Consensus board vs. draft day: the full RB class, charted.
The Steal
Eno Benjamin was ranked RB12 on the consensus board (#136 overall) but lasted until pick 222, where the Arizona Cardinals took him in Round 7. A 86-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any RB in the class. Behind him, D'Andre Swift (+13) and Zack Moss (+11) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Ke'Shawn Vaughn at pick 76, 52 spots ahead of his #128 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on DeeJay Dallas (46 spots) and A.J. Dillon (36 spots).
The Cliff
After Jason Huntley went at pick 172, the next RB didn't come off the board for 50 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 17 picks on RB, 6 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 21.1 since 2018.
The Bet
The Detroit Lions spent more draft capital on RB than any other club: picks 35 and 172, 24% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
James Robinson, ranked #220 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 255 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB3 | #44 | −12 | LSU | Kansas City |
| 35 | D'Andre Swift | RB1 | #22 | +13 | Georgia | Detroit |
| 41 | Jonathan Taylor | RB2 | #31 | +10 | Wisconsin | Indianapolis |
| 52 | Cam Akers | RB5 | #61 | −9 | Florida State | LA Rams |
| 55 | J.K. Dobbins | RB4 | #45 | +10 | Ohio State | Baltimore |
| 62 | A.J. Dillon | RB7 | #98 | −36 | Boston College | Green Bay |
| 76 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB11 | #128 | −52 | Vanderbilt | Tampa Bay |
| 80 | Lynn Bowden Jr. | RB8 | #105 | −25 | Kentucky | Las Vegas |
| 86 | Zack Moss | RB6 | #75 | +11 | Utah | Buffalo |
| 93 | Darrynton Evans | RB9 | #121 | −28 | Appalachian State | Tennessee |
| 112 | Joshua Kelley | RB13 | #137 | −25 | UCLA | LA Chargers |
| 120 | La'Mical Perine | RB10 | #122 | −2 | Florida | NY Jets |
| 124 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | RB14 | #156 | −32 | Maryland | Pittsburgh |
| 144 | DeeJay Dallas | RB15 | #190 | −46 | Miami | Seattle |
| 172 | Jason Huntley | RB36 | #410 | −238 | New Mexico State | Detroit |
| 222 | Eno Benjamin | RB12 | #136 | +86 | Arizona State | Arizona |
| 245 | Raymond Calais | RB20 | #237 | +8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Tampa Bay |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | James Robinson | RB16 | #220 | — | Illinois State | — |
| — | JaMycal Hasty | RB17 | #221 | — | Baylor | — |
| — | Javon Leake | RB18 | #224 | — | Maryland | — |
| — | Rico Dowdle | RB19 | #229 | — | South Carolina | — |
| — | Michael Warren II | RB21 | #249 | — | — | — |
| — | Darius Anderson | RB22 | #256 | — | — | — |
| — | Patrick Taylor | RB23 | #261 | — | Memphis | — |
| — | Salvon Ahmed | RB24 | #288 | — | Washington | — |
| — | Scottie Phillips | RB25 | #292 | — | Mississippi | — |
| — | Benny LeMay | RB26 | #293 | — | Charlotte | — |
| — | Dre Brown | RB27 | #305 | — | — | — |
| — | J.J. Taylor | RB28 | #307 | — | Arizona | — |
| — | Brian Herrien | RB29 | #308 | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Sewo Olonilua | RB30 | #338 | — | TCU | — |
| — | LeVante Bellamy | RB31 | #339 | — | Western Michigan | — |
| — | Reggie Corbin | RB32 | #355 | — | — | — |
| — | Tony Jones Jr. | RB33 | #359 | — | Notre Dame | — |
| — | Tavien Feaster | RB34 | #378 | — | — | — |
| — | Reggie Gilliam | RB35 | #399 | — | — | — |