Consensus board vs. draft day: the full IOL class, charted.
The Steal
Lamont Gaillard was ranked IOL10 on the consensus board (#108 overall) but lasted until pick 179, where the Arizona Cardinals took him in Round 6. A 71-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any IOL in the class. Behind him, Michael Jordan (+32) and Joshua Miles (+27) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Seattle Seahawks took Phil Haynes at pick 124, 72 spots ahead of his #196 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Hjalte Froholdt (56 spots) and Drew Forbes (49 spots).
The Cliff
After Erik McCoy went at pick 48, the next IOL didn't come off the board for 30 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 19 picks on IOL, 4 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 20.9 since 2018.
The Bet
The Minnesota Vikings spent more draft capital on IOL than any other club: picks 18 and 114, 35% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Beau Benzschawel, ranked #126 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 254 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chris Lindstrom | IOL2 | #35 | −21 | Boston College | Atlanta |
| 18 | Garrett Bradbury | IOL1 | #26 | −8 | North Carolina State | Minnesota |
| 44 | Elgton Jenkins | IOL4 | #46 | −2 | Mississippi State | Green Bay |
| 48 | Erik McCoy | IOL3 | #37 | +11 | Texas A&M | New Orleans |
| 78 | Michael Deiter | IOL5 | #84 | −6 | Wisconsin | Miami |
| 82 | Nate Davis | IOL6 | #90 | −8 | Charlotte | Tennessee |
| 90 | Connor McGovern | IOL7 | #92 | −2 | Penn State | Dallas |
| 114 | Dru Samia | IOL8 | #100 | +14 | Oklahoma | Minnesota |
| 118 | Hjalte Froholdt | IOL15 | #174 | −56 | Arkansas | New England |
| 123 | Ben Powers | IOL11 | #122 | +1 | Oklahoma | Baltimore |
| 124 | Phil Haynes | IOL16 | #196 | −72 | Wake Forest | Seattle |
| 131 | Wes Martin | IOL33 | #328 | −197 | Indiana | Washington |
| 136 | Michael Jordan | IOL9 | #104 | +32 | Ohio State | Cincinnati |
| 153 | Ross Pierschbacher | IOL14 | #170 | −17 | Alabama | Washington |
| 179 | Lamont Gaillard | IOL10 | #108 | +71 | Georgia | Arizona |
| 189 | Drew Forbes | IOL19 | #238 | −49 | SE Missouri St. | Cleveland |
| 216 | Nick Allegretti | IOL41 | #437 | −221 | Illinois | Kansas City |
| 246 | Javon Patterson | IOL26 | #285 | −39 | Mississippi | Indianapolis |
| 248 | Joshua Miles | IOL17 | #221 | +27 | Morgan State | Arizona |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Beau Benzschawel | IOL12 | #126 | — | Wisconsin | — |
| — | Deion Calhoun | IOL13 | #158 | — | Mississippi State | — |
| — | Trevon Tate | IOL18 | #223 | — | Memphis | — |
| — | Martez Ivey | IOL20 | #249 | — | Florida | — |
| — | Fred Johnson | IOL21 | #267 | — | Florida | — |
| — | Nate Herbig | IOL22 | #268 | — | Stanford | — |
| — | Tyler Jones | IOL23 | #269 | — | North Carolina State | — |
| — | Marquez Tucker | IOL24 | #281 | — | — | — |
| — | Terronne Prescod | IOL25 | #283 | — | — | — |
| — | Brandon Hitner | IOL27 | #292 | — | — | — |
| — | B.J. Autry | IOL28 | #296 | — | — | — |
| — | Alex Bars | IOL29 | #311 | — | Notre Dame | — |
| — | Keaton Sutherland | IOL30 | #313 | — | — | — |
| — | Iosua Opeta | IOL31 | #323 | — | Weber State | — |
| — | Bunchy Stallings | IOL32 | #324 | — | — | — |
| — | Nick Linder | IOL34 | #338 | — | — | — |
| — | Nick Natour | IOL35 | #349 | — | — | — |
| — | Brandon Knight | IOL36 | #354 | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Shaq Calhoun | IOL37 | #360 | — | — | — |
| — | Alec Eberle | IOL38 | #397 | — | — | — |
| — | Willie Wright | IOL39 | #408 | — | — | — |
| — | Joe Lowery | IOL40 | #410 | — | — | — |