Consensus board vs. draft day: the full S class, charted.
The Steal
Deionte Thompson was ranked S7 on the consensus board (#58 overall) but lasted until pick 139, where the Arizona Cardinals took him in Round 5. A 81-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any S in the class. Behind him, Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (+67) and Jaquan Johnson (+61) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Indianapolis Colts took Khari Willis at pick 109, 109 spots ahead of his #218 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Will Harris (72 spots) and Ugochukwu Amadi (65 spots).
The Cliff
After Marvell Tell III went at pick 144, the next S didn't come off the board for 33 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 20 picks on S, 6 of them in the first two rounds. That's right at the position's average of 20.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Seattle Seahawks spent more draft capital on S than any other club: picks 47 and 132, 23% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Evan Worthington, ranked #182 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 254 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Darnell Savage Jr. | S5 | #48 | −27 | Maryland | Green Bay |
| 27 | Johnathan Abram | S4 | #45 | −18 | Mississippi State | Las Vegas |
| 47 | Marquise Blair | S9 | #103 | −56 | Utah | Seattle |
| 60 | Nasir Adderley | S1 | #33 | +27 | Delaware | LA Chargers |
| 61 | Taylor Rapp | S2 | #36 | +25 | Washington | LA Rams |
| 63 | Juan Thornhill | S6 | #49 | +14 | Virginia | Kansas City |
| 81 | Will Harris | S14 | #153 | −72 | Boston College | Detroit |
| 99 | Mike Edwards | S12 | #123 | −24 | Kentucky | Tampa Bay |
| 105 | Chauncey Gardner-Johnson | S3 | #38 | +67 | Florida | New Orleans |
| 109 | Khari Willis | S19 | #218 | −109 | Michigan State | Indianapolis |
| 116 | Amani Hooker | S8 | #60 | +56 | Iowa | Tennessee |
| 119 | Sheldrick Redwine | S10 | #119 | 0 | Miami | Cleveland |
| 132 | Ugochukwu Amadi | S16 | #197 | −65 | Oregon | Seattle |
| 139 | Deionte Thompson | S7 | #58 | +81 | Alabama | Arizona |
| 144 | Marvell Tell III | S13 | #129 | +15 | USC | Indianapolis |
| 177 | Saquan Hampton | S24 | #278 | −101 | Rutgers | New Orleans |
| 181 | Jaquan Johnson | S11 | #120 | +61 | Miami | Buffalo |
| 191 | Marcus Epps | S36 | #439 | −248 | Wyoming | Minnesota |
| 213 | Donovan Wilson | S31 | #394 | −181 | Texas A&M | Dallas |
| 243 | Nick Scott | S35 | #428 | −185 | Penn State | LA Rams |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Evan Worthington | S15 | #182 | — | Colorado | — |
| — | Malik Gant | S17 | #213 | — | Marshall | — |
| — | Jah'Shawn Johnson | S18 | #217 | — | — | — |
| — | Lukas Denis | S20 | #222 | — | Boston College | — |
| — | Mike Bell | S21 | #235 | — | Fresno State | — |
| — | Darius West | S22 | #252 | — | Kentucky | — |
| — | Andrew Wingard | S23 | #274 | — | Wyoming | — |
| — | Jonathan Crawford | S25 | #299 | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Delvon Randall | S26 | #307 | — | — | — |
| — | Zedrick Woods | S27 | #312 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Steven Montac | S28 | #330 | — | — | — |
| — | D'Cota Dixon | S29 | #334 | — | Wisconsin | — |
| — | JoJo McIntosh | S30 | #344 | — | — | — |
| — | Kiy Hester | S32 | #402 | — | — | — |
| — | Tyree Kinnel | S33 | #403 | — | — | — |
| — | McKinley Whitfield | S34 | #418 | — | — | — |