Consensus board vs. draft day: the full DT class, charted.
The Steal
Neville Gallimore was ranked DT5 on the consensus board (#48 overall) but lasted until pick 82, where the Dallas Cowboys took him in Round 3. A 34-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any DT in the class. Behind him, James Lynch (+29) and Justin Madubuike (+25) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Baltimore Ravens took Broderick Washington Jr. at pick 170, 81 spots ahead of his #251 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on McTelvin Agim (56 spots) and Bravvion Roy (48 spots).
The Cliff
After Rashard Lawrence went at pick 131, the next DT didn't come off the board for 39 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 21 picks on DT, 5 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 23.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The Carolina Panthers spent more draft capital on DT than any other club: picks 7 and 184, 40% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Raequan Williams, ranked #174 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 255 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Derrick Brown | DT1 | #6 | +1 | Auburn | Carolina |
| 14 | Javon Kinlaw | DT2 | #12 | +2 | South Carolina | San Francisco |
| 40 | Ross Blacklock | DT3 | #40 | 0 | TCU | Houston |
| 47 | Marlon Davidson | DT6 | #49 | −2 | Auburn | Atlanta |
| 56 | Raekwon Davis | DT8 | #80 | −24 | Alabama | Miami |
| 71 | Justin Madubuike | DT4 | #46 | +25 | Texas A&M | Baltimore |
| 73 | Davon Hamilton | DT9 | #97 | −24 | Ohio State | Jacksonville |
| 82 | Neville Gallimore | DT5 | #48 | +34 | Oklahoma | Dallas |
| 88 | Jordan Elliott | DT7 | #64 | +24 | Missouri | Cleveland |
| 95 | McTelvin Agim | DT14 | #151 | −56 | Arkansas | Denver |
| 114 | Leki Fotu | DT11 | #119 | −5 | Utah | Arizona |
| 130 | James Lynch | DT10 | #101 | +29 | Baylor | Minnesota |
| 131 | Rashard Lawrence | DT12 | #132 | −1 | LSU | Arizona |
| 170 | Broderick Washington Jr. | DT21 | #251 | −81 | Texas Tech | Baltimore |
| 174 | Larrell Murchison | DT13 | #149 | +25 | North Carolina State | Tennessee |
| 184 | Bravvion Roy | DT19 | #232 | −48 | Baylor | Carolina |
| 193 | Robert Windsor | DT17 | #209 | −16 | — | Indianapolis |
| 194 | Khalil Davis | DT16 | #181 | +13 | Nebraska | Tampa Bay |
| 197 | John Penisini | DT24 | #276 | −79 | Utah | Detroit |
| 232 | Carlos Davis | DT23 | #270 | −38 | Nebraska | Pittsburgh |
| 235 | Jashon Cornell | DT | — | — | Ohio State | Detroit |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Raequan Williams | DT15 | #174 | — | Michigan State | — |
| — | Benito Jones | DT18 | #210 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Malcolm Roach | DT20 | #247 | — | Texas | — |
| — | Josiah Coatney | DT22 | #269 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Darrion Daniels | DT25 | #285 | — | Nebraska | — |
| — | Aaron Crawford | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Brendon Hayes | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Calvin Taylor Jr. | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Eli Hanback | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Garrett Marino | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Jeffery Whatley | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Robert Landers | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Teair Tart | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Tyler Clark | DT | — | — | — | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.