Consensus board vs. draft day: the full EDGE class, charted.
The Steal
Quincy Roche was ranked EDGE13 on the consensus board (#110 overall) but lasted until pick 216, where the Pittsburgh Steelers took him in Round 6. A 106-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any EDGE in the class. Behind him, Shaka Toney (+99) and Patrick Johnson (+59) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Dallas Cowboys took Chauncey Golston at pick 84, 116 spots ahead of his #200 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Malcolm Koonce (102 spots) and Janarius Robinson (59 spots).
The Cliff
After Joshua Kaindoh went at pick 144, the next EDGE didn't come off the board for 27 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 34 picks on EDGE, 9 of them in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 27.4 since 2018.
The Bet
The Indianapolis Colts spent more draft capital on EDGE than any other club: picks 21 and 54, 60% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Hamilcar Rashed Jr., ranked #198 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Jaelan Phillips | EDGE2 | #18 | 0 | Miami | Miami |
| 21 | Kwity Paye | EDGE1 | #17 | +4 | Michigan | Indianapolis |
| 28 | Payton Turner | EDGE10 | #72 | −44 | Houston | New Orleans |
| 30 | Gregory Rousseau | EDGE5 | #34 | −4 | Miami | Buffalo |
| 31 | Odafe Oweh | EDGE4 | #29 | +2 | Penn State | Baltimore |
| 32 | Joe Tryon | EDGE7 | #43 | −11 | Washington | Tampa Bay |
| 50 | Azeez Ojulari | EDGE3 | #25 | +25 | Georgia | NY Giants |
| 54 | Dayo Odeyingbo | EDGE12 | #104 | −50 | Vanderbilt | Indianapolis |
| 61 | Carlos Basham Jr. | EDGE6 | #41 | +20 | Wake Forest | Buffalo |
| 69 | Joseph Ossai | EDGE8 | #44 | +25 | Texas | Cincinnati |
| 79 | Malcolm Koonce | EDGE21 | #181 | −102 | Buffalo | Las Vegas |
| 84 | Chauncey Golston | EDGE27 | #200 | −116 | Iowa | Dallas |
| 90 | Patrick Jones II | EDGE16 | #128 | −38 | Pittsburgh | Minnesota |
| 96 | Ronnie Perkins | EDGE9 | #60 | +36 | Oklahoma | New England |
| 111 | Cameron Sample | EDGE17 | #145 | −34 | Tulane | Cincinnati |
| 116 | Elerson Smith | EDGE19 | #158 | −42 | Northern Iowa | NY Giants |
| 118 | Chris Rumph II | EDGE14 | #111 | +7 | Duke | LA Chargers |
| 121 | Jordan Smith | EDGE15 | #126 | −5 | Ala-Birmingham | Jacksonville |
| 134 | Janarius Robinson | EDGE24 | #193 | −59 | Florida State | Minnesota |
| 135 | Rashad Weaver | EDGE11 | #95 | +40 | Pittsburgh | Tennessee |
| 144 | Joshua Kaindoh | EDGE22 | #183 | −39 | Florida State | Kansas City |
| 171 | Daelin Hayes | EDGE23 | #184 | −13 | Notre Dame | Baltimore |
| 174 | Earnest Brown IV | EDGE34 | #278 | −104 | Northwestern | LA Rams |
| 182 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | EDGE26 | #199 | −17 | Notre Dame | Atlanta |
| 191 | Tarron Jackson | EDGE28 | #221 | −30 | Coastal Carolina | Philadelphia |
| 210 | Victor Dimukeje | EDGE33 | #248 | −38 | Duke | Arizona |
| 216 | Quincy Roche | EDGE13 | #110 | +106 | Miami | Pittsburgh |
| 234 | Patrick Johnson | EDGE20 | #175 | +59 | Tulane | Philadelphia |
| 235 | Wyatt Hubert | EDGE32 | #232 | +3 | Kansas State | Cincinnati |
| 239 | Jonathon Cooper | EDGE31 | #231 | +8 | Ohio State | Denver |
| 240 | William Bradley-King | EDGE29 | #226 | +14 | Baylor | Washington |
| 246 | Shaka Toney | EDGE18 | #147 | +99 | Penn State | Washington |
| 252 | Chris Garrett | EDGE38 | #379 | −127 | Concordia-St.Paul (MN) | LA Rams |
| 253 | Marquiss Spencer | EDGE37 | #366 | −113 | Mississippi State | Denver |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Hamilcar Rashed Jr. | EDGE25 | #198 | — | Oregon State | — |
| — | Malik Herring | EDGE30 | #230 | — | Georgia | — |
| — | Darius Hodge | EDGE35 | #345 | — | Marshall | — |
| — | Jamar Watson | EDGE36 | #354 | — | Kentucky | — |
| — | JaQuan Bailey | EDGE39 | #381 | — | — | — |
| — | Elijah Ponder | EDGE40 | #391 | — | Cincinnati | — |
| — | Raymond Johnson III | EDGE41 | #393 | — | — | — |
| — | Andre Mintze | EDGE42 | #408 | — | Vanderbilt | — |
| — | Justus Reed | EDGE43 | #413 | — | — | — |
| — | Michael Boykin | EDGE44 | #419 | — | Louisville | — |
| — | Gabe Reid | EDGE45 | #432 | — | — | — |