Consensus board vs. draft day: the full EDGE class, charted.
The Steal
Curtis Weaver was ranked EDGE7 on the consensus board (#66 overall) but lasted until pick 164, where the Miami Dolphins took him in Round 5. A 98-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any EDGE in the class. Behind him, Bradlee Anae (+98) and Kenny Willekes (+94) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Minnesota Vikings took D.J. Wonnum at pick 117, 63 spots ahead of his #180 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Darrell Taylor (45 spots) and Anfernee Jennings (39 spots).
The Cliff
After Bradlee Anae went at pick 179, the next EDGE didn't come off the board for 39 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 25 picks on EDGE, 6 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 27.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Washington Commanders spent more draft capital on EDGE than any other club: picks 2 and 229, 45% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Nick Coe, ranked #200 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 255 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chase Young | EDGE1 | #1 | +1 | Ohio State | Washington |
| 20 | K'Lavon Chaisson | EDGE2 | #17 | +3 | LSU | Jacksonville |
| 38 | Yetur Gross-Matos | EDGE4 | #24 | +14 | Penn State | Carolina |
| 48 | Darrell Taylor | EDGE11 | #93 | −45 | Tennessee | Seattle |
| 54 | A.J. Epenesa | EDGE3 | #23 | +31 | Iowa | Buffalo |
| 60 | Josh Uche | EDGE5 | #59 | +1 | Michigan | New England |
| 67 | Julian Okwara | EDGE6 | #61 | +6 | Notre Dame | Detroit |
| 79 | Jabari Zuniga | EDGE10 | #90 | −11 | Florida | NY Jets |
| 87 | Anfernee Jennings | EDGE14 | #126 | −39 | Alabama | New England |
| 90 | Jonathan Greenard | EDGE9 | #83 | +7 | Florida | Houston |
| 102 | Alex Highsmith | EDGE15 | #127 | −25 | Charlotte | Pittsburgh |
| 117 | D.J. Wonnum | EDGE20 | #180 | −63 | South Carolina | Minnesota |
| 147 | Khalid Kareem | EDGE13 | #124 | +23 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati |
| 148 | Alton Robinson | EDGE16 | #129 | +19 | Syracuse | Seattle |
| 154 | Jason Strowbridge | EDGE12 | #123 | +31 | North Carolina | Miami |
| 155 | Trevis Gipson | EDGE18 | #165 | −10 | Tulsa | Chicago |
| 164 | Curtis Weaver | EDGE7 | #66 | +98 | Boise State | Miami |
| 177 | Michael Danna | EDGE | — | — | Michigan | Kansas City |
| 179 | Bradlee Anae | EDGE8 | #81 | +98 | Utah | Dallas |
| 218 | Carter Coughlin | EDGE22 | #203 | +15 | Minnesota | NY Giants |
| 225 | Kenny Willekes | EDGE17 | #131 | +94 | Michigan State | Minnesota |
| 229 | James Smith-Williams | EDGE26 | #257 | −28 | North Carolina State | Washington |
| 233 | Casey Toohill | EDGE24 | #236 | −3 | Stanford | Philadelphia |
| 242 | Jonathan Garvin | EDGE19 | #170 | +72 | Miami | Green Bay |
| 254 | Derrek Tuszka | EDGE23 | #207 | +47 | North Dakota State | Denver |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Nick Coe | EDGE21 | #200 | — | Auburn | — |
| — | Oluwole Betiku Jr. | EDGE25 | #253 | — | — | — |
| — | Trevon Hill | EDGE27 | #259 | — | Miami | — |
| — | Tipa Galeai | EDGE28 | #265 | — | Utah State | — |
| — | Kendall Coleman | EDGE29 | #279 | — | Syracuse | — |
| — | Bryce Huff | EDGE30 | #288 | — | — | — |
| — | Austin Edwards | EDGE | — | — | — | — |
| — | Chauncey Rivers | EDGE | — | — | Mississippi State | — |
| — | Jamir Jones | EDGE | — | — | — | — |
| — | Joe Gaziano | EDGE | — | — | — | — |
| — | LaDarius Hamilton | EDGE | — | — | North Texas | — |
| — | Mike Danna | EDGE | — | — | — | — |
| — | Qaadir Sheppard | EDGE | — | — | Mississippi | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.