Consensus board vs. draft day: the full LB class, charted.
The Steal
Jabril Cox was ranked LB6 on the consensus board (#58 overall) but lasted until pick 115, where the Dallas Cowboys took him in Round 4. A 57-spot fall, the largest gap between consensus and draft day of any LB in the class. Behind him, Cameron McGrone (+55) and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (+37) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Los Angeles Rams took Ernest Jones at pick 103, 100 spots ahead of his #203 consensus rank. That's the league's strongest disagreement with the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Buddy Johnson (96 spots) and Tony Fields II (58 spots).
The Cliff
After Isaiah McDuffie went at pick 220, the next LB didn't come off the board for 39 picks. That's the sharpest drop in the class.
The Spend
Teams spent 20 picks on LB, 6 of them in the first two rounds. That's below the position's average of 24 since 2018.
The Bet
The Dallas Cowboys spent more draft capital on LB than any other club: picks 12 and 115, 33% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Dylan Moses, ranked #103 on the consensus board, went undrafted through all 259 picks.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Micah Parsons | LB1 | #11 | +1 | Penn State | Dallas |
| 16 | Zaven Collins | LB3 | #26 | −10 | Tulsa | Arizona |
| 19 | Jamin Davis | LB4 | #36 | −17 | Kentucky | Washington |
| 52 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | LB2 | #15 | +37 | Notre Dame | Cleveland |
| 58 | Nick Bolton | LB5 | #47 | +11 | Missouri | Kansas City |
| 60 | Pete Werner | LB9 | #91 | −31 | Ohio State | New Orleans |
| 78 | Chazz Surratt | LB8 | #78 | 0 | North Carolina | Minnesota |
| 92 | Monty Rice | LB12 | #132 | −40 | Georgia | Tennessee |
| 103 | Ernest Jones | LB17 | #203 | −100 | South Carolina | LA Rams |
| 105 | Baron Browning | LB7 | #75 | +30 | Ohio State | Denver |
| 113 | Derrick Barnes | LB13 | #143 | −30 | Purdue | Detroit |
| 115 | Jabril Cox | LB6 | #58 | +57 | LSU | Dallas |
| 140 | Buddy Johnson | LB21 | #236 | −96 | Texas A&M | Pittsburgh |
| 153 | Tony Fields II | LB19 | #211 | −58 | West Virginia | Cleveland |
| 170 | Garret Wallow | LB15 | #182 | −12 | TCU | Houston |
| 176 | K.J. Britt | LB16 | #197 | −21 | Auburn | Tampa Bay |
| 177 | Cameron McGrone | LB11 | #122 | +55 | Michigan | New England |
| 185 | Nick Niemann | LB25 | #286 | −101 | Iowa | LA Chargers |
| 220 | Isaiah McDuffie | LB18 | #205 | +15 | Boston College | Green Bay |
| 259 | Grant Stuard | LB24 | #281 | −22 | Houston | Tampa Bay |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Dylan Moses | LB10 | #103 | — | — | — |
| — | Charles Snowden | LB14 | #151 | — | — | — |
| — | Justin Hilliard | LB20 | #220 | — | Ohio State | — |
| — | Amen Ogbongbemiga | LB22 | #249 | — | Oklahoma State | — |
| — | Paddy Fisher | LB23 | #270 | — | Northwestern | — |
| — | Erroll Thompson | LB26 | #292 | — | — | — |
| — | Anthony Hines III | LB27 | #296 | — | — | — |
| — | Tuf Borland | LB28 | #305 | — | Ohio State | — |
| — | Jon Rhattigan | LB29 | #319 | — | Army | — |
| — | Riley Cole | LB30 | #334 | — | South Alabama | — |
| — | Blake Gallagher | LB31 | #394 | — | Northwestern | — |
| — | Elijah Sullivan | LB32 | #395 | — | Kansas State | — |
| — | Antjuan Simmons | LB33 | #407 | — | Michigan State | — |
| — | Curtis Robinson | LB34 | #410 | — | Stanford | — |
| — | Kyle Pugh | LB35 | #418 | — | — | — |
| — | Chris Bergin | LB36 | #424 | — | — | — |
| — | Amandre Williams | LB37 | #429 | — | — | — |
| — | Treshaun Hayward | LB38 | #430 | — | — | — |
| — | Jordan Fox | LB39 | #433 | — | — | — |