle Friend | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Lene Maiava | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Nila Kasitati | IOL | — | — | Oklahoma | — |
| — | Ryker Mathews | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Vi Teofilo | IOL | — | — | — | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.