Consensus board vs. draft day: the full CB class, charted.
The Steal
Amani Oruwariye was ranked CB7 on the consensus board (#55 overall) but lasted until pick 146, where the Detroit Lions took him in Round 5. A 91-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any CB in the class. Behind him, Kris Boyd (+80) and Julian Love (+64) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Atlanta Falcons took Kendall Sheffield at pick 111, 81 spots ahead of his #192 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Jordan Miller (74 spots) and Iman Marshall (72 spots).
The Cliff
After Lonnie Johnson Jr. went at pick 54, the next CB didn't come off the board for 25 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 31 picks on CB, 8 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 32.8 since 2018.
The Bet
The New York Giants spent more draft capital on CB than any other club: picks 30, 108 and 180, 29% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Saivion Smith, ranked #160 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 254 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | DeAndre Baker | CB3 | #25 | +5 | Georgia | NY Giants |
| 33 | Byron Murphy II | CB2 | #16 | +17 | Washington | Arizona |
| 34 | Rock Ya-Sin | CB5 | #42 | −8 | Temple | Indianapolis |
| 39 | Sean Bunting | CB9 | #68 | −29 | Central Michigan | Tampa Bay |
| 40 | Trayvon Mullen | CB12 | #78 | −38 | Clemson | Las Vegas |
| 45 | Joejuan Williams | CB8 | #65 | −20 | Vanderbilt | New England |
| 46 | Greedy Williams | CB1 | #15 | +31 | LSU | Cleveland |
| 54 | Lonnie Johnson Jr. | CB10 | #70 | −16 | Kentucky | Houston |
| 79 | David Long | CB11 | #74 | +5 | Michigan | LA Rams |
| 83 | Justin Layne | CB4 | #39 | +44 | Michigan State | Pittsburgh |
| 94 | Jamel Dean | CB13 | #97 | −3 | Auburn | Tampa Bay |
| 108 | Julian Love | CB6 | #44 | +64 | Notre Dame | NY Giants |
| 111 | Kendall Sheffield | CB21 | #192 | −81 | Ohio State | Atlanta |
| 127 | Iman Marshall | CB23 | #199 | −72 | USC | Baltimore |
| 129 | Isaiah Johnson | CB14 | #113 | +16 | Houston | Las Vegas |
| 146 | Amani Oruwariye | CB7 | #55 | +91 | Penn State | Detroit |
| 158 | Michael Jackson | CB18 | #161 | −3 | Miami | Dallas |
| 172 | Jordan Miller | CB24 | #246 | −74 | Washington | Atlanta |
| 180 | Corey Ballentine | CB15 | #134 | +46 | Washburn | NY Giants |
| 185 | Ka'dar Hollman | CB32 | #282 | −97 | Toledo | Green Bay |
| 195 | Xavier Crawford | CB25 | #250 | −55 | Central Michigan | Houston |
| 196 | Blessuan Austin | CB34 | #298 | −102 | Rutgers | NY Jets |
| 198 | Tim Harris | CB26 | #251 | −53 | Virginia | San Francisco |
| 201 | Rashad Fenton | CB41 | #401 | −200 | South Carolina | Kansas City |
| 205 | Duke Shelley | CB39 | #315 | −110 | Kansas State | Chicago |
| 217 | Kris Boyd | CB16 | #137 | +80 | Texas | Minnesota |
| 221 | Donnie Lewis Jr. | CB47 | #435 | −214 | Tulane | Cleveland |
| 223 | Jordan Brown | CB22 | #198 | +25 | South Dakota State | Cincinnati |
| 227 | Jimmy Moreland | CB19 | #172 | +55 | James Madison | Washington |
| 238 | Stephen Denmark | CB28 | #262 | −24 | Valdosta St. | Chicago |
| 252 | Ken Webster | CB37 | #305 | −53 | Mississippi | New England |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Saivion Smith | CB17 | #160 | — | Alabama | — |
| — | Mark Fields | CB20 | #188 | — | Clemson | — |
| — | Jacob Huff | CB27 | #254 | — | — | — |
| — | Hamp Cheevers | CB29 | #273 | — | Boston College | — |
| — | Jamal Peters | CB30 | #276 | — | Mississippi State | — |
| — | Derrek Thomas | CB31 | #277 | — | Baylor | — |
| — | Derrick Baity Jr. | CB33 | #291 | — | Kentucky | — |
| — | Montre Hartage | CB35 | #300 | — | Northwestern | — |
| — | Blace Brown | CB36 | #303 | — | Troy | — |
| — | Brian Peavy | CB38 | #308 | — | — | — |
| — | Derrick Baity | CB40 | #336 | — | Kentucky | — |
| — | Clifton Duck | CB42 | #409 | — | — | — |
| — | Ryan Pulley | CB43 | #414 | — | Arkansas | — |
| — | Chris Westry | CB44 | #417 | — | — | — |
| — | Brandon Rusnak | CB45 | #425 | — | — | — |
| — | Davante Davis | CB46 | #429 | — | Texas | — |