Consensus board vs. draft day: the full DT class, charted.
The Steal
Isaiah Buggs was ranked DT12 on the consensus board (#142 overall) but lasted until pick 192, where the Pittsburgh Steelers took him in Round 6. A 50-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any DT in the class. Behind him, Renell Wren (+29) and Dre'Mont Jones (+28) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Dallas Cowboys took Trysten Hill at pick 58, 47 spots ahead of his #105 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Greg Gaines (16 spots) and Dexter Lawrence (10 spots).
The Cliff
After Khalen Saunders went at pick 84, the next DT didn't come off the board for 41 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 23 picks on DT, 7 of them in the first two rounds. That's right at the position's average of 23.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The New York Jets spent more draft capital on DT than any other club: pick 3, 43% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Gerald Willis III, ranked #102 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 254 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Quinnen Williams | DT1 | #2 | +1 | Alabama | NY Jets |
| 9 | Ed Oliver | DT2 | #4 | +5 | Houston | Buffalo |
| 13 | Christian Wilkins | DT3 | #11 | +2 | Clemson | Miami |
| 17 | Dexter Lawrence | DT6 | #27 | −10 | Clemson | NY Giants |
| 19 | Jeffery Simmons | DT4 | #12 | +7 | Mississippi State | Tennessee |
| 28 | Jerry Tillery | DT5 | #22 | +6 | Notre Dame | LA Chargers |
| 58 | Trysten Hill | DT11 | #105 | −47 | UCF | Dallas |
| 71 | Dre'Mont Jones | DT7 | #43 | +28 | Ohio State | Denver |
| 84 | Khalen Saunders | DT8 | #77 | +7 | Western Illinois | Kansas City |
| 125 | Renell Wren | DT9 | #96 | +29 | Arizona State | Cincinnati |
| 134 | Greg Gaines | DT13 | #150 | −16 | Washington | LA Rams |
| 150 | Kingsley Keke | DT14 | #154 | −4 | Texas A&M | Green Bay |
| 159 | Byron Cowart | DT27 | #290 | −131 | Maryland | New England |
| 160 | Daylon Mack | DT15 | #155 | +5 | Texas A&M | Baltimore |
| 190 | Armon Watts | DT16 | #190 | 0 | Arkansas | Minnesota |
| 192 | Isaiah Buggs | DT12 | #142 | +50 | Alabama | Pittsburgh |
| 209 | Demarcus Christmas | DT26 | #288 | −79 | Florida State | Seattle |
| 215 | Terry Beckner | DT35 | #380 | −165 | Missouri | Tampa Bay |
| 229 | P.J. Johnson | DT36 | #384 | −155 | Arizona | Detroit |
| 235 | Dontavius Russell | DT22 | #241 | −6 | Auburn | Jacksonville |
| 242 | Cortez Broughton | DT21 | #234 | +8 | Cincinnati | LA Chargers |
| 245 | Chris Slayton | DT19 | #219 | +26 | Syracuse | NY Giants |
| 249 | Michael Dogbe | DT20 | #231 | +18 | Temple | Arizona |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Gerald Willis III | DT10 | #102 | — | Miami | — |
| — | G.G. Robinson | DT17 | #202 | — | — | — |
| — | Daniel Wise | DT18 | #206 | — | Kansas | — |
| — | Breiden Fehoko | DT23 | #243 | — | — | — |
| — | Albert Huggins | DT24 | #245 | — | Clemson | — |
| — | Youhanna Ghaifan | DT25 | #271 | — | — | — |
| — | Ricky Walker | DT28 | #293 | — | — | — |
| — | Lorenzo Neal Jr. | DT29 | #306 | — | — | — |
| — | Kevin Givens | DT30 | #310 | — | Penn State | — |
| — | Marquise Copeland | DT31 | #340 | — | — | — |
| — | Miles Fox | DT32 | #347 | — | — | — |
| — | Amani Bledsoe | DT33 | #363 | — | — | — |
| — | Ira Lewis | DT34 | #372 | — | — | — |
| — | O.J. Smith | DT37 | #388 | — | — | — |
| — | LaDarius Harris | DT38 | #396 | — | — | — |
| — | Julian Rochester | DT39 | #411 | — | — | — |
| — | Chigozie Nnoruka | DT40 | #413 | — | — | — |
| — | Darian Roseboro | DT41 | #415 | — | — | — |
| — | Edwin Alexander | DT42 | #421 | — | — | — |