Consensus board vs. draft day: the full DT class, charted.
The Steal
Daviyon Nixon was ranked DT3 on the consensus board (#61 overall) but lasted until pick 158, where the Carolina Panthers took him in Round 5. A 97-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any DT in the class. Behind him, Marlon Tuipulotu (+78) and Khyiris Tonga (+64) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Atlanta Falcons took Ta'Quon Graham at pick 148, 91 spots ahead of his #239 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Tedarrell Slaton (44 spots) and Osa Odighizuwa (37 spots).
The Cliff
After Levi Onwuzurike went at pick 41, the next DT didn't come off the board for 31 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 20 picks on DT, 2 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 23.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The Detroit Lions spent more draft capital on DT than any other club: picks 41 and 72, 33% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Marvin Wilson, ranked #108 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Christian Barmore | DT1 | #26 | +12 | Alabama | New England |
| 41 | Levi Onwuzurike | DT2 | #43 | −2 | Washington | Detroit |
| 72 | Alim McNeill | DT4 | #80 | −8 | North Carolina State | Detroit |
| 73 | Milton Williams | DT6 | #89 | −16 | Louisiana Tech | Philadelphia |
| 75 | Osa Odighizuwa | DT11 | #112 | −37 | UCLA | Dallas |
| 106 | Jay Tufele | DT5 | #84 | +22 | USC | Jacksonville |
| 117 | Bobby Brown III | DT13 | #146 | −29 | Texas A&M | LA Rams |
| 122 | Tyler Shelvin | DT8 | #106 | +16 | LSU | Cincinnati |
| 132 | Tommy Togiai | DT7 | #92 | +40 | Ohio State | Cleveland |
| 148 | Ta'Quon Graham | DT18 | #239 | −91 | Texas | Atlanta |
| 156 | Isaiahh Loudermilk | DT | — | — | Wisconsin | Pittsburgh |
| 158 | Daviyon Nixon | DT3 | #61 | +97 | Iowa | Carolina |
| 173 | Tedarrell Slaton | DT16 | #217 | −44 | Florida | Green Bay |
| 189 | Marlon Tuipulotu | DT10 | #111 | +78 | USC | Philadelphia |
| 192 | Quinton Bohanna | DT21 | #299 | −107 | Kentucky | Dallas |
| 195 | Roy Lopez | DT | — | — | Arizona | Houston |
| 199 | Jaylen Twyman | DT12 | #142 | +57 | Pittsburgh | Minnesota |
| 207 | Jonathan Marshall | DT17 | #225 | −18 | Arkansas | NY Jets |
| 232 | Phil Hoskins | DT | — | — | Kentucky | Carolina |
| 250 | Khyiris Tonga | DT15 | #186 | +64 | BYU | Chicago |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Marvin Wilson | DT9 | #108 | — | Florida State | — |
| — | Darius Stills | DT14 | #184 | — | West Virginia | — |
| — | Naquan Jones | DT19 | #281 | — | Michigan State | — |
| — | Mustafa Johnson | DT20 | #289 | — | Colorado | — |
| — | Austin Faoliu | DT | — | — | Oregon | — |
| — | Carlo Kemp | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Forrest Merrill | DT | — | — | Arkansas State | — |
| — | Jack Heflin | DT | — | — | Iowa | — |
| — | Jerome Johnson | DT | — | — | Indiana | — |
| — | Jordon Scott | DT | — | — | Oregon | — |
| — | Josiah Bronson | DT | — | — | Washington | — |
| — | Kenny Randall | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | LaRon Stokes | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | Michael Dwumfour | DT | — | — | — | — |
| — | O'Bryan Goodson | DT | — | — | — | — |
Pre-draft projections are from the Wide Left Consensus Big Board compiled by Arif Hasan, an aggregation of published analyst boards.