Consensus board vs. draft day: the full QB class, charted.
The Steal
Mike White was ranked QB7 on the consensus board (#115 overall) but lasted until pick 171, where the Dallas Cowboys took him in Round 5. A 56-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any QB in the class. Behind him, Luke Falk (+48) and Mason Rudolph (+31) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Buffalo Bills took Josh Allen at pick 7, 19 spots ahead of his #26 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Baker Mayfield (12 spots) and Kyle Lauletta (11 spots).
The Cliff
After Kyle Lauletta went at pick 108, the next QB didn't come off the board for 63 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 13 picks on QB, 5 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 11.9 since 2018.
The Bet
The Cleveland Browns spent more draft capital on QB than any other club: pick 1, 23% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Riley Ferguson, ranked #274 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 256 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker Mayfield | QB3 | #13 | −12 | Oklahoma | Cleveland |
| 3 | Sam Darnold | QB2 | #7 | −4 | USC | NY Jets |
| 7 | Josh Allen | QB5 | #26 | −19 | Wyoming | Buffalo |
| 10 | Josh Rosen | QB1 | #6 | +4 | UCLA | Arizona |
| 32 | Lamar Jackson | QB4 | #14 | +18 | Louisville | Baltimore |
| 76 | Mason Rudolph | QB6 | #45 | +31 | Oklahoma State | Pittsburgh |
| 108 | Kyle Lauletta | QB8 | #119 | −11 | Richmond | NY Giants |
| 171 | Mike White | QB7 | #115 | +56 | Western Kentucky | Dallas |
| 199 | Luke Falk | QB9 | #151 | +48 | Washington State | Tennessee |
| 203 | Tanner Lee | QB15 | #368 | −165 | Nebraska | Jacksonville |
| 219 | Danny Etling | QB20 | #482 | −263 | LSU | New England |
| 220 | Alex McGough | QB19 | #476 | −256 | Florida International | Seattle |
| 249 | Logan Woodside | QB12 | #302 | −53 | Toledo | Cincinnati |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Riley Ferguson | QB10 | #274 | — | Memphis | — |
| — | Dalton Sturm | QB11 | #296 | — | — | — |
| — | Kurt Benkert | QB13 | #303 | — | Virginia | — |
| — | Chase Litton | QB14 | #316 | — | Marshall | — |
| — | Kyle Allen | QB16 | #377 | — | — | — |
| — | Nic Shimonek | QB17 | #381 | — | Texas Tech | — |
| — | Quinton Flowers | QB18 | #438 | — | South Florida | — |