Consensus board vs. draft day: the full QB class, charted.
The Steal
Drew Lock was ranked QB3 on the consensus board (#29 overall) but lasted until pick 42, where the Denver Broncos took him in Round 2. A 13-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any QB in the class.
The Conviction Pick
The Jacksonville Jaguars took Gardner Minshew at pick 178, 47 spots ahead of his #225 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Daniel Jones (41 spots) and Clayton Thorson (17 spots).
The Cliff
After Drew Lock went at pick 42, the next QB didn't come off the board for 58 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 11 picks on QB, 4 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 11.9 since 2018.
The Bet
The Arizona Cardinals spent more draft capital on QB than any other club: pick 1, 28% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Tyree Jackson, ranked #139 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 254 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyler Murray | QB1 | #8 | −7 | Oklahoma | Arizona |
| 6 | Daniel Jones | QB4 | #47 | −41 | Duke | NY Giants |
| 15 | Dwayne Haskins | QB2 | #14 | +1 | Ohio State | Washington |
| 42 | Drew Lock | QB3 | #29 | +13 | Missouri | Denver |
| 100 | Will Grier | QB5 | #94 | +6 | West Virginia | Carolina |
| 104 | Ryan Finley | QB6 | #95 | +9 | North Carolina State | Cincinnati |
| 133 | Jarrett Stidham | QB7 | #138 | −5 | Auburn | New England |
| 166 | Easton Stick | QB12 | #284 | −118 | North Dakota State | LA Chargers |
| 167 | Clayton Thorson | QB10 | #184 | −17 | Northwestern | Philadelphia |
| 178 | Gardner Minshew | QB11 | #225 | −47 | Washington State | Jacksonville |
| 197 | Trace McSorley | QB16 | #369 | −172 | Penn State | Baltimore |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Tyree Jackson | QB8 | #139 | — | Buffalo | — |
| — | Brett Rypien | QB9 | #173 | — | Boise State | — |
| — | Jordan Ta'amu | QB13 | #295 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Kyle Shurmur | QB14 | #339 | — | Vanderbilt | — |
| — | Manny Wilkins | QB15 | #367 | — | — | — |
| — | Malik Rosier | QB17 | #390 | — | — | — |
| — | Andrew Ford | QB18 | #424 | — | — | — |
| — | Kyle Kempt | QB19 | #426 | — | — | — |