Consensus board vs. draft day: the full DT class, charted.
The Steal
Mo Hurst was ranked DT4 on the consensus board (#27 overall) but lasted until pick 140, where the Las Vegas Raiders took him in Round 5. A 113-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any DT in the class. Behind him, Tim Settle (+89) and Folorunso Fatukasi (+52) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Las Vegas Raiders took P.J. Hall at pick 57, 126 spots ahead of his #183 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Breeland Speaks (114 spots) and Bilal Nichols (103 spots).
The Cliff
After Da'Shawn Hand went at pick 114, the next DT didn't come off the board for 25 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 24 picks on DT, 5 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 23.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The Kansas City Chiefs spent more draft capital on DT than any other club: picks 46, 75 and 198, 59% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Steven Richardson, ranked #112 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 256 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Vita Vea | DT1 | #12 | 0 | Washington | Tampa Bay |
| 13 | Da'Ron Payne | DT3 | #19 | −6 | Alabama | Washington |
| 29 | Taven Bryan | DT2 | #17 | +12 | Florida | Jacksonville |
| 46 | Breeland Speaks | DT19 | #160 | −114 | Mississippi | Kansas City |
| 57 | P.J. Hall | DT22 | #183 | −126 | Sam Houston St. | Las Vegas |
| 69 | B.J. Hill | DT9 | #95 | −26 | North Carolina State | NY Giants |
| 72 | Nathan Shepherd | DT6 | #63 | +9 | Fort Hays State | NY Jets |
| 75 | Derrick Nnadi | DT8 | #86 | −11 | Florida State | Kansas City |
| 84 | Justin Jones | DT20 | #176 | −92 | North Carolina State | LA Chargers |
| 90 | Deadrin Senat | DT10 | #102 | −12 | South Florida | Atlanta |
| 96 | Harrison Phillips | DT5 | #54 | +42 | Stanford | Buffalo |
| 114 | Da'Shawn Hand | DT11 | #108 | +6 | Alabama | Detroit |
| 139 | RJ McIntosh | DT13 | #118 | +21 | Miami | NY Giants |
| 140 | Mo Hurst | DT4 | #27 | +113 | Michigan | Las Vegas |
| 145 | Bilal Nichols | DT31 | #248 | −103 | Delaware | Chicago |
| 158 | Andrew Brown | DT18 | #152 | +6 | Virginia | Cincinnati |
| 163 | Tim Settle | DT7 | #74 | +89 | Virginia Tech | Washington |
| 180 | Folorunso Fatukasi | DT14 | #128 | +52 | Connecticut | NY Jets |
| 195 | Sebastian Joseph | DT51 | #372 | −177 | Rutgers | LA Rams |
| 198 | Kahlil McKenzie | DT43 | #336 | −138 | Tennessee | Kansas City |
| 223 | Jullian Taylor | DT21 | #180 | +43 | Temple | San Francisco |
| 232 | James Looney | DT32 | #278 | −46 | California | Green Bay |
| 242 | Kendrick Norton | DT23 | #190 | +52 | Miami | Carolina |
| 246 | Josh Frazier | DT49 | #361 | −115 | Alabama | Pittsburgh |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Steven Richardson | DT12 | #112 | — | — | — |
| — | Trenton Thompson | DT15 | #130 | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Michael Hill | DT16 | #141 | — | — | — |
| — | Hercules Mata'afa | DT17 | #147 | — | Washington State | — |
| — | David Moa | DT24 | #194 | — | — | — |
| — | Mike Ramsay | DT25 | #195 | — | — | — |
| — | De'Asian Richardson | DT26 | #204 | — | — | — |
| — | Kevon Perry | DT27 | #217 | — | — | — |
| — | Poona Ford | DT28 | #226 | — | — | — |
| — | Scott Pagano | DT29 | #238 | — | — | — |
| — | DeQuinton Osborne | DT30 | #241 | — | — | — |
| — | Antonious Sims | DT33 | #280 | — | — | — |
| — | Nifae Lealao | DT34 | #298 | — | — | — |
| — | Lowell Lotulelei | DT35 | #301 | — | Utah | — |
| — | Khairi Clark | DT36 | #313 | — | — | — |
| — | Gaelin Elmore | DT37 | #320 | — | — | — |
| — | John Atkins | DT38 | #323 | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Tracy Sprinkle | DT39 | #324 | — | — | — |
| — | JoJo Wicker | DT40 | #327 | — | Arizona State | — |
| — | Du'Vonta Lampkin | DT41 | #328 | — | — | — |
| — | Kellen Soulek | DT42 | #335 | — | — | — |
| — | Bijhon Jackson | DT44 | #340 | — | — | — |
| — | Taylor Stallworth | DT45 | #342 | — | South Carolina | — |
| — | Jay-Tee Tiuli | DT46 | #345 | — | — | — |
| — | Matt Elam | DT47 | #357 | — | — | — |
| — | Frank Herron | DT48 | #359 | — | — | — |
| — | Billy Hirschfeld | DT50 | #371 | — | — | — |
| — | Larry Tharpe Jr. | DT52 | #375 | — | — | — |
| — | Tomasi Laulile | DT53 | #378 | — | — | — |
| — | Bruce Hector | DT54 | #379 | — | — | — |
| — | Conor Sheehy | DT55 | #385 | — | — | — |
| — | Johnny Dwight | DT56 | #395 | — | — | — |
| — | Eddy Wilson | DT57 | #397 | — | Purdue | — |
| — | Henry Mondeaux | DT58 | #398 | — | — | — |
| — | Josh Fatu | DT59 | #404 | — | — | — |
| — | Zay Henderson | DT60 | #407 | — | — | — |
| — | Drew Bailey | DT61 | #415 | — | — | — |
| — | Nick Thurman | DT62 | #422 | — | — | — |
| — | Zaycoven Henderson | DT63 | #423 | — | Texas A&M | — |
| — | Greg Gilmore | DT64 | #430 | — | — | — |
| — | Abdullah Anderson | DT65 | #434 | — | — | — |
| — | Jay Woods | DT66 | #435 | — | — | — |
| — | Niles Scott | DT67 | #440 | — | — | — |
| — | Filipo Mokofisi | DT68 | #442 | — | — | — |
| — | Christian LaCouture | DT69 | #452 | — | — | — |
| — | Jamar King | DT70 | #459 | — | — | — |
| — | Tony Mekari | DT71 | #468 | — | — | — |
| — | Haston Adams | DT72 | #473 | — | — | — |