Consensus board vs. draft day: the full LB class, charted.
The Steal
Mack Wilson was ranked LB3 on the consensus board (#59 overall) but lasted until pick 155, where the Cleveland Browns took him in Round 5. A 96-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any LB in the class. Behind him, Blake Cashman (+42) and Vosean Joseph (+38) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Seattle Seahawks took Cody Barton at pick 88, 112 spots ahead of his #200 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Sione Takitaki (96 spots) and Jahlani Tavai (78 spots).
The Cliff
After Devin Bush went at pick 10, the next LB didn't come off the board for 33 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 27 picks on LB, 3 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 24 since 2018.
The Bet
The Pittsburgh Steelers spent more draft capital on LB than any other club: picks 10, 175 and 207, 43% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Te'Von Coney, ranked #117 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 254 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Devin White | LB1 | #5 | 0 | LSU | Tampa Bay |
| 10 | Devin Bush | LB2 | #13 | −3 | Michigan | Pittsburgh |
| 43 | Jahlani Tavai | LB9 | #121 | −78 | Hawaii | Detroit |
| 72 | Germaine Pratt | LB4 | #99 | −27 | North Carolina State | Cincinnati |
| 80 | Sione Takitaki | LB13 | #176 | −96 | BYU | Cleveland |
| 88 | Cody Barton | LB15 | #200 | −112 | Utah | Seattle |
| 89 | Bobby Okereke | LB8 | #118 | −29 | Stanford | Indianapolis |
| 98 | Quincy Williams | LB30 | #316 | −218 | Murray State | Jacksonville |
| 130 | Drue Tranquill | LB11 | #143 | −13 | Notre Dame | LA Chargers |
| 142 | Ben Burr-Kirven | LB17 | #209 | −67 | Washington | Seattle |
| 143 | Ryan Connelly | LB26 | #263 | −120 | Wisconsin | NY Giants |
| 147 | Vosean Joseph | LB5 | #109 | +38 | Florida | Buffalo |
| 148 | Dre Greenlaw | LB35 | #355 | −207 | Arkansas | San Francisco |
| 151 | Andrew Van Ginkel | LB43 | #386 | −235 | Wisconsin | Miami |
| 155 | Mack Wilson | LB3 | #59 | +96 | Alabama | Cleveland |
| 157 | Blake Cashman | LB6 | #115 | +42 | Minnesota | NY Jets |
| 162 | Cameron Smith | LB12 | #147 | +15 | USC | Minnesota |
| 164 | E.J. Speed | LB48 | #431 | −267 | Tarleton St. | Indianapolis |
| 173 | Cole Holcomb | LB33 | #331 | −158 | North Carolina | Washington |
| 175 | Sutton Smith | LB22 | #242 | −67 | Northern Illinois | Pittsburgh |
| 188 | David Long | LB39 | #380 | −192 | West Virginia | Tennessee |
| 200 | Emeke Egbule | LB16 | #205 | −5 | Houston | LA Chargers |
| 207 | Ulysees Gilbert | LB32 | #329 | −122 | Akron | Pittsburgh |
| 210 | Deshaun Davis | LB41 | #383 | −173 | Auburn | Cincinnati |
| 226 | Ty Summers | LB20 | #224 | +2 | TCU | Green Bay |
| 244 | Kaden Elliss | LB23 | #248 | −4 | Idaho | New Orleans |
| 251 | Dakota Allen | LB28 | #289 | −38 | Texas Tech | LA Rams |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Te'Von Coney | LB7 | #117 | — | Notre Dame | — |
| — | Terrill Hanks | LB10 | #140 | — | New Mexico State | — |
| — | T.J. Edwards | LB14 | #186 | — | Wisconsin | — |
| — | Curtis Bolton | LB18 | #215 | — | — | — |
| — | Tre Lamar | LB19 | #216 | — | Clemson | — |
| — | Chase Hansen | LB21 | #240 | — | Utah | — |
| — | Joe Giles-Harris | LB24 | #253 | — | Duke | — |
| — | Gary Johnson | LB25 | #258 | — | Texas | — |
| — | Drew Lewis | LB27 | #280 | — | — | — |
| — | Malik Reed | LB29 | #297 | — | — | — |
| — | Terez Hall | LB31 | #317 | — | Missouri | — |
| — | Tyrel Dodson | LB34 | #332 | — | Texas A&M | — |
| — | Otaro Alaka | LB36 | #356 | — | Texas A&M | — |
| — | Josiah Tauaefa | LB37 | #359 | — | — | — |
| — | Silas Stewart | LB38 | #365 | — | — | — |
| — | Khalil Hodge | LB40 | #382 | — | — | — |
| — | Joey Alfieri | LB42 | #385 | — | — | — |
| — | Kendall Joseph | LB44 | #393 | — | Clemson | — |
| — | Jeffrey Allison | LB45 | #399 | — | — | — |
| — | Juwon Young | LB46 | #405 | — | — | — |
| — | Jamal Davis II | LB47 | #423 | — | Akron | — |