Consensus board vs. draft day: the full IOL class, charted.
The Steal
Netane Muti was ranked IOL8 on the consensus board (#108 overall) but lasted until pick 181, where the Denver Broncos took him in Round 6. A 73-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any IOL in the class. Behind him, Tyler Biadasz (+55) and Nick Harris (+44) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The New York Jets took Cameron Clark at pick 129, 97 spots ahead of his #226 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Danny Pinter (70 spots) and Solomon Kindley (52 spots).
The Cliff
After Cesar Ruiz went at pick 24, the next IOL didn't come off the board for 45 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 26 picks on IOL, 1 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 20.9 since 2018.
The Bet
The New Orleans Saints spent more draft capital on IOL than any other club: pick 24, 46% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Darryl Williams, ranked #187 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 255 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Cesar Ruiz | IOL1 | #30 | −6 | Michigan | New Orleans |
| 69 | Damien Lewis | IOL5 | #94 | −25 | LSU | Seattle |
| 75 | Jonah Jackson | IOL6 | #99 | −24 | Ohio State | Detroit |
| 78 | Matt Hennessy | IOL3 | #69 | +9 | Temple | Atlanta |
| 83 | Lloyd Cushenberry III | IOL2 | #53 | +30 | LSU | Denver |
| 109 | John Simpson | IOL7 | #107 | +2 | Clemson | Las Vegas |
| 111 | Solomon Kindley | IOL13 | #163 | −52 | Georgia | Miami |
| 121 | Logan Stenberg | IOL12 | #134 | −13 | Kentucky | Detroit |
| 129 | Cameron Clark | IOL20 | #226 | −97 | Charlotte | NY Jets |
| 135 | Kevin Dotson | IOL14 | #171 | −36 | Louisiana | Pittsburgh |
| 143 | Ben Bredeson | IOL9 | #114 | +29 | Michigan | Baltimore |
| 146 | Tyler Biadasz | IOL4 | #91 | +55 | Wisconsin | Dallas |
| 149 | Danny Pinter | IOL18 | #219 | −70 | Ball State | Indianapolis |
| 150 | Shane Lemieux | IOL11 | #128 | +22 | Oregon | NY Giants |
| 156 | Keith Ismael | IOL15 | #179 | −23 | San Diego State | Washington |
| 160 | Nick Harris | IOL10 | #116 | +44 | Washington | Cleveland |
| 181 | Netane Muti | IOL8 | #108 | +73 | Fresno State | Denver |
| 182 | Michael Onwenu | IOL17 | #193 | −11 | Michigan | New England |
| 192 | Jon Runyan | IOL21 | #238 | −46 | Michigan | Green Bay |
| 208 | Jake Hanson | IOL19 | #221 | −13 | Oregon | Green Bay |
| 209 | Simon Stepaniak | IOL | — | — | Indiana | Green Bay |
| 226 | Arlington Hambright | IOL | — | — | Colorado | Chicago |
| 227 | Lachavious Simmons | IOL | — | — | Tennessee State | Chicago |
| 230 | Dustin Woodard | IOL | — | — | Memphis | New England |
| 250 | Tremayne Anchrum | IOL22 | #243 | +7 | Clemson | LA Rams |
| 253 | Kyle Hinton | IOL | — | — | Washburn | Minnesota |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Darryl Williams | IOL16 | #187 | — | Mississippi State | — |
| — | Zach Shackelford | IOL23 | #272 | — | — | — |
| — | Kyle Murphy | IOL24 | #294 | — | Rhode Island | — |
| — | Cohl Cabral | IOL | — | — | Arizona State | — |
| — | Cordel Iwuagwu | IOL | — | — | TCU | — |
| — | Elex Woodworth | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Frederick Mauigoa | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | John Molchon | IOL | — | — | Boise State | — |
| — | Sean Pollard | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Steven Gonzalez | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | T.J. McCoy | IOL | — | — | — | — |
| — | Trystan Colon-Castillo | IOL | — | — | Missouri | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.