Consensus board vs. draft day: the full WR class, charted.
The Steal
K.J. Hill was ranked WR20 on the consensus board (#118 overall) but lasted until pick 220, where the Los Angeles Chargers took him in Round 7. A 102-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any WR in the class. Behind him, Donovan Peoples-Jones (+87) and Tyler Johnson (+58) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Chicago Bears took Darnell Mooney at pick 173, 55 spots ahead of his #228 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Antonio Gibson (39 spots) and Joe Reed (35 spots).
The Cliff
After Devin Duvernay went at pick 92, the next WR didn't come off the board for 36 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 36 picks on WR, 13 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 32.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Denver Broncos spent more draft capital on WR than any other club: picks 15, 46 and 252, 46% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Quartney Davis, ranked #158 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 255 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Henry Ruggs III | WR3 | #14 | −2 | Alabama | Las Vegas |
| 15 | Jerry Jeudy | WR1 | #8 | +7 | Alabama | Denver |
| 17 | CeeDee Lamb | WR2 | #9 | +8 | Oklahoma | Dallas |
| 21 | Jalen Reagor | WR8 | #41 | −20 | TCU | Philadelphia |
| 22 | Justin Jefferson | WR4 | #18 | +4 | LSU | Minnesota |
| 25 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR7 | #39 | −14 | Arizona State | San Francisco |
| 33 | Tee Higgins | WR6 | #37 | −4 | Clemson | Cincinnati |
| 34 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR10 | #47 | −13 | USC | Indianapolis |
| 42 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR9 | #42 | 0 | Colorado | Jacksonville |
| 46 | K.J. Hamler | WR11 | #55 | −9 | Penn State | Denver |
| 49 | Chase Claypool | WR12 | #67 | −18 | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh |
| 57 | Van Jefferson | WR14 | #88 | −31 | Florida | LA Rams |
| 59 | Denzel Mims | WR5 | #33 | +26 | Baylor | NY Jets |
| 66 | Antonio Gibson | WR18 | #105 | −39 | Memphis | Washington |
| 81 | Bryan Edwards | WR13 | #78 | +3 | South Carolina | Las Vegas |
| 92 | Devin Duvernay | WR15 | #95 | −3 | Texas | Baltimore |
| 128 | Gabriel Davis | WR21 | #120 | +8 | UCF | Buffalo |
| 142 | Antonio Gandy-Golden | WR19 | #115 | +27 | Liberty | Washington |
| 151 | Joe Reed | WR29 | #186 | −35 | Virginia | LA Chargers |
| 161 | Tyler Johnson | WR17 | #103 | +58 | Minnesota | Tampa Bay |
| 165 | Collin Johnson | WR22 | #137 | +28 | Texas | Jacksonville |
| 166 | Quintez Cephus | WR27 | #167 | −1 | Wisconsin | Detroit |
| 168 | John Hightower | WR25 | #153 | +15 | Boise State | Philadelphia |
| 171 | Isaiah Coulter | WR28 | #182 | −11 | Rhode Island | Houston |
| 173 | Darnell Mooney | WR33 | #228 | −55 | Tulane | Chicago |
| 176 | K.J. Osborn | WR | — | — | Miami | Minnesota |
| 187 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR16 | #100 | +87 | Michigan | Cleveland |
| 200 | Quez Watkins | WR32 | #224 | −24 | Southern Miss | Philadelphia |
| 201 | James Proche | WR23 | #147 | +54 | SMU | Baltimore |
| 207 | Isaiah Hodgins | WR24 | #150 | +57 | Oregon State | Buffalo |
| 212 | Dezmon Patmon | WR41 | #286 | −74 | Washington State | Indianapolis |
| 214 | Freddie Swain | WR | — | — | Florida | Seattle |
| 217 | Jauan Jennings | WR30 | #194 | +23 | Tennessee | San Francisco |
| 220 | K.J. Hill | WR20 | #118 | +102 | Ohio State | LA Chargers |
| 246 | Malcolm Perry | WR | — | — | Navy | Miami |
| 252 | Tyrie Cleveland | WR40 | #282 | −30 | Florida | Denver |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Quartney Davis | WR26 | #158 | — | Texas A&M | — |
| — | Kalija Lipscomb | WR31 | #213 | — | Vanderbilt | — |
| — | Jeff Thomas | WR34 | #250 | — | Miami | — |
| — | Binjimen Victor | WR35 | #255 | — | — | — |
| — | Juwan Johnson | WR36 | #260 | — | Oregon | — |
| — | Kendrick Rogers | WR37 | #268 | — | Texas A&M | — |
| — | Trishton Jackson | WR38 | #273 | — | Syracuse | — |
| — | Lawrence Cager | WR39 | #278 | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Omar Bayless | WR42 | #291 | — | Arkansas State | — |
| — | Austin Mack | WR43 | #292 | — | Ohio State | — |
| — | Aaron Parker | WR44 | #299 | — | Rhode Island | — |
| — | Aaron Fuller | WR | — | — | Washington | — |
| — | Cody White | WR | — | — | Michigan State | — |
| — | Darrell Stewart Jr. | WR | — | — | Michigan State | — |
| — | Deddrick Thomas | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Isaiah Wright | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Ja'Marcus Bradley | WR | — | — | — | — |
| — | Marquez Callaway | WR | — | — | Tennessee | — |
| — | Stephen Guidry | WR | — | — | Mississippi State | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.