Consensus board vs. draft day: the full WR class, charted.
The Steal
Equanimeous St. Brown was ranked WR9 on the consensus board (#72 overall) but lasted until pick 207, where the Green Bay Packers took him in Round 6. A 135-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any WR in the class. Behind him, Deon Cain (+104) and Marcell Ateman (+102) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Justin Watson at pick 144, 110 spots ahead of his #254 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Daurice Fountain (83 spots) and Jaleel Scott (55 spots).
The Cliff
After D.J. Chark went at pick 61, the next WR didn't come off the board for 20 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 33 picks on WR, 8 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 32.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Denver Broncos spent more draft capital on WR than any other club: picks 40 and 113, 24% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Allen Lazard, ranked #144 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 256 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | D.J. Moore | WR3 | #32 | −8 | Maryland | Carolina |
| 26 | Calvin Ridley | WR1 | #18 | +8 | Alabama | Atlanta |
| 40 | Courtland Sutton | WR2 | #28 | +12 | SMU | Denver |
| 44 | Dante Pettis | WR10 | #80 | −36 | Washington | San Francisco |
| 47 | Christian Kirk | WR5 | #43 | +4 | Texas A&M | Arizona |
| 51 | Anthony Miller | WR6 | #53 | −2 | Memphis | Chicago |
| 60 | James Washington | WR4 | #42 | +18 | Oklahoma State | Pittsburgh |
| 61 | D.J. Chark | WR8 | #69 | −8 | LSU | Jacksonville |
| 81 | Michael Gallup | WR7 | #62 | +19 | Colorado State | Dallas |
| 91 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR13 | #110 | −19 | UCF | New Orleans |
| 103 | Keke Coutee | WR18 | #146 | −43 | Texas Tech | Houston |
| 105 | Antonio Callaway | WR16 | #127 | −22 | Florida | Cleveland |
| 113 | DaeSean Hamilton | WR12 | #84 | +29 | Penn State | Denver |
| 132 | Jaleel Scott | WR25 | #187 | −55 | New Mexico State | Baltimore |
| 133 | J'Mon Moore | WR22 | #164 | −31 | Missouri | Green Bay |
| 144 | Justin Watson | WR31 | #254 | −110 | Pennsylvania | Tampa Bay |
| 159 | Daurice Fountain | WR28 | #242 | −83 | Northern Iowa | Indianapolis |
| 162 | Jordan Lasley | WR24 | #168 | −6 | UCLA | Baltimore |
| 174 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR37 | #297 | −123 | South Florida | Green Bay |
| 175 | Damion Ratley | WR45 | #356 | −181 | Texas A&M | Cleveland |
| 185 | Deon Cain | WR11 | #81 | +104 | Clemson | Indianapolis |
| 187 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR49 | #420 | −233 | Clemson | Buffalo |
| 191 | Dylan Cantrell | WR33 | #265 | −74 | Texas Tech | LA Chargers |
| 194 | Russell Gage | WR39 | #311 | −117 | LSU | Atlanta |
| 207 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR9 | #72 | +135 | Notre Dame | Green Bay |
| 208 | Cedrick Wilson | WR14 | #116 | +92 | Boise State | Dallas |
| 210 | Braxton Berrios | WR32 | #260 | −50 | Miami | New England |
| 224 | Javon Wims | WR30 | #253 | −29 | Georgia | Chicago |
| 228 | Marcell Ateman | WR15 | #126 | +102 | Oklahoma State | Las Vegas |
| 240 | Richie James | WR27 | #206 | +34 | Middle Tennessee State | San Francisco |
| 253 | Auden Tate | WR20 | #159 | +94 | Florida State | Cincinnati |
| 255 | Austin Proehl | WR51 | #484 | −229 | North Carolina | Buffalo |
| 256 | Trey Quinn | WR26 | #191 | +65 | SMU | Washington |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Allen Lazard | WR17 | #144 | — | Iowa State | — |
| — | Simmie Cobbs | WR19 | #158 | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Deontay Burnett | WR21 | #161 | — | USC | — |
| — | Teo Redding | WR23 | #167 | — | — | — |
| — | Jester Weah | WR29 | #247 | — | Pittsburgh | — |
| — | Vyncint Smith | WR34 | #279 | — | — | — |
| — | Darren Carrington | WR35 | #286 | — | Utah | — |
| — | Korey Robertson | WR36 | #287 | — | Southern Miss | — |
| — | Byron Pringle | WR38 | #299 | — | Kansas State | — |
| — | Jake Wieneke | WR40 | #330 | — | South Dakota State | — |
| — | Quadree Henderson | WR41 | #334 | — | Pittsburgh | — |
| — | Davon Grayson | WR42 | #341 | — | East Carolina | — |
| — | Ka'Raun White | WR43 | #344 | — | West Virginia | — |
| — | Jalen Tolliver | WR44 | #348 | — | — | — |
| — | Gary McKnight | WR46 | #370 | — | — | — |
| — | Steve Ishmael | WR47 | #399 | — | — | — |
| — | Cam Phillips | WR48 | #409 | — | Virginia Tech | — |
| — | Keith Kirkwood | WR50 | #449 | — | — | — |